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Methodist Politicians in North Carolina

  Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) — also known as Charles L. Abernethy — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Burke County, N.C., March 18, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Woodmen; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order; Kiwanis. Died in New Bern, Craven County, N.C., February 23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Turner Abernethy and Martha Anna (Scott) Abernethy; married, December 19, 1895, to Minnie M. May.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) — also known as William J. Adams — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., January 27, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North Carolina 13th District, 1908-21; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1934 (age 74 years, 113 days). Interment somewhere in Carthage, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence Wall.
  Dallas L. Alford Jr. — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate and insurance business; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Delta Sigma Phi; Jaycees. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dallas Lloyd Alford, Sr. and Sally Kate (Pope) Alford; married 1945 to Margarette Glenn Griffin.
  George Venable Allen (1903-1970) — also known as George V. Allen — of Durham, Durham County, N.C.; Maryland; Washington, D.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., November 3, 1903. School teacher and principal; newspaper reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, as of 1930; Shanghai, as of 1932; U.S. Consul in Cairo, as of 1936-38; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48; Yugoslavia, 1949-53; India, 1953-54; Nepal, 1953-54; Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60; president, Tobacco Institute, 1960-66. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Phi; United World Federalists. Died suddenly, from a coronary occlusion, in Bahama, Durham County, N.C., July 11, 1970 (age 66 years, 250 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Ellis Allen and Harriet (Moore) Allen; married, October 2, 1934, to Katharine Martin; first cousin thrice removed of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams, Thomas Lanier Williams and Lewis Williams; second cousin twice removed of Joseph Lanier Williams.
  Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Reynolds Allen (1860-1921) — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., March 26, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1893-94, 1899-1902; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1894-95, 1903-11; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1911-21; died in office 1921. Methodist. Died September 8, 1921 (age 61 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Anderson Allen and Maria Goodwin (Hicks) Allen; married, November 3, 1886, to Mattie M. Moore.
  Malbourne Addison Angier (1820-1900) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Orange County (part now in Durham County), N.C., November 30, 1820. Merchant; banker; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1890-93. Methodist. Died in Durham County, N.C., December 30, 1900 (age 80 years, 30 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.; memorial monument at Durham County Courthouse Grounds, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew B. Angier and Sally (Dollar) Angier; married, February 10, 1853, to Mary Jane Pearson; great-grandfather of Angier Biddle Duke.
  Political families: Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Matthew Armstrong (1893-1965) — also known as James M. Armstrong — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Belmont, Gaston County, N.C., June 22, 1893. Republican. Coal and oil dealer; postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1954-60 (acting, 1954-55). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died June 14, 1965 (age 71 years, 357 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John William Armstrong and Emma Irene (Hunter) Armstrong; married 1917 to Pearl Moretz; first cousin once removed of Justus Earl Armstrong.
  Political family: Armstrong family of Belmont, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Allen Austin (1886-1954) — also known as J. Allen Austin — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in New London, Stanly County, N.C., November 6, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate developer; bank director; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County, 1921-22. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons. Died in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., January 19, 1954 (age 67 years, 74 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Daniel Austin and Mary Jane (Talley) Austin; married to Nancy Kerns.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) — also known as Luther E. Barnhardt — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., November 29, 1903. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died June 1, 1980 (age 76 years, 185 days). Interment at Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) — also known as M. V. Barnhill — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., December 5, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; Nash County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1921-23; recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill; married, June 5, 1912, to Nannie Rebecca Cooper.
  J. E. Bass (b. 1877) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Cunningham, Person County, N.C., September 14, 1877. Democrat. Insurance business; president, Lewisburg Ice Cream Company; secretary-treasurer, General Lewis Hotel, Lewisburg; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1941-44; mayor of Lewisburg, W.Va., 1947. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of R. B. Bass and Martha (Sydnor) Bass; married to Huldah Hambrick.
  James Ardrey Bell (b. 1868) — also known as James A. Bell — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., September, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908, 1928; member of North Carolina Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-30; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell; married 1900 to Jessie S. Spencer; father of Jesse Spencer Bell.
  Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) — also known as J. Spencer Bell — of Matthews, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., April 1, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in office 1967. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Chi. Died, following a heart attack, in a hospital at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 19, 1967 (age 60 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Ardrey Bell and Jessie Mabel (Spencer) Bell; married, May 8, 1943, to Katherine Castellett.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Charles Franklin Blackburn (b. 1925) — also known as Charles F. Blackburn — of Henderson, Vance County, N.C. Born in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tenn., April 30, 1925. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton) Blackburn.
  William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) — also known as William H. Bobbitt — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., October 18, 1900. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Civitan. Died September 27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Henry Bobbitt and Eliza May (Burkhead) Bobbitt; married, February 28, 1924, to Sarah Buford Dunlap.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) — also known as J. A. Bolick — of Saluda, Polk County, N.C. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., December, 1872. Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Burial location unknown.
  James Harvey Bridgers — also known as James H. Bridgers — of Henderson, Vance County, N.C. Born in Northampton County, N.C. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Henderson, N.C., 1892-93; member of North Carolina state senate 16th District, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Junius A. Bridgers and Carolina V. (Stephenson) Bridgers; married 1898 to Miss Tucker Massenburg.
  William Emerson Brock (1872-1950) — also known as William E. Brock — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in Farmington, Davie County, N.C., May 14, 1872. Democrat. President, Brock Candy Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1929-31. Methodist. Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., August 5, 1950 (age 78 years, 83 days). Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Emerson Brock and Mary (Howell) Brock; married 1903 to Miriam Acree; grandfather of William Emerson Brock III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Eugene Clyde Brooks (b. 1871) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Greene County, N.C., December 3, 1871. Democrat. School teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; college professor; North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1921. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Ida Myrtle Sapp.
  John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Born in Wentworth, Rockingham County, N.C., May 29, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, North Carolina Home Insurance Co.; director, Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co.;; mayor of Wilson, N.C., 1894-96. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Tau Omega; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton; married, November 15, 1887, to Hattie Tartt Barnes.
  Thomas Wade Bruton (1902-1976) — also known as T. Wade Bruton — of Montgomery County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Capelsie, Montgomery County, N.C., September 10, 1902. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; North Carolina state attorney general, 1960-69. Methodist. Member, American Legion. Died in May, 1976 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edward Burleson (1798-1851) — of Texas. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., December 15, 1798. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833; delegate to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette, 1838-39; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate for President of the Texas Republic, 1844; member of Texas state senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died of pneumonia, in Austin, Travis County, Tex., December 26, 1851 (age 53 years, 11 days). Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  Relatives: Father of Edward Burleson Jr.; grandfather of Albert Sidney Burleson.
