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Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) —
also known as Lee S. Overman —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
3, 1854.
Son of William Overman and Mary E. Overman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1883-87, 1893, 1899; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893;
president, North Carolina Railroad,
1894; president, Saisbury Savings Bank;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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Theodore Franklin Kluttz (1848-1918) —
also known as Theodore F. Kluttz —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
4, 1848.
Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1884; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1899-1905 (7th District
1899-1903, 8th District 1903-05).
Died November
18, 1918 (age 70 years, 45
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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John Steele (1764-1815) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, 1764.
Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Died in 1815
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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John Steele Henderson (1846-1916) —
also known as John S. Henderson —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, 1846.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1885-95;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died in 1916
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Boyden (1796-1873) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., August
16, 1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1838-40; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1847-49, 1868-69 (2nd
District 1847-49, 6th District 1868-69); delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1872-73; died in office 1873.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., November
20, 1873 (age 77 years, 96
days).
Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
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Archibald Henderson (1768-1822) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born near Williamsboro, Vance
County, N.C., August 7,
1768.
Son of Richard
Henderson.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803; member of
North
Carolina house of commons, 1807-09, 1814, 1819-20.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
21, 1822 (age 54 years, 75
days).
Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
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John Willis Ellis (1820-1861) —
of Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., November
23, 1820.
Son of Anderson Ellis and Judith (Bailey) Ellis.
Democrat. Governor of
North Carolina, 1859-61; died in office 1861.
Died July 7,
1861 (age 40 years, 226
days).
Interment at Old English Cemetery.
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Francis Burton Craige (1811-1875) —
also known as F. Burton Craige —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born near Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., March 13,
1811.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-34; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1853-61; delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died suddenly while attending court
in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., December
30, 1875 (age 64 years, 292
days).
Interment at Old English Cemetery.
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