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Lawrence Wakefield (1854-1940) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
7, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1913.
Died December
6, 1940 (age 86 years, 29
days).
Interment at Belleview Cemetery.
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Jesse Albert Crisp (1853-1906) —
also known as Pat Crisp —
of Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born near Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1853.
Son of John N. Crisp and Allie (Greene) Crisp (1829-1890).
Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1888-89, 1904-05.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1906
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Belleview Cemetery.
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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., 1834.
Son of James Harper and Caroline (Finley) Harper.
Democrat. Merchant;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1921
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Belleview Cemetery.
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Earl Henty Tate (d. 1990) —
also known as Earl H. Tate —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1953-56.
Died October
2, 1990.
Interment at Belleview Cemetery.
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James Colly Farthing (1913-1967) —
also known as James C. Farthing; Jim
Farthing —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., January
12, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 16th Solicitorial District, 1947-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1956;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1957-67; Judge, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died December
6, 1967 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
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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.
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