  Political family: Burleson family of Austin, Texas.
  Burleson County, Tex. is named for him.
  Richard M. Burr (b. 1955) — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Charlottesville, Va., November 30, 1955. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1995-; defeated, 1992; U.S. Senator from North Carolina; elected 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) — also known as John M. Butler — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., July 21, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1952, 1960; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952; speaker, 1956; member, Resolutions Committee, 1960; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., March 14, 1978 (age 80 years, 236 days). Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
  Presumably named for: John Marshall
  Relatives: Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler; married, April 5, 1926, to Marie Louise Abell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Frederick Williamson Bynum (b. 1882) — also known as Frederick W. Bynum — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Born in Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C., January 30, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., October 12, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco; founder of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved in railroads, utilities, and banking; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888, 1904, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President), 1916; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died, of pneumonia, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Carr and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock) Carr; married, February 18, 1873, to Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (daughter of Doctor Claiborne Parrish); nephew of Robert Bullock; first cousin of William Simeon Bullock.
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  The town of Carrboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) — also known as R. Gregg Cherry — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., October 17, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alfred Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Khorassan. Died June 25, 1957 (age 65 years, 251 days). Interment somewhere in Gastonia, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry; married to Mildred Stafford.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Thomas Franklin Cherry (b. 1866) — also known as T. F. Cherry — of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., January 8, 1866. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  David McKenzie Clark (b. 1885) — also known as D. M. Clark — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., 1885. Democrat. Civil engineer; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Clark (1846-1924) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Halifax County, N.C., August 19, 1846. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1912. Methodist. Died in Wake County, N.C., May 20, 1924 (age 77 years, 275 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Clark and Anna M. (Thorne) Clark; married, January 28, 1874, to Susan Washington Graham (daughter of William Alexander Graham (1804-1875); sister of John Washington Graham, William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) and Augustus Washington Graham; niece of James Graham).
  Political family: Graham family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Monroe Clayton (b. 1851) — of Engelhard, Hyde County, N.C. Born in Engelhard, Hyde County, N.C., October 18, 1851. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Hyde County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Wade H. Cloyd (1849-1922) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., February 28, 1849. Merchant; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1880; resigned 1880. Methodist. Died June 10, 1922 (age 73 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Uriah Cloyd and Rosanna (Moore) Cloyd; married to Annette D. Rankin.
  Orus Reid Coffield (1876-1965) — also known as O. R. Coffield — of Ellenboro, Rutherford County, N.C. Born in Harnett County, N.C., December 3, 1876. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Rutherford County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died July 7, 1965 (age 88 years, 216 days). Interment at Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, N.C.
  William Bryant Cooper (1867-1959) — also known as William B. Cooper — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Cool Spring, Horry County, S.C., January 22, 1867. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1915-16; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1921-25. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cool Spring, Horry County, S.C., November 9, 1959 (age 92 years, 291 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Noah Bryant Cooper and Lucinda (Jenerette) Cooper; married, May 11, 1893, to Ada Frances Gore.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  James William Copeland (b. 1914) — also known as J. William Copeland — of Woodland, Northampton County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C. Born in Woodland, Northampton County, N.C., June 16, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy Hall Sawyer.
  Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) — also known as Arthur B. Corey — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Winterville, Pitt County, N.C., December 10, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Newport News, Va., July 14, 1914. Mayor of New Bern, N.C., 1982. Methodist. Member, Lions. Died October 31, 2001 (age 87 years, 109 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) — also known as W. Lunsford Crew — of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Northampton County, N.C., October 29, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and attorney for First Federal Savings & Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Jaycees; Exchange Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
  Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., May 18, 1862. Democrat. North Carolina state printer, 1887-93; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1896-1916; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1933-41. Methodist. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., January 15, 1948 (age 85 years, 242 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.; statue at Nash Square, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Josephus Daniels and Mary (Cleves) Daniels; married, May 2, 1888, to Addie Worth Bagley (granddaughter of Jonathan Worth); father of Jonathan Worth Daniels.
  Political family: Daniels-Bagley-Worth family of Raleigh, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (b. 1863) — also known as Elijah L. Daughtridge — of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C. Born near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C., January 17, 1863. Farmer; Edgecombe County Commissioner, 1898-1900; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County, 1901-04; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1913-17. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William M. Daughtridge and Dellah (Williford) Daughtridge; married 1883 to Mary W. Odom.
  Edmund Deberry (1781-1859) — of Montgomery County, N.C. Born in Lawrenceville (now Mt. Gilead), Montgomery County, N.C., August 14, 1781. Cotton mill business; member of North Carolina state senate, 1806-11, 1813-14, 1820-21, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1829-31, 1833-45, 1849-51 (7th District 1829-31, 1833-43, 4th District 1843-45, 3rd District 1849-51). Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Pee Dee Township, Montgomery County, N.C., December 12, 1859 (age 78 years, 120 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Kemp Doughton Sr. (1884-1973) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., May 18, 1884. Banker; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57. Methodist. Indicted for bank fraud in 1928; tried and acquitted. Died, of pneumonia, in a hospital at Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C., March 17, 1973 (age 88 years, 303 days). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rufus A. Doughton; nephew of Robert Lee Doughton.
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Born in Alleghany County, N.C., January 10, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for North Carolina Railroad; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County, 1887-92, 1909-16, 1921-22; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1891; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1946 (age about 89 years). Interment at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of J. Horton Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton; brother of Robert Lee Doughton; married, January 3, 1883, to Sue B. Parks; father of James Kemp Doughton Sr..
  Political family: Doughton family of Sparta, North Carolina.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) — also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan Edwards — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., February 17, 1914. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1949-51. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa; Civitan; American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, Durham County, N.C., July 17, 2001 (age 87 years, 150 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December 24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin.
