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Thomas Jordan Jarvis (1836-1915) —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Jarvisburg, Currituck
County, N.C., January
18, 1836.
Son of Rev. B. H. Jarvis and Elizabeth Jarvis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost his
right arm; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865, 1875;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-71; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1868,
1872;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1877-79; Governor of
North Carolina, 1879-85; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1885-88; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1894-95; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1896.
Died June 17,
1915 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetery.
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Harry Skinner (1855-1929) —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, 1855.
Republican. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1895-99; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1902-10;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1908.
Died in 1929
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Son of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry Hill Cemetery.
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