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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill; married, June 5,
1912, to Nannie Rebecca Cooper. |
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Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) —
also known as Herbert H. Bateman —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
7, 1928.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1968-82 (27th District 1968-71, 2nd District
1972-82); resigned 1982; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died in
office 2000.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; American
Judicature Society; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of lung
cancer and prostate
cancer, at Loudoun Hospital
Center, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., September
11, 2000 (age 72 years, 35
days).
Interment at Peninsula
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cline Blackburn and Anne Rosson (Templeton)
Blackburn. |
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for North
Carolina; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) —
also known as William A. Devin —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., July 12,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1911-14; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District,
1913-35; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-45; appointed 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert I. Devin and Mary (Transon) Devin; married, November
29, 1899, to Virginia Bernard. |
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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Robert Haines Frazier (1899-1978) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., August
21, 1978 (age 79 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Sons
of Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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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.
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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.
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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March
17, 1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
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John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married 1949 to
Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March
28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews. |
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler; married, June 29,
1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst. |
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Elbert Sidney Peel Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Elbert S. Peel, Jr. —
of Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Williamston, Martin
County, N.C., February
14, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1959.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Zeta
Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Moose; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elbert S. Peel and Fannie M. (Manning) Peel; married 1957 to Lucia
Claire Hutchinson. |
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Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) —
also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell —
of Moore
County, N.C.; Jonesboro (now part of Sanford), Lee
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Moore
County, N.C., October
30, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913-16, 1931
(Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913-16, 1931); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1938-45; appointed 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Phi Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society.
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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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.
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