  John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) — also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards; "Silk Pony"; "The Breck Girl" — of North Carolina. Born in Seneca, Oconee County, S.C., June 10, 1953. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004, 2008; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged an extramarital affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited him and ended his political career. Methodist. In June, 2011, he was indicted in federal court on campaign finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal contributions to his presidential campaign. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married, July 30, 1977, to Mary Elizabeth Anania.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books by John Edwards: Four Trials (2003) — Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with John Kerry (2004)
  Critical books about John Edwards: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37) — Andrew Young, The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
  James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) — also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe — of Marion, Marion County, S.C. Born in Sellers, Marion County, S.C., January 12, 1867. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County, 1894-96; delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion County, 1895; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13. Methodist. Died, of pulmonary tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., October 17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279 days). Interment at Haselden Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William S. Ellerbe and Sarah Elizabeth (Haselden) Ellerbe; brother of William Haselden Ellerbe; married, November 23, 1887, to Nellie Converse Elford; uncle of James Douglass Manning and Earle Rogers Ellerbe; first cousin and brother-in-law of James Haselden Manning.
  Political family: Richardson-Manning family of South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cyrus Mills Faircloth (b. 1876) — also known as Cyrus M. Faircloth — of Clinton, Sampson County, N.C. Born near Salemburg, Sampson County, N.C., December 1, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Sampson County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  James Colly Farthing (1913-1967) — also known as James C. Farthing; Jim Farthing — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., January 12, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 16th Solicitorial District, 1947-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1956; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1957-67; Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1967; died in office 1967. Methodist. Member, Lions. Died December 6, 1967 (age 54 years, 328 days). Interment at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
  Garland Sevier Ferguson Jr. (1878-1963) — also known as Garland S. Ferguson — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C., May 30, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for Southern Railway, 1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1927-49; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947. Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died April 12, 1963 (age 84 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Garland Sevier Ferguson and Sarah Frances (Norwood) Ferguson; married, October 30, 1907, to Margaret Merrimon.
  Wesley Luther Ferrell (1895-1967) — also known as W. L. Ferrell — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., August 28, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County, 1923-24; member of North Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1935. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died November 16, 1967 (age 72 years, 80 days). Interment at Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William L. Ferrell and Mary (Walker) Ferrell; married 1924 to Jane Ruffin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) — also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P. Few — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Martinsville, Va., 1885. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker). Female. Methodist. French Huguenot and English ancestry. Member, American Association of University Women; Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., January 12, 1971 (age about 85 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield) Thomas; married, August 17, 1911, to William Preston Few (second great-grandnephew of William Few).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Harrison Fisher (b. 1889) — also known as Walter H. Fisher — of Roseboro, Sampson County, N.C.; Clinton, Sampson County, N.C. Born in Roseboro, Sampson County, N.C., October 22, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 14th District, 1915-16, 1919-20; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928 (member, Resolutions Committee); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1928; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1930-34. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alex F. Fisher and Mary Louise (Owen) Fisher; married, March 27, 1917, to Lossie S. Herring.
  Fred Folger (b. 1900) — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Dobson, Surry County, N.C., September 12, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959; resigned 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Maud L. (Douglas) Folger and John Hamlin Folger; nephew of Alonzo Dillard Folger.
  Political family: Folger family of Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
  William Frank Forsyth (b. 1915) — also known as W. Frank Forsyth — of Murphy, Cherokee County, N.C. Born July 21, 1915. Democrat. Executive vice-president Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Murphy, Andrews, Hayesville and Robbinsville; member of North Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Thomas Forsyth and Xena (Bristol) Forsyth; married 1938 to Ruth Lail.
  Joseph T. Foy (b. 1846) — of Burgaw, Pender County, N.C. Born in Scott's Hill, Pender County, N.C., November 16, 1846. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1909, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Bunn Frink (b. 1899) — also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink — of Southport, Brunswick County, N.C. Born in Shallotte, Brunswick County, N.C., October 2, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1952 (alternate). Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Junior Order; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink.
  Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) — also known as Garland S. Garriss — of Troy, Montgomery County, N.C. Born in Margarettsville, Northampton County, N.C., February 23, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65. Methodist. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Died, of pneumonia and colon cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., July 21, 1968 (age 60 years, 149 days). Interment at Glendon Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Garriss and Mamie (Smith) Garriss; cousin *** of Malcolm Buie Seawell.
  Political family: Seawell family of North Carolina.
  Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) — also known as Joe G. Gentry — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, N.C., September 23, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36, 1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks. Died September 6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348 days). Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sterling Hawood Gentry and Oda Catherine (Rierson) Gentry; married, June 3, 1922, to Jessie Elizabeth Ferguson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Herbert Gibbs (1895-1963) — also known as Frank H. Gibbs — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., August 4, 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1920-34; member of North Carolina state senate 14th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in 1963 (age about 67 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Polk.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Preston Gibbs (1868-1947) — also known as J. P. Gibbs — of Burnsville, Yancey County, N.C. Born in Yancey County, N.C., December 2, 1868. Republican. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Yancey County, 1921-22; member of North Carolina state senate 30th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died January 29, 1947 (age 78 years, 58 days). Interment at West Burnsville Church Cemetery, Burnsville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of James W. Gibbs and Mary (Robinson) Gibbs; married 1890 to Elizabeth Lyde 'Lizzie' Dillinger.
  Edwin Maurice Gill (b. 1899) — also known as Edwin M. Gill — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Laurinburg, Scotland County, N.C., July 20, 1899. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for North Carolina, 1951; North Carolina state treasurer, 1953-77. Methodist. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  James Rufus Gordon (1857-1931) — also known as James R. Gordon — of Jamestown, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Jamestown, Guilford County, N.C., February 23, 1857. Physician; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County, 1905-09, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Died in Guilford County, N.C., February 20, 1931 (age 73 years, 362 days). Interment at Deep River Friends Meeting Cemetery, Near Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C.
  Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) — also known as Lloyd L. Gravely — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Danville, Va., December 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco buyer; manager, tobacco products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco Co.; director, Standard Insurance and Realty Co.; mayor of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Died March 6, 1953 (age 63 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Oglesby Winston Gravely and Lula (Keene) Gravely; married, August 2, 1916, to Mary Clarke Hoofnagle.
  Edward Foster Griffin (b. 1900) — also known as E. F. Griffin — of Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C. Born in Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C., November 4, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1933-35. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) — also known as Hezekiah A. Gudger — of Madison County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Marshall, Madison County, N.C., May 27, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1872-78; member of North Carolina state senate, 1885; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14; chief justice, 1909-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Beaverdam, Buncombe County, N.C., September 22, 1917 (age 68 years, 118 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Jackson Gudger and Sarah Emaline (Barnard) Gudger; brother of James Madison Gudger Jr.; married, August 10, 1875, to Jennie Hardy Smith; uncle of Katherine Gudger Langley.
