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Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Glendon, Moore
County, N.C., August
7, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
Died September
17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas B. Allen (1864-1941) —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Mills River, Henderson
County, N.C., December
8, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., December
20, 1941 (age 77 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mills
River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mills River, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Irvin Allen and Mary Jane (Carson) Allen; married 1891 to Ella
Sue Jones. |
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memorial |
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Wade Barber (born c.1893) —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., about 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chatham
County Attorney, 1919-25, 1948; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) —
also known as Russell N. Barringer —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., March 1,
1903.
Republican. Lumber
business; furniture
business; bank
director; member of North
Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1968
(alternate), 1972;
treasurer
of North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
15, 1996 (age 92 years, 320
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Samuel Murphey Bason (1894-1986) —
also known as Sam M. Bason —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Swepsonville, Alamance
County, N.C., December
3, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of
Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance
and Realty
Company; director, North Carolina Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in January, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason; married 1921 to Martha
E. Hatchett. |
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Fate James Beal (1909-1978) —
also known as Fate J. Beal —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., June 17,
1909.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for North
Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county
judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1967-71.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died September
3, 1978 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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James Harper Beall Jr. (1918-1999) —
also known as J. Harper Beall, Jr. —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., May 3,
1918.
Oil
business; banker; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1961-67.
Presbyterian.
Died April
11, 1999 (age 80 years, 343
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harper Beall and Elizabeth Fulton (Lindsay) Beall; married
to Lorraine Wilcox. |
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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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William Ferrell Blankenship (1926-2000) —
also known as Bill Blankenship —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., March
19, 1926.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in North Carolina, December
22, 2000 (age 74 years, 278
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Blount (1749-1800) —
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., April 6,
1749.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of North
Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor
of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Became involved in a conspiracy
to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered
in 1797, was expelled
from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached,
but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
21, 1800 (age 50 years, 349
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Winton Malcolm Blount (1921-2002) —
also known as Winton M. Blount; Red Blount —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Union Springs, Bullock
County, Ala., February
1, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1969-71; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1972
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., October
24, 2002 (age 81 years, 265
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.; statue at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, Ala.
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Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) —
also known as Joe L. Blythe —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(speaker).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1949 (age 58 years, 76
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Stokes Boney (1860-1946) —
also known as W. Stokes Boney —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., February
9, 1860.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Died April
12, 1946 (age 86 years, 62
days).
Interment at Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., January
18, 1781.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana
state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of
Indiana, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Original interment at Lousiana
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Harlan Edward Boyles (b. 1929) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Vale, Lincoln
County, N.C., May 6,
1929.
Democrat. Accountant;
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1977-.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Thomas Bragg (1810-1872) —
of Northampton
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., November
9, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1842; Governor of
North Carolina, 1855-59; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1859-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861-62.
Presbyterian.
When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his
seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
21, 1872 (age 61 years, 73
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., April 8,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924,
1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died June 22,
1961 (age 83 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
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Aubrey Lee Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Bethel Hill, Person
County, N.C., May 21,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; General
Solicitor, 9th District, 1898-1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1908; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks; married 1895 to Maude
Harris; married, November
15, 1910, to Helen Thornton Higbie. |
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Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) —
of Elk Park, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Plumtree, Avery
County, N.C., February
28, 1871.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora
English. |
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) —
also known as Albert Canipe —
of Spruce Pine, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Toecane, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
22, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe. |
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John Franklin Cannon (1851-1920) —
also known as John F. Cannon —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., January
3, 1851.
Democrat. Minister;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1904.
Presbyterian.
Struck
by an automobile, suffered severe injuries, and died four hours
later in St. Luke's Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., March
12, 1920 (age 69 years, 69
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Osborn Carr (b. 1869) —
also known as James O. Carr —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., September
6, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-28; member of
North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1908-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1916-19,
1934-45.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph H. Carr and Mary Susan (Dickson) Carr; married, June 18,
1907, to Susan Parsley. |
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James H. Carson Jr. (b. 1935) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1935.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1974-75.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1975.
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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1915-16; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) —
also known as Eva M. Clayton —
of North Carolina.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
16, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2014.
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Walter Thomas Clement —
also known as W. T. Clement —
of Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C.; Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Halifax County,
1911-13.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Coble (1931-2015) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., March
18, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969, 1979-83; secretary
of the North Carolina Department of Revenue, 1973-77; candidate for
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1976; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1985-.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., November
3, 2015 (age 84 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy Asberry Cooper III (b. 1957) —
also known as Roy Cooper —
of North Carolina.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., June 13,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives 72nd District, 1987-91;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; North
Carolina state attorney general, 2001-17; Governor of
North Carolina, 2017-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2020.
