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Politician members in North Carolina

  Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Orange County, N.C., November 8, 1871. Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham; married, May 20, 1896, to Eleanor E. Miller; married, November 15, 1916, to Mary Lily (Kenan) Flagler; married, August 20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married, December 10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura Theresa (Powe) Ervin; brother of Joseph Wilson Ervin; married, June 18, 1924, to Margaret Bruce Bell; father of Laura Powe Ervin (daughter-in-law of Hallett Sydney Ward) and Samuel James Ervin III.
  Political family: Ervin family of Morganton, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Pickett Frazier and Lucetta (Churchill) Frazier; brother of Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr.; married, July 16, 1958, to Florence Hyde (daughter of Laurance Mastick Hyde).
  Political family: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Frazier Hall, at North Carolina A. & T. State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) — also known as Lloyd L. Gravely — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Danville, Va., December 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco buyer; manager, tobacco products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco Co.; director, Standard Insurance and Realty Co.; mayor of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Died March 6, 1953 (age 63 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Oglesby Winston Gravely and Lula (Keene) Gravely; married, August 2, 1916, to Mary Clarke Hoofnagle.
  John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) — also known as J. Bryan Grimes — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., June 3, 1868. Democrat. Planter; member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Died January 16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November 14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse.
  Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) — also known as B. Everett Jordan — of Saxapahaw, Alamance County, N.C. Born in Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C., September 8, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952, 1956, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Sons of the American Revolution; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died March 15, 1974 (age 77 years, 188 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Harrison Jordan and Annie Elizabeth (Sellers) Jordan; married, November 29, 1924, to Katherine McLean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Horace Robinson Kornegay (1924-2009) — also known as Horace R. Kornegay — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., March 12, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Phi. Died in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., January 21, 2009 (age 84 years, 315 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay; married, March 25, 1950, to Annie Ben Beale.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) — also known as T. Bailey Lee — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia County, Idaho. Born in Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., August 10, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Cassia County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho 11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee; married, November 4, 1907, to Irene Teasdale.
  William Baxter Lee (b. 1879) — also known as W. Baxter Lee — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Shelby, Cleveland County, N.C., June 16, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1916. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; Sons of the Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Lee and Sarah J. (Damron) Lee; married, March 28, 1905, to Elizabeth Douglas Matthews.
  Frederic Ancrum Lord (1861-1940) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 29, 1861. Insurance business; Vice-Consul for Spain in Wilmington, N.C., 1891-98. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, by self-inflicted pistol shot, six weeks after the death of his wife, in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., January 19, 1940 (age 78 years, 174 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick James Lord and Columbia Arabella (Brown) Lord; married 1887 to Kate Anderson Cameron.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Archibald Alexander McLean and Caroline (Purcell) McLean; married, April 14, 1904, to Margaret French; father of Hector MacLean.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) — also known as Robert H. McNeill — of Jefferson, Ashe County, N.C.; Washington, D.C. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., April 25, 1877. Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina, 1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1936, 1948, 1956; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) — also known as Lawrence D. Tyson — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., July 4, 1861. Democrat. University professor; lawyer; president, Knoxville Cotton Mills, Knoxville Spinning Co., Poplar Creek Coal and Iron Co., Lenoir City Land Co., East Tennessee Coal and Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and Manufacturing Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908; general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in 1929 (age about 67 years). Interment at Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson; married, February 10, 1886, to Bettie Humes McGhee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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