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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March
18, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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David McKenzie Clark (b. 1885) —
also known as D. M. Clark —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., 1885.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April
11, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks;
Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) —
also known as David E. Henderson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Deppe, Onslow
County, N.C., September
3, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1948-49; resigned 1949.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis.
Died July 25,
1968 (age 88 years, 326
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Walter Murphy (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913-14, 1921-22; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; candidate
for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Redmen; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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