  Political family: Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn; married to Annie Warner Newman; first cousin of John Henry Gunn (who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David McKee Hall (1918-1960) — of Sylva, Jackson County, N.C. Born in Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., May 16, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died in office 1960. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Rotary. Paraplegic. Died in Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., January 29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258 days). Interment at Webster Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David M. Hall and Edith (Moore) Hall; married, July 14, 1944, to Sarah McCollum.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Luther Hamilton (1894-1976) — of Morehead City, Carteret County, N.C. Born in Atlantic, Carteret County, N.C., February 20, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1921-22, 1957-62; mayor of Morehead City, N.C., 1925-29; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1937-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee). Methodist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Carteret County, N.C., June 26, 1976 (age 82 years, 127 days). Interment at Bayview Cemetery, Morehead City, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Eason Hamilton and Rebecca Wallace (Fulcher) Hamilton; married, July 6, 1918, to Marie Long.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Cicero Hammer (1865-1930) — also known as William C. Hammer — of Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C. Born near Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C., March 24, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; mayor of Asheboro, N.C., 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1896, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1914-20; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1921-30; died in office 1930. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen of the World. Died in Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C., September 26, 1930 (age 65 years, 186 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Asheboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William C. Hammer and Hannah Jane (Burrows) Hammer; married, December 21, 1893, to Minnie Lee Hancock.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Franklin Daniel Boone Harding (1904-1978) — also known as F. D. B. Harding — of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C. Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C., June 29, 1904. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; member of North Carolina state senate, 1965-66; member of North Carolina Republican State Central Committee, 1966. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Yadkin County, N.C., January 31, 1978 (age 73 years, 216 days). Interment at Yadkinville Town Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
  Presumably named for: Daniel Boone
  Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) — of Weatherford, Custer County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., January 15, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married 1904 to Roxy Seevers.
  Thomas Henry Hatchett (b. 1865) — also known as T. Henry Hatchett — of near Blanch, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Caswell County, N.C., July 16, 1865. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caswell County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Jesse Hargrave Healey (1794-1855) — of Indiana. Born in Guilford County, N.C., 1794. Henry County Sheriff, 1822-27, 1847-51; probate judge in Indiana, 1829-36; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Spiceland, Henry County, Ind., February 24, 1855 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.
  David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) — also known as David E. Henderson — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Deppe, Onslow County, N.C., September 3, 1879. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, 1948-49; resigned 1949. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Redmen; Woodmen of the World; Kiwanis. Died July 25, 1968 (age 88 years, 326 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Franklin Henderson and Mary (Shepard) Henderson; married, August 29, 1912, to Mattie Jenkins.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carlisle Wallace Higgins (b. 1889) — also known as Carlisle W. Higgins — of North Carolina. Born in Ennice, Alleghany County, N.C., October 17, 1889. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; member of North Carolina state senate, 1929; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1934-47; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) — also known as Luther H. Hodges — of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., March 9, 1898. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956 (delegation chair), 1964; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; American Legion; Moose. Died October 6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211 days). Interment at Overlook Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) — also known as Clyde R. Hoey — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., December 11, 1877. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North Carolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1940, 1944 (speaker), 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died from a stroke, at his desk in his congressional office, in Washington, D.C., May 12, 1954 (age 76 years, 152 days). Interment at Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey; married, March 22, 1900, to Bessie Gardner (sister of Oliver Max Gardner).
  Political family: Gardner family of Shelby, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  William Woods Holden (1818-1892) — also known as William W. Holden — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Orange County, N.C., November 24, 1818. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Governor of North Carolina, 1865, 1868-70; postmaster at Raleigh, N.C., 1873-81. Methodist. Impeached and removed from office as Governor in 1870, over corruption scandal. Died in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., March 1, 1892 (age 73 years, 98 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Augusta Young; father of Ida Augustus Holden (who married Calvin Josiah Cowles); grandfather of Charles Holden Cowles.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James W. Hood (b. 1831) — Born in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pa., May 30, 1831. Republican. Minister; bishop; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1872. African Methodist Episcopal. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Good Templars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah L. Ralph and Sophia J. Nugent; married 1877 to Mrs. K. P. McKoy.
  Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) — also known as Wilkins P. Horton — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., September 1, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935; secretary of North Carolina Democratic Party, 1930; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Interment somewhere in Pittsboro, N.C.
  Bolivar Steadman Hurley (b. 1888) — also known as B. S. Hurley — of Troy, Montgomery County, N.C. Born in Troy, Montgomery County, N.C., May 16, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1917, 1925; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) — also known as A. D. Ivie — of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Patrick County, Va., May 3, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913-14 (20th District 1911, 19th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sterling Ivie and Sallie (Scales) Ivie; married, October 11, 1905, to Annie McKinney.
  William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) — also known as William H. P. Jenkins — of Granville County, N.C. Born in Granville County, N.C., May 3, 1830. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Granville County, 1860-61, 1865-67; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1881-82, 1887-88; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County, 1901-02. Methodist. Fell from his horse, caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and died soon after, in Granville County, N.C., January 24, 1908 (age 77 years, 266 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.
  Andrew Hall Johnston (b. 1882) — also known as A. Hall Johnston — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Buncombe County, N.C., March 13, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North Carolina state senate 31st District, 1935. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) — also known as Charles A. Jonas — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., August 14, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; general counsel and director, Midland Oil Company; postmaster; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1932, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1940, 1944; member of North Carolina state senate 30th District, 1915-18; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-30, 1935-38; member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31; defeated, 1942; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1938. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Modern Woodmen; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Died May 25, 1955 (age 78 years, 284 days). Interment at Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Cephus Anderson Jonas and Martha Dianna (Scronce) Jonas; married, August 23, 1902, to Rosa Petrie; father of Charles Raper Jonas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Raper Jonas (1904-1988) — also known as Charles R. Jonas — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., December 9, 1904. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee); U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1953-73 (10th District 1953-63, 8th District 1963-69, 9th District 1969-73). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary. Died in 1988 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Andrew Jonas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) — also known as B. Everett Jordan — of Saxapahaw, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C., September 8, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952, 1956, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died March 15, 1974 (age 77 years, 188 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Harrison Jordan and Annie Elizabeth (Sellers) Jordan; married, November 29, 1924, to Katherine McLean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John C. Kesler (b. 1899) — of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. Born in Rowan County, N.C., May 23, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in North Carolina, 1939-40; member of North Carolina state senate, 1945-48, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of G. C. Kesler and Fannie (Iddings) Kesler.
  Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) — also known as O. Arthur Kirkman — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Born in High Point, Guilford County, N.C., April 16, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company; director, American Short Line Railroad Association; president, Atlantic Savings and Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American Cancer Society, 1953-54. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Woodmen; Royal Arcanum; American Legion; Alpha Kappa Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman; married 1933 to Katharine Morgan.
  Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) — also known as Horace R. Kornegay — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., March 12, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Phi. Died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay; married, March 25, 1950, to Annie Ben Beale.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., May 25, 1868. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in 1934 (age about 66 years). Interment at City Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth; married to Daisy Hunt Sumner; father of John Walter Lambeth.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Lander (1817-1868) — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born in County Tipperary, Ireland, May 8, 1817. Democrat. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Lincoln County, 1852-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860; delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Methodist. Died January 8, 1868 (age 50 years, 245 days). Interment at Methodist Church Graveyard, Lincolnton, N.C.
  Permillas Arten Lee (1880-1955) — also known as P. A. Lee — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., June 15, 1880. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Dunn, Harnett County, N.C., March 21, 1955 (age 74 years, 279 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Dunn, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Lee and Henrietta (Tart) Lee; married 1909 to Hautence Thornton.
  William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) — also known as W. Baxter Lee — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., June 16, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March 28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews.
  Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) — also known as J. Elmer Long — of Graham, Alamance County, N.C.; Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C., July 31, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Rep. Charles M. Stedman; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County, 1911-14; member of North Carolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944. Presbyterian; later Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu; Lions; Sphinx. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Durham, Durham County, N.C., April 28, 1955 (age 74 years, 271 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Alson Long and Esta (Teague) Long; married, November 10, 1909, to Lessie Ermine Peay.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Anderson Long (b. 1841) — also known as J. A. Long — of Roxboro, Person County, N.C. Born in Person County, N.C., May 23, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; bank president; president, Roxboro Cotton Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880, 1888; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1885-86; member of North Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-10, 1913-14 (20th District 1889-90, 17th District 1901-02, 18th District 1905-06, 1909-10, 17th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ratliff Long and Mary (Walters) Long; married 1882 to Laura R. Thompson.
  Homer Le Grand Lyon (1879-1956) — also known as Homer L. Lyon — of Whiteville, Columbus County, N.C. Born in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N.C., March 1, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1940; Solicitor, 8th Judicial District, 1913-20; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1921-29. Methodist. Died in Whiteville, Columbus County, N.C., May 31, 1956 (age 77 years, 91 days). Interment at Memorial Cemetery, Whiteville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of C. C. Lyon and Margaret R. Lyon; married 1904 to Kate M. Burkhead.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) — also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W. Martin — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Paoli, Orange County, Ind., November 20, 1871. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1920; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23. Female. Southern Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Women's Christian Temperance Union. Died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Milton Samuel Mavity and Eliza (Moore) Mavity; married, June 24, 1899, to William Woodrow Martin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) — also known as George B. Mason — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Dallas, Gaston County, N.C., March 28, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Lucius H. McClure (b. 1844) — of Hayesville, Clay County, N.C. Born in Clay County, N.C., April 2, 1844. Progressive. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Clay County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) — also known as Alexander McGowan; Alexander McGowen — of Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Duplin County, N.C., July 5, 1817. Tinner; hardware merchant; foundry owner; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Houston, Harris County, Tex., December 26, 1893 (age 76 years, 174 days). Original interment somewhere in San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
  Relatives: Married 1841 to Sarah Christopher; married 1875 to Florence Abbey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Small McNider (1880-1957) — also known as James S. McNider — of Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C. Born in Durants Neck, Perquimans County, N.C., January 25, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Perquimans County, 1913-15; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1915-16. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died February 3, 1957 (age 77 years, 9 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Hertford, N.C.
  A. R. McPhail (b. 1883) — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., March 2, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Henry M. Michaux Jr. (b. 1930) — of Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., September 4, 1930. Lawyer; insurance and real estate business; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1973-77, 1985-; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1977-81. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association. Still living as of 2005.
  Relatives: Son of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates) Michaux.
  Robert Burton Miller (b. 1852) — also known as R. B. Miller — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., January 29, 1852. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Cleveland County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Randolph Mintz (b. 1883) — also known as Fred R. Mintz — of Mt. Olive, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Southport, Brunswick County, N.C., May 11, 1883. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1913-16. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Burley B. Mitchell Jr. (b. 1940) — Born December 15, 1940. Lawyer; District Attorney, 10th District, 1972-77; Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1977-79; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1982-94; appointed 1982; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1995-. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis; American Legion. Still living as of 1997.
  Relatives: Son of Burley Bayard Mitchell, Sr. and Dorothy Ford (Champion) Mitchell; married, August 3, 1962, to Mary Lou Willett.
  Alexander Simmons Monroe (b. 1893) — also known as Alex S. Monroe — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Troy, Montgomery County, N.C., November 19, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; textile executive; member of North Carolina state senate 18th District, 1959. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Calvin Spencer Monroe and Mary Simmons (Campbell) Monroe.
  John M. Mull (b. 1873) — of Morganton, Burke County, N.C. Born in Burke County, N.C., 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Burke County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of P. P. Mull and Emaline (Mull) Mull; married to Ida Alexander.
  Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) — also known as Sue Myrick — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, August 1, 1941. Republican. Television personality; co-founder of advertising firm; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-2013. Female. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Claud Sheridan Nantz (b. 1899) — also known as Claude Nantz — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Gaston County, N.C., March 31, 1899. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of E. G. Nantz and Elizie (Robinson) Nantz; married to Fannie Wingate.
