Gaston County
North Carolina
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Gaston County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gaston County
Index to Locations
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David P. Dellinger —
of Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born near Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909,
1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere.
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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.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 21,
1883.
Son of Herman Bulwinkle and Frances (McKean) BUlwinkle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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