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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; died
in office 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,
December
10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
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George Whitfield Connor (1872-1938) —
also known as George W. Connor —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,
1909-14; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1913-14;
superior court judge in North Carolina 2nd District, 1921; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April
23, 1938 (age 65 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. G. Connor and Kate (Whitfield) Connor; married to Bessie
Hadley. |
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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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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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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1926-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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