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James Terry Sanford (1917-1998) —
also known as Terry Sanford —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C., August
20, 1917.
Democrat. FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1961-65; president
of Duke University, 1969-85; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1972,
1976;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986-93; defeated, 1992.
Methodist.
Died, of cancer, in
Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April 18,
1998 (age 80 years, 241
days).
Entombed at Duke University Chapel.
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James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) —
also known as James B. Duke; "Buck";
"Tobacco King" —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born near Durham, Durham
County, N.C., December
23, 1856.
Son of Washington Duke (1820-1905).
Republican. Organizer and president, American Tobacco
Company, which monopolized the tobacco
industry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer of electric
power companies; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1904.
Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1925 (age 68 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Duke University Chapel.
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Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr. (1919-1999) —
also known as Kenneth C. Royall, Jr.; "Lank";
"Bear" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C., 1919.
Son of Kenneth
Claiborne Royall and Margaret
Best Royall.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-72; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973-92.
Episcopalian.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., June 5,
1999 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards.
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.
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John C. Angier (1857-1911) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in 1857.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1908.
Died October
27, 1911 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Son of John Wesley Carr (1814-1889) and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock)
Carr (1815-1906).
Democrat. Co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull
Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads,
utilities,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 29,
1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery.
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William Gibbons Bramham (1875-1947) —
also known as William G. Bramham —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1928;
North
Carolina Republican state chair, 1925.
Died July 8,
1947 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) —
also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P.
Few —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Martinsville,
Va., 1885.
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Methodist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
12, 1971 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas; married, August
17, 1911, to William Preston Few (1867-1940; president of Duke
University, 1924-40; second great-grandnephew of William
Few). |
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