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Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) —
of Garland, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., June, 1874.
Democrat. Farmer; Bladen
County Superintendent of Schools, 1902-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Cromartie and Julia (Clark) Cromartie; married, December
23, 1903, to Annie Belle Black. |
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Claude Currie (b. 1890) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Candor, Montgomery
County, N.C., December
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1927-28, 1945-50, 1953-59 (18th District
1927-28, 14th District 1945-50, 1953-59); president, Security Savings and
Loan Association.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John C. Currie and Louise (McKinnon) Currie. |
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Wilbur Hoke Currie (b. 1896) —
also known as Wilbur H. Currie —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Carthage, Moore
County, N.C., October
6, 1896.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1956,
1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County,
1945-46.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lauchlin Currie and Mary Belle (McIver)
Currie. |
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Harold John Daub Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Hal Daub, Jr. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April
23, 1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1990; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nebraska, 1992,
2004,
2008,
2012;
mayor
of Omaha, Neb., 1995-2001; defeated, 2001, 2009; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Nebraska.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Urban
League; NAACP; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) —
also known as "Father of the University of North
Carolina" —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Egremont, England,
June
22, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1798-99.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Land's Ford, Chester
County, S.C., November
5, 1820 (age 64 years, 136
days).
Interment at Old
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C.
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole (b. 1936) —
also known as Elizabeth Dole; Liddy Dole; Mary
Elizabeth Hanford —
of North Carolina.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 29,
1936.
Republican. Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1973-79; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1983-87; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1989-90; president, American Red Cross,
1991-2000; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 2003-.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 1995.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Porter East (1931-1986) —
also known as John P. East —
of North Carolina.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 5,
1931.
Republican. Candidate for secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1968; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986.
Presbyterian.
His legs were
paralyzed due to polio.
Killed
himself by carbon
monoxide poisoning, in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., June 29,
1986 (age 55 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in
office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1945 (age 44 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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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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Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) —
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 2,
1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1967-80; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died in
office 1999.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died at Grace Hospital,
Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
18, 1999 (age 73 years, 200
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Bobby R. Etheridge (b. 1941) —
also known as Bob Etheridge —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., August
7, 1941.
Democrat. Harnett
County Commissioner, 1972-76; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1978-88; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1988-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth (b. 1928) —
also known as Lauch Faircloth —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, January
14, 1928.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1993-99; defeated (Republican), 1998.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edward W. Faucette (1826-1901) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., August
3, 1826.
Democrat. Mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1869-70.
Presbyterian.
Died November
1, 1901 (age 75 years, 90
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sophia Carolina Dunlap and Mary Norwood. |
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Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) —
also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S.
Ferguson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 19,
1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in November, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston;
married, February
14, 1934, to Raymond Stanley Ferguson. |
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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) —
also known as L. H. Fountain —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Leggett, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
23, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83; member,
Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981-82.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
20, 2002 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) —
also known as W. B. Gaither —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December
4, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,
1901, 1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
myocarditis, in Catawba Hospital,
Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
14, 1952 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Newton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of David Belt Gaither and Mary Melinda Angeline (Bost) Gaither;
married to Genevieve Wilfong. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Paul Davis Grady (1891-c.1969) —
also known as Paul D. Grady —
of Kenly, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Seven Springs, Wayne
County, N.C., September
5, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1919-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1923-25, 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died about 1969 (age about 78
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kenly, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James Calhoun Grady and Ella S. (Outlaw) Grady; married 1909 to Lelia
G. Swink. |
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Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) —
also known as Frank P. Graham —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
14, 1886.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
instructor; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; president
of the University of North Carolina, 1931-49; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated,
1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., February
16, 1972 (age 85 years, 125
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Mary Owen Graham —
also known as Mary O. Graham —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1920.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; League of Women
Voters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Archibald Graham and Eliza Owen (Barry)
Graham. |
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James C. Green (c.1922-2000) —
also known as Jimmy Green —
of Clarkton, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born about 1922.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-77; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-77; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Charged
in 1983 with accepting
a bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but acquitted; convicted
of tax
evasion in 1997, fined,
and sentenced
to home
confinement.
Died at Bladen County Hospital,
Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., February
4, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Clarkton
Cemetery, Clarkton, N.C.