  James Lee Nelson (1852-1936) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., June 28, 1852. School teacher; merchant; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1889-90; resigned 1890. Methodist. Died in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., December 3, 1936 (age 84 years, 158 days). Interment at Bellview Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John M. Nelson and Elizabeth (Pendley) Nelson; married to Emily Adelia Scroggs.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank B. Newell (b. 1867) — of Warrenton, Warren County, N.C. Born in Warren County, N.C., May 5, 1867. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Warren County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  John Franklin Newell (1869-1945) — also known as Jake F. Newell — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Cabarrus County, N.C., February 15, 1869. Republican. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1904, 1914, 1920; candidate for North Carolina state attorney general, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924 (alternate), 1932, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1932. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Worked against repeal of Prohibition. Died, from heart disease, in Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C., August 9, 1945 (age 76 years, 175 days). Interment at Bogers Chapel Cemetery, Concord, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Greene Newell and Elizabeth Caroline (Hudson) Newell; married, December 30, 1915, to Frances Moody Black.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Calhoun Newland (1860-1938) — also known as William C. Newland; Will Newland — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Marion, McDowell County, N.C., October 8, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1881-82; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1887-88, 1901-02; resigned 1902; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County, 1889-90, 1903-04; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1904; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1928. Methodist. Died November 18, 1938 (age 78 years, 41 days). Interment somewhere in Lenoir, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Joseph Columbus Newland and Laura Melissa (Conley) Newland; married to Jessie Hendry.
  The town of Newland, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Kemp Battle Nixon (b. 1883) — also known as Kemp B. Nixon — of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C. Born in Lincoln County, N.C., August 12, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 25th District, 1931, 1935. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Nixon and Iola Jane (Robinson) Nixon.
  Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) — of Purcell, McClain County, Okla. Born in Chatham County, N.C., October 11, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District, 1929. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; American Legion; Rotary. Died in 1976 (age about 84 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas B. Pace and Florence (Burnett) Pace; married, August 14, 1925, to Loretto Kathleen Nancy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Allison Page (b. 1862) — also known as Henry A. Page — of Aberdeen, Moore County, N.C. Born in Cary, Wake County, N.C., May 12, 1862. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County, 1913-16. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) — also known as Marshall J. Parker — of Seneca, Oconee County, S.C. Born in Seaboard, Northampton County, N.C., April 25, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of South Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-66; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Orange County, N.C., May 28, 1807. Whig. Farmer; merchant; postmaster; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1883 (age about 76 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Allen Parrish and Edith Parrish; married to Ruth A. Ward; father of Edward James Parrish and Nancy Graham 'Nannie' Parrish (who married Julian Shakespeare Carr).
  Political family: Bullock-Parrish family of Durham, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Leak Parsons (1858-1931) — also known as W. L. Parsons — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., December 15, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; bank president; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1907-08; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Methodist. Died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 21, 1931 (age 73 years, 6 days). Interment at Eastside Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Hilliard Crawford Parsons and Frances Cornelia (Leak) Parsons; married 1882 to Mary Wall 'Manie' Leak.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
T. V. Pennington Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) — also known as T. V. Pennington — of Powhatan, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Ashe County, N.C., April 22, 1898. Republican. Coal miner; postmaster; grocer; bank director; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948, 1956. Methodist. Died, in Welch Hospital, Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., February 22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Find-A-Grave
  Doctrine Clark Perry (b. 1868) — also known as D. C. Perry — of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C. Born in Okisko, Pasquotank County, N.C., October 18, 1868. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Pasquotank County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Hugh Peterson Jr. (1898-1961) — of Ailey, Montgomery County, Ga. Born near Ailey, Montgomery County, Ga., August 21, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-31; member of Georgia state senate, 1931-32; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1935-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., October 3, 1961 (age 63 years, 43 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William James Peterson and Catherine Joannah (Calhoun) Peterson; married, June 24, 1930, to Patience Elizabeth Russell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Boyd Phelps (1804-1886) — of Racine, Mower County, Minn.; Zumbrota, Goodhue County, Minn.; Stevens County, Minn. Born in North Carolina, October 15, 1804. Minister; member of Minnesota state senate 13th District, 1857-58. Methodist. Died in Minnesota, March 17, 1886 (age 81 years, 153 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1833, to Clarissa Bascom Robinson.
  Andrew Craig Phillips (b. 1922) — of North Carolina. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., November 1, 1922. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1960. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Raymond A. Plank (1916-1977) — also known as Ray Plank — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason County, Mich. Born in Elsie, Clinton County, Mich., January 4, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; owner of radio stations; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1958; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Mason District, 1961-62. Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Eagles. Died in Ludington, Mason County, Mich., September 17, 1977 (age 61 years, 256 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Ray K. Plank and Pearl (McCall) Plank; married, January 6, 1938, to Mildred Pauline Fink.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
James K. Polk James Knox Polk (1795-1849) — also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory"; "Napoleon of the Stump" — of Tennessee. Born in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 2, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th District 1833-39); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of Tennessee, 1839-41; President of the United States, 1845-49. Presbyterian or Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died, of cholera, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 15, 1849 (age 53 years, 225 days). Original interment at Polk Place Grounds (which no longer exists), Nashville, Tenn.; reinterment in 1893 at Tennessee State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.; cenotaph at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Polk and Jane Gracy (Knox) Polk; brother of William Hawkins Polk; married, January 1, 1824, to Sarah Childress (daughter of Joel Childress); nephew of Mary Ophelia Polk (who married Thomas Jones Hardeman); uncle of Marshall Tate Polk and Tasker Polk; first cousin once removed of Edwin Fitzhugh Polk; second cousin once removed of Mary Adelaide Polk (who married George Davis) and Richard Tyler Polk; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk and Frank Lyon Polk; second cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth Polk Guest; second cousin four times removed of Raymond R. Guest; third cousin once removed of Charles Polk and Augustus Caesar Dodge; fourth cousin of Trusten Polk; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Fawcett Polk.
  Political families: Ashe-Polk family of North Carolina; Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Aaron V. Brown — John Charles Frémont
  Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are named for him.
