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Davidson County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Davidson County


Index to Locations

  • Lexington Lexington Cemetery
  • Thomasville City Cemetery

    Lexington Cemetery
    Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      William Olin Burgin (1877-1946) — also known as William O. Burgin — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born near Marion, McDowell County, N.C., July 28, 1877. Democrat. Mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1906-10; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North Carolina state senate, 1933; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1939-46; died in office 1946. Died, of a heart ailment, in a hospital at Washington, D.C., April 11, 1946 (age 68 years, 257 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Edith Leigh Greer.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Simeon Alexander DeLapp, Sr. (1897-1976) — also known as Sim A. DeLapp — of Lexington, Davidson County, N.C. Born December 21, 1897. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); North Carolina Republican state chair, 1945. Died August 9, 1976 (age 78 years, 232 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

    City Cemetery
    Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina
    Founded 1855
    Politicians buried here:
      John Walter Lambeth (1896-1961) — also known as J. Walter Lambeth — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., January 10, 1896. Son of John Walter Lambeth, Sr.. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1921; mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1925; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1931-39 (7th District 1931-33, 8th District 1933-39); delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944. Died January 12, 1961 (age 65 years, 2 days). Interment at City Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) — of Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C. Born in Thomasville, Davidson County, N.C., May 25, 1868. Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; mayor of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in 1934 (age about 66 years). Interment at City Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth; married to Daisy Hunt Sumner (1869-1933); father of John Walter Lambeth.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


    		 
       
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