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John Green (1807-1887) —
of Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., May 20,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., August
31, 1887 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Tipton, Ind.
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Harry Percy Grier (b. 1871) —
also known as H. P. Grier —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C., March
20, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Statesville, N.C., 1907; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1913-16, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Grier (b. 1850) —
of Gaston
County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
27, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1907-14.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Virgil D. Guire (1874-1953) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., November
29, 1874.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
postmaster;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1922-27; resigned 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died December
5, 1953 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Guire and Anzalette (Trogden) Guire; married to Lena
Triplett. |
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Thomas Newberry Hall (1869-1928) —
also known as Thomas N. Hall —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 4,
1869.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1913-16.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., March 2,
1928 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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S. Wilson Hamilton (1850-1899) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
7, 1850.
Merchant;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1880-81.
Presbyterian.
Died January
26, 1899 (age 48 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Finley Harper (1834-1921) —
also known as George W. F. Harper —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Fairfield Plantation, Wilkes County (now Caldwell
County), N.C., July 7,
1834.
Democrat. Merchant;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1872-73, 1886-87; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died March
16, 1921 (age 86 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Harper and
Caroline (Finley) Harper; married 1859 to Ella
A. Rankin. |
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Robert Hayes (b. 1945) —
also known as Robin Hayes —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., August
14, 1945.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-96; candidate for
Governor
of North Carolina, 1996; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1999-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) —
also known as David N. Henderson —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Hubert, Onslow
County, N.C., April
16, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state
court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
13, 2004 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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William Martin Hendon (b. 1944) —
also known as Bill Hendon —
of North Carolina.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., November
9, 1944.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1981-83,
1985-87; defeated, 1986.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, 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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James Eubert Holshouser Jr. (1934-2013) —
also known as James E. Holshouser, Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Born in Boone, Watauga
County, N.C., October
8, 1934.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1963-72; Governor of
North Carolina, 1973-77.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, in First Health of the Carolinas Medical
Center, Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., June 17,
2013 (age 78 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Walker Huey (1798-1854) —
also known as Thomas W. Huey —
of South Carolina.
Born November
27, 1798.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1844-47, 1852-54; died in office 1854;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died April
23, 1854 (age 55 years, 147
days).
Interment at Tirzah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, The Waxhaws, N.C.
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James Baxter Hunt Jr. (b. 1937) —
also known as James B. Hunt, Jr.; Jim Hunt —
of North Carolina.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., May 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77; Governor of
North Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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The James B. Hunt, Jr.
Library,
at the North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus, Raleigh,
North Carolina, is named for
him. — Hunt Hall, a dormitory
at the University
of North Carolina Charlotte, in Charlotte,
North Carolina, is named for
him. — The James B. Hunt Jr. Residence
Hall, at the North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics, in Durham,
North Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National Governors
Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about James B. Hunt: Wayne
Grimsley, James
B. Hunt: A North Carolina Progressive — Gary Pearce,
Jim
Hunt: A Biography |
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Thomas J. Jefferson (1799-1880) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., June 6,
1799.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1836-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; county judge in Arkansas, 1848-50,
1852-54.
Presbyterian.
Died February
14, 1880 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marion County, Ark.
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Calvin Jones (b. 1810) —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., July 8,
1810.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John M. Kennette (1869-1946) —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., January
25, 1869.
Democrat. Cotton mill
superintendent; postmaster at Mooresville,
N.C., 1934-46 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, in Lowrance Hospital,
Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., June 23,
1946 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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Benjamin Rice Lacy (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin R. Lacy —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 19,
1854.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1901-29; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died February
21, 1929 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Drury Lacy and Mary Richie (Rice) Lacy; married, June 27,
1882, to Mary Burwell. |
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March
24, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) —
also known as Clarence E. Lightner —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
15, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; mayor
of Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
2002 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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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.
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Hector MacLean (1920-2012) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1920.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Bank of
Lumberton; president, Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad;
mayor
of Lumberton, N.C., 1949-53; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1961-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., December
7, 2012 (age 92 years, 83
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Howard C. MacNair (b. 1863) —
of Maxton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Cowper Hill, Robeson
County, N.C., October
23, 1863.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Carolyn Bosher Maloney (b. 1948) —
also known as Carolyn B. Maloney; Carolyn Jane
Bosher —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., February
19, 1948.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1993-2021 (14th District 1993-2013,
12th District 2013-21).