  The city of Polk City, Florida, is named for him.  — The city of Polk City, Iowa, is named for him.  — The borough of Polk, Pennsylvania, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Alexandria, Virginia, is named for him.  — James K. Polk Elementary School, in Fresno, California, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Polk (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; torpedoed in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1943; towed away and scrapped) was named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: James Knox Polk HallJames P. LattaJames K. P. FennerJ. K. P. Marshall
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Tennessee Encyclopedia
  Books about James K. Polk: Sam W. Haynes, James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H. Bergeron, The Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War 1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career 1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History — John Seigenthaler, James K. Polk: 1845 - 1849
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Henry Lawson Price (b. 1871) — also known as H. L. Price — of Monroe, Union County, N.C. Born in Union County, N.C., 1871. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Union County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Modern Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Charles G. Reavis (1892-1964) — of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C. Born in Yadkin County, N.C., May 31, 1892. Republican. Sheriff; automobile dealer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1953-54, 1959. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Died December 7, 1964 (age 72 years, 190 days). Interment at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Lydia (Van Hoy) Reavis and George W. Reavis; married 1920 to Hattie B. Key.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) — also known as James E. Rector — of Hot Springs, Madison County, N.C. Born in Tennessee, December 21, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
Hiram Rhodes Revels Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) — of Natchez, Adams County, Miss. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., September 27, 1827. Republican. Minister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi state senate, 1870; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71; secretary of state of Mississippi, 1873. African Methodist Episcopal. African and Lumbee Indian ancestry. First Black member of the U.S. Senate. Died, from a stroke, while attending a church conference, in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss., January 16, 1901 (age 73 years, 111 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Revels; married to Phoebe Bass.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) — also known as Robert R. Reynolds — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., June 18, 1884. Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45. Methodist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Moose; Junior Order; Elks. Died in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., February 13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest William Ross (b. 1913) — also known as Ernest W. Ross — of Marion, McDowell County, N.C. Born in Marion, McDowell County, N.C., September 5, 1913. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1959. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Joseph Ross and Mary Etta (Cannon) Ross.
  Romulus R. Ross (b. 1850) — of Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C. Born in Guilford County, N.C., November 30, 1850. Democrat. Randolph County Sheriff, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County, 1913-14; postmaster at Asheboro, N.C., 1914-22. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  J. Carlyle Rutledge (b. 1909) — of Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Stanley, Gaston County, N.C., December 28, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1957-59. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Graham Rutledge and Frances Virginia (Moore) Rutledge; married to Judith Rea Kukendal.
  James Terry Sanford (1917-1998) — also known as Terry Sanford — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C.; Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Laurinburg, Scotland County, N.C., August 20, 1917. Democrat. FBI agent; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956, 1964; Governor of North Carolina, 1961-65; president of Duke University, 1969-85; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972, 1976; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1986-93; defeated, 1992. Methodist. Died, of cancer, in Durham, Durham County, N.C., April 18, 1998 (age 80 years, 241 days). Entombed at Duke University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Married, July 4, 1942, to Margaret Rose Knight.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Terry Sanford: Marion A. Ellis et al, Terry Sanford : Politics, Progress, and Outrageous Ambitions
  Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) — of Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., July 7, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79. Female. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Gamma; Altrusa; Soroptimists. Died March 1, 1996 (age 88 years, 238 days). Interment somewhere in Reidsville, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
  James L. Sheek (b. 1866) — of Mocksville, Davie County, N.C. Born in Smith Grove, Davie County, N.C., December 1, 1866. Republican. Sheriff; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Davie County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Rose Cemetery, Mocksville, N.C.
  Miles Osborne Sherill (b. 1841) — of Catawba County, N.C. Born in Catawba County, N.C., July 26, 1841. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost a leg at the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, 1864; probate judge in North Carolina, 1868; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of North Carolina state senate, 1885-86, 1893-94; North Carolina state librarian, 1913. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Sherill and Sarah Sherill; married 1867 to Sarah R. Bost.
  Whitman Erskine Smith (b. 1896) — also known as W. Erskine Smith — of Albemarle, Stanly County, N.C. Born in Norwood, Stanly County, N.C., February 13, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 19th District, 1927-29, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953 (age 65 years, 189 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith; married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Union Lee Spence (1867-1954) — also known as U. L. Spence — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C. Born in Stanly County, N.C., August 20, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1903, 1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924, 1928; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 30, 1954 (age 86 years, 314 days). Interment at Cross Hill Cemetery, Carthage, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Spence and Margaret (Reeves) Spence; married to Mary Worthy.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) — also known as Joe Spratt — of Florida. Born in Hamlet, Richmond County, N.C., March 10, 1947. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-. Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees. Still living as of 1999.
  Relatives: Son of J. R. Spratt (born c.1917).
  John Benton Stacy (1891-1977) — also known as J. Benton Stacy — of Ruffin, Rockingham County, N.C. Born May 23, 1891. Democrat. Postmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; farmer; banker; member of North Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died May 1, 1977 (age 85 years, 343 days). Interment at Ruffin Community Cemetery, Ruffin, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Mullins Stacy and Betty (Benton) Stacy; married 1922 to Mary Cole.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Parker Stacy (b. 1884) — also known as Walter P. Stacy — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Ansonville, Anson County, N.C., December, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from New Hanover County, 1915-16; superior court judge in North Carolina 8th District, 1916-20; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1921; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1925-51. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. L. E. Stacy and Rosa (Johnson) Stacy.
  Joe Jones Steele (b. 1918) — also known as Joe J. Steele — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Caldwell County, N.C., December 7, 1918. Banker; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1967-71. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Hannibal Brown Steele, Jr. and Hattie Ella (Jones) Steele; married to Nancy Earnhardt.
  Joseph Burton Stephenson (b. 1861) — also known as Joseph B. Stephenson — of Severn, Northampton County, N.C. Born in Northampton County, N.C., December 24, 1861. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Northampton County, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1929. Methodist. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Northampton County, N.C. Interment at Severn Cemetery, Severn, N.C.
  Everett Allen Stevens (b. 1859) — also known as E. A. Stevens — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Wayne County, N.C., January 31, 1859. Democrat. Farmer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1913-14; member of North Carolina state senate 8th District, 1915-16. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  James Gudger Stikeleather Jr. (b. 1911) — also known as James G. Stikeleather, Jr. — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 8, 1911. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; president, Carolina Federal Savings & Loan Association; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North Carolina state senate 31st District, 1956-59. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Gudger Stikeleather and Nancy (Weaver) Stikeleather; married 1937 to Dorothy Kimberly.
  Edward White Summersill (b. 1902) — also known as E. W. Summersill — of Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C. Born in Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., April 25, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1933-35. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Oliver Alexander Swaringen (b. 1895) — also known as O. A. Swaringen — of Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., October 10, 1895. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. (b. 1924) — of Anson County, N.C. Born in Wadesboro, Anson County, N.C., April 1, 1924. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-65; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1965; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73. Methodist. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of H. P. Taylor and Inez (Wooten) Taylor.
  Ivey Greene Thomas (1875-1928) — also known as Ivey G. Thomas — of near Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Davidson County, N.C., August 29, 1875. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Davidson County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Junior Order. Died April 1, 1928 (age 52 years, 216 days). Interment at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Trinity, N.C.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carl Schurz Thompson — also known as Carl S. Thompson — of Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C. Born in Cleveland County, N.C. Democrat. Lumber business; member of North Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Carl Schurz
  T. T. Thorne (b. 1867) — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born August 9, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1907-08, 1911-14 (7th District 1907-08, 1911-12, 6th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of T. T. Thorne and Mary D. Thorne; married 1892 to Louise C. Fountain.
