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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.
  Relatives: Son of Oscar Sample Alexander and Mary Belle (Reynolds) Alexander; married, September 25, 1942, to Myrtle Elizabeth White.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe.
  James William Copeland (b. 1914) — also known as J. William Copeland — of Woodland, Northampton County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N.C. Born in Woodland, Northampton County, N.C., June 16, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Judicature Society; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy Hall Sawyer.
  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.
  William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) — also known as W. Lunsford Crew — of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Northampton County, N.C., October 29, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and attorney for First Federal Savings & Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Jaycees; Exchange Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) — also known as Daniel K. Edwards; Dan Edwards — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Durham, Durham County, N.C., February 17, 1914. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1949-51. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa; Civitan; American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham, Durham County, N.C., July 17, 2001 (age 87 years, 150 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married, December 24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin.
  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
  Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) — also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little Leprechaun" — of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyo., June 9, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of California state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring about the establishment of the University of California at Irvine and California State University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned 1974. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks. In the 1970s, he received payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal; pleaded guilty; sentenced to 6-30 months in federal prison; served one year. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., June 9, 2001 (age 87 years, 0 days). Cremated; ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
John H. Hougen John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) — also known as John H. Hougen — of Fisher, Polk County, Minn.; Crookston, Polk County, Minn. Born in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., July 7, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; law professor; member of Minnesota state senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., July 14, 1978 (age 89 years, 7 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Olai Jensen Hougen and Thrine Christine (Johnson) Hougen; married, November 29, 1946, to Rita Mary Zini.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Moorhead Daily News, July 5, 1930
  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
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore; married 1922 to Ruth Robeson Norment.
  Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) — also known as Marshall J. Parker — of Seneca, Oconee County, S.C. Born in Seaboard, Northampton County, N.C., April 25, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of South Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-66; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) — also known as R. Hunt Parker — of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, N.C. Born in Enfield, Halifax County, N.C., February 15, 1892. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in office 1969. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died November 10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
  Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) — also known as H. Horton Rountree — of Farmville, Pitt County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Farmville, Pitt County, N.C., May 5, 1921. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge in North Carolina, 1980-93. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Jaycees; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Greenville, Pitt County, N.C., March 14, 1998 (age 76 years, 313 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott; married, September 1, 1951, to Jessie Rae Osborne.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) — also known as James O. Simpkins — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., January 29, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler; member of North Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; Civitan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married 1944 to Evelyn Christine Brewer.
  Marshall G. West (1923-1990) — of Oceana, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Guyan, Wyoming County, W.Va., July 17, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary. Died, of stomach cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., January 10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177 days). Cremated.
  Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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