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas McBryde (b. 1842) —
of Robeson
County, N.C.; Red Springs, Hoke
County, N.C.; Raeford, Hoke
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate from Robeson County, 1903-04; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hoke County, 1913-16.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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James McCallum (1806-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., October
3, 1806.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., September
16, 1889 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Mike McIntyre (b. 1956) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., August
6, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1980,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1997-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Angus Wilton McLean (1870-1935) —
also known as Angus W. McLean —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., April
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Robeson
County Attorney, 1892-1904; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-24; Governor of
North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Sons of
the Revolution; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1935 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Entombed at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Benjamin Franklin McMillan (b. 1853) —
also known as B. F. McMillan —
of Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C., November
8, 1853.
Democrat. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alexander McMillan III (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Alex McMillan —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., May 9,
1932.
Republican. Mecklenburg
County Commissioner, 1972-74; chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Broadcasting
Authority, 1978-83; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1985-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., August
31, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County,
1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) —
also known as Hugh G. Mitchell —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
5, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
third vice-president, Alexander Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1943-46.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster)
Mitchell. |
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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August
6, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth
Robeson Norment. |
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Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April
10, 1804.
Democrat. Planter;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1856; Governor of
Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.
Presbyterian.
At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana
ordered his arrest
as a Confederate
leader; he fled
to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson.
Died near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 25,
1876 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Cameron A. Morrison (1869-1953) —
also known as Cameron Morrison —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., October
5, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Rockingham, N.C., 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1900; candidate for Presidential Elector
for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1928; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1930-32; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in Quebec City, Quebec,
August
20, 1953 (age 83 years, 319
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Stephen Lybrook Neal (b. 1934) —
also known as Stephen L. Neal; Steve Neal —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
7, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1975-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Oscar Grant Parsley (1806-1885) —
also known as Oscar G. Parsley —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Onslow
County, N.C., February
25, 1806.
Sawmill
owner; banker; mayor
of Wilmington, N.C., 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., June 3,
1885 (age 79 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) —
of Jones
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Taylor's Bridge, Sampson
County, N.C., about 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1896.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
20, 1923 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Henry Neal Pharr (b. 1865) —
also known as H. N. Pharr —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
26, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-04, 1907-12, 1913-14 (25th District
1903-04, 1907-12, 24th District 1913-14); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Pharr and Emily S. (Neal) Pharr; married 1896 to Bettie
Yates. |
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Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) —
also known as Samuel F. Phillips —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1824.
Lawyer;
North
Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1872-85.
Presbyterian.
Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1903 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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George C. Pickard (1855-1924) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., October
7, 1855.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Orange County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died August
14, 1924 (age 68 years, 312
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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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.
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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 Hall
— James
P. Latta
— James
K. P. Fenner
— J.
K. P. Marshall
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| | | 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) |
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Walter Hogue Powell (b. 1887) —
also known as Walter H. Powell —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., September
9, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1919; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Henry Powell and Nott (McKinnon) Powell; married 1915 to Toccoa
Caine. |
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Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) —
also known as L. Richardson Preyer —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
11, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1956; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina,
1961-63; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1969-81.
Presbyterian. Member, Common
Cause.
Died, of cancer,
in Moses Cone Memorial Hospital,
Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 3,
2001 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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James Turner Pritchett (1889-1952) —
also known as James T. Pritchett —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., August
13, 1889.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1920-22.
Presbyterian.
Died September
10, 1952 (age 63 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Pritchett and Margaret (Mebane) Pritchett; married to
Margaret Martin. |
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James Graham Ramsay (1823-1903) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., March 1,
1823.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1856-64, 1883; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
10, 1903 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Interment at Third
Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Cleveland, Rowan County,
N.C.
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William Cary Renfrow (1845-1922) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., May 15,
1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
31, 1922 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment somewhere
in Russellville, Ark.