  W. Joe Trogdon — of Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C. Mayor of Asheboro, N.C., 1983-2001. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Rotary; Jaycees. Still living as of 2001.
  James Archibald Turner (b. 1875) — also known as J. A. Turner — of Louisburg, Franklin County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., April 4, 1875. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Murchison Tuttle (1849-1922) — also known as Robert M. Tuttle — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., March 8, 1849. Mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1911-12; resigned 1912. Methodist. Died October 31, 1922 (age 73 years, 237 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Gaius Tuttle and Lucinda (Puett) Tuttle; married to Louise Ann Corpening.
  William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known as William B. Umstead — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., May 13, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954. Methodist. Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease and congestive heart failure, while also suffering from bronchopneumonia, in Watts Hospital, Durham, Durham County, N.C., November 7, 1954 (age 59 years, 178 days). Interment at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Wesley Umstead and Lulie Elizabeth (Lunsford) Umstead; married, September 5, 1929, to Merle Davis; second cousin five times removed of Charles Willing Byrd; third cousin of Angier Biddle Duke; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hubbard Cozart; fourth cousin once removed of Julia Grimmet Fortson.
  Political family: Umstead-Grimmet-Byrd family of Durham, North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  William B. Umstead State Park, in Wake County, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) — Born in Morehead City, Carteret County, N.C., August 18, 1875. Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice Company; director, Bank of Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad; North Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade; married 1905 to Miss Clyde Mann.
  Lorenzo Hebert Wall (1891-1983) — also known as L. Hebert Wall — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Surry County, N.C., July 13, 1891. Lawyer; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1927-29, 1931-33. Methodist. Died April 19, 1983 (age 91 years, 280 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter David Wall and Joyce (Sparger) Wall; married to Charlotte Harbin.
  Charles Slover Wallace (b. 1864) — also known as Charles S. Wallace — of Morehead City, Carteret County, N.C. Born in Portsmouth, Carteret County, N.C., December 2, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Morehead City, N.C., 1906-08; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County, 1909-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924, 1928. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  William Henry Watkins (b. 1839) — also known as W. H. Watkins — of Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C. Born in Norwood, Stanly County, N.C., January 5, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton manufacturer; Montgomery County Sheriff, 1874-78; member of North Carolina state senate, 1905-06, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Culpeper Watkins and Ann Marshall (Tomlinson) Watkins; married, March 17, 1868, to Louisa Eunice Smitherman.
  Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Weaverville, Buncombe County, N.C., May 12, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County, 1907-10; member of North Carolina state senate 36th District, 1913-16; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1919-29, 1931-47 (10th District 1919-29, 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43, 12th District 1943-47). Methodist. Died in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., October 29, 1948 (age 76 years, 170 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Elbert Weaver and Hannah E. (Baird) Weaver; married to Anna Hyman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ernest V. Webb (b. 1877) — of Kinston, Lenoir County, N.C. Born in Roxboro, Person County, N.C., October 15, 1877. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; tobacconist; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  William Robert Webb (1842-1926) — of Bell Buckle, Bedford County, Tenn. Born in Mt. Tirzah, Person County, N.C., November 11, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1913. Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon League. Died in 1926 (age about 83 years). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Bell Buckle, Tenn.
  Relatives: Grandson of Richard Stanford.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Edwin White (b. 1863) — also known as A. E. White — of Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C. Born in Forsyth County, N.C., January 7, 1863. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; member of North Carolina state senate 11th District, 1935. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew J. White and Harriett A. (Jones) White; married 1888 to Ellen Ophelia Fuller.
  Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Dennis Alvin Wicker (b. 1952) — of North Carolina. Born in Sanford, Lee County, N.C., June 14, 1952. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-92; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1993-2001. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 2001.
  James Risdon Widby (1850-1911) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born August 18, 1850. Merchant; insurance agent; banker; postmaster at Lenoir, N.C., 1881-89; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1881-83, 1894-99. Methodist. Died July 5, 1911 (age 60 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Abigail Jay.
  William Dallas Wike (b. 1867) — also known as W. D. Wike — of Cullowhee, Jackson County, N.C. Born in Jackson County, N.C., December 18, 1867. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  J. Clay Wilborn (b. 1857) — of Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C. Born in Randolph County, N.C., 1857. Lawyer; mayor of Lenoir, N.C., 1879-80. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) — of North Carolina; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Caswell County, N.C., April 6, 1774. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1802; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1819; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1821-39; Tuscaloosa County Judge, 1832-42. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., October 29, 1850 (age 76 years, 206 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Williams and Mary Ann (Williamson) Williams; brother of Robert Williams; married 1798 to Agnes Payne; cousin *** of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams and Lewis Williams; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay.
  Political families: Williams family of North Carolina; Clay family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  S. Carter Williams (b. 1878) — of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N.C. Born in Iredell County, N.C., July 12, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; bank director; director, Statesville Air Line Railway Company; mayor of Yadkinville, N.C., 1911; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Yadkin County, 1915-16; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1924. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. C. Williams and Elizabeth J. (Templeton) Williams; married to Grace B. Redmond.
  Staton Pender Williams (born c.1909) — also known as Staton P. Williams — of Albemarle, Stanly County, N.C. Born in Robersonville, Martin County, N.C., about 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 19th District, 1957-59. Methodist. Member, Lions; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Lawrence Williams and Hattie Leary (Pender) Williams; married 1933 to Margaret Louisa Moyer.
  William Penn Wood (b. 1843) — also known as William P. Wood — of Randolph County, N.C. Born in Asheboro, Randolph County, N.C., May 2, 1843. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Randolph County Treasurer, 1890-94; member of North Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County, 1905-08; North Carolina state auditor, 1911-21. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: William Penn
  Relatives: Son of Penuel Wood and Calista (Birkhead) Wood; married, September 4, 1872, to Etta Gunter.
  Ernest Foster Young (b. 1870) — also known as Ernest F. Young — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., March 22, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Harnett County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Isaac Jones Young (b. 1873) — also known as Isaac J. Young — of near Henderson, Vance County, N.C. Born in Henderson, Vance County, N.C., April 25, 1873. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Vance County, 1913-14. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
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