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Edward Gallatin Roberts (1878-1931) —
also known as Gallatin Roberts —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Buncombe
County Attorney, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-16; mayor
of Asheville, N.C., 1919-23, 1927-30; as mayor, he found that
millions of dollars of city money were held in the failing Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company; rather than bringing the bank down
and losing the money, he helped sustain it for a while by maintaining
city deposits there.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Following the collapse of Central Bank and Trust, and the city's loss
of $4 million in deposits, he was forced to
resign as mayor, and later indicted
over his alleged misuse
of city funds to support the bank; shot and
killed
himself in an office
lavatory, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
25, 1931 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob R. Roberts and Mary Elizabeth (Buckner) Roberts; married, January
19, 1907, to Mary Altha Sams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Knoxville News-Sentinel,
May 13, 1931 |
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Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-2012) —
also known as Charlie Rose —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
10, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1973-97;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Died in Albertville, Marshall
County, Ala., September
3, 2012 (age 73 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) —
also known as Earl B. Ruth —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Spencer, Rowan
County, N.C., February
7, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; athletic
coach; athletic director and dean,
Catawba College; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75; Governor of
American Samoa, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Died August
15, 1989 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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John L. Scott Jr. —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Democrat. Bank
president; cotton
manufacturer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (19th District 1909-10,
18th District 1913-14).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Scott and Margaret Elizabeth (Donnell) Scott; married, January
9, 1884, to Fannie L. Brady. |
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Robert Walter Scott (1929-2009) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Alpha
Zeta.
Died January
23, 2009 (age 79 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Michael Hoke Smith (1855-1931) —
also known as M. Hoke Smith —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., September
2, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96; Governor of
Georgia, 1907-09, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1911-21.
Presbyterian.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., November
27, 1931 (age 76 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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John McKee Spratt Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. —
of York, York
County, S.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964
(alternate), 1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Sprunt (1846-1924) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
June
9, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; cotton exporter;
Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Wilmington,
N.C., 1884-1915.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Injured in a carriage accident in 1882, and his foot was
amputated.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., July 9,
1924 (age 78 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Amos Morehead Stack (b. 1926) —
also known as A. Morehead Stack —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., December
8, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; founder and
president, Hercules Steel Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
member of North
Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-67.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Young
Americans for Freedom.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Morehead Stack and Hannah (McNeill) Stack; married, September
15, 1963, to Gillian Rose Scaturro. |
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Samuel McDowell Tate (1830-1897) —
also known as Samuel McD. Tate —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
6, 1830.
Democrat. Merchant;
postmaster at Morganton,
N.C., 1856-60; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; president, Western North Carolina Railroad,
1865 and 1866-68; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1875; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876,
1880;
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1892-94.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died June 25,
1897 (age 66 years, 292
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of David Tate and Susan Maria (Tate) Tate; married 1865 to Jane
Sophronia 'Jennie' Pearson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) —
also known as Charles W. Tillett, Jr. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum, Richmond
County, N.C., February
6, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1928
(alternate), 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Major proponent of the United Nations.
While suffering from depression, he jumped
from the eighth floor of an office
building, and fell to
his death, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
23, 1952 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lucius McCall Tuttle (1812-1893) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., May 8,
1812.
Hotel-keeper;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1883-84.
Presbyterian.
Died September
27, 1893 (age 81 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Hull Tuttle and Elizabeth (McCall) Tuttle; married to Sarah
Eveline Saunders. |
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Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) —
also known as Mel Watt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
26, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Capus Miller Waynick (1889-1986) —
also known as Capus M. Waynick —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., December
23, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1933-35; North Carolina state highway
commissioner, 1935-37; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1949-51; Colombia, 1951-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1956;
Adjutant
General of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Died in a nursing
facility in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., September
7, 1986 (age 96 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
19, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks; married, December
18, 1935, to Glennes Dodge. |
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James White (1747-1821) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., 1747.
Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1797-98, 1801-05.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
14, 1821 (age about 74
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Amidas A. Whitener (b. 1874) —
also known as A. A. Whitener —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., August
10, 1874.
Republican. President, Carolina Glove
Co.; interests in cotton
mills; mayor
of Hickory, N.C., 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1914, 1924; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. S. Whitener and Amanda Catherine (Abernethy)
Whitener. |
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James L. Whitt (1916-2007) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, May 10,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; life
insurance business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1949-52.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died April
20, 2007 (age 90 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Whitt and Ara Belle (Brown) Whitt; married, September
11, 1942, to Edna Nuttall. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Robert Ransom Williams (b. 1883) —
also known as R. R. Williams —
of Catawba
County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Catawba
County Superintendent of Schools, 1904-06; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Williams and Fannie (Ransom) Williams. |
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Preacher;
university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Thomas J. Wilson —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1865-66, 1886-87; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1876-78.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of W.
T. Wilson. |
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Winston-Salem |
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Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850.
Republican. Manufacturer of axles;
owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died June 27,
1917 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James R. Young (b. 1853) —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
13, 1853.
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1899-1921.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. P. W. Young and Jane Eliza (Cooper) Young; married to Virginia
Nichols. |
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