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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Wall. |
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Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Glendon, Moore
County, N.C., August 7,
1911.
Son of Oscar Sample Alexander and Mary Belle (Reynolds) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American Bar Association; Jaycees.
Died September
17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) —
also known as Ike F. Andrews —
of Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Bonlee, Chatham
County, N.C., September
2, 1925.
Son of Archie Franklin Andrews (1895-1972) and Ina (Dunlap) Andrews
(1895-1987).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;
defeated, 1984.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees.
In October 1982, he was arrested
and charged
with drunk
driving.
Died in Carrboro, Orange
County, N.C., May 10,
2010 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Bonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C.
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Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) —
also known as Luther E. Barnhardt —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., November
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died June 1,
1980 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Carolina
Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
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Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) —
also known as M. V. Barnhill —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., December
5, 1887.
Son of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nash
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-23; recorder's
court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior court judge in North
Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as Wally Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Ardrey Bell (b. 1868) —
also known as James A. Bell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., September, 1868.
Son of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908,
1928;
member of North Carolina
Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-30; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell; married 1900 to Jessie
S. Spencer; father of Jesse
Spencer Bell. |
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Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) —
also known as J. Spencer Bell —
of Matthews, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 1,
1906.
Son of James
Ardrey Bell and Jessie Mabel (Spencer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in
office 1967.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 19,
1967 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham.
Lawyer;
publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Son of James Henry Bobbitt and Eliza May (Burkhead) Bobbitt.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Aubrey Lee Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Bethel Hill, Person
County, N.C., May 21,
1871.
Son of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1896;
General Solicitor, 9th District, 1898-1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1908; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks; married 1895 to Maude
Harris (died 1903); married, November
15, 1910, to Helen Thornton Higbie. |
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for
Nebraska, 1936;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wentworth, Rockingham
County, N.C., May 29,
1861.
Son of David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, North Carolina Home Insurance
Co.; director, Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph
Co.;; mayor of
Wilson, N.C., 1894-96.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Algernon Lee Butler (1905-1978) —
also known as Algernon L. Butler —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., August 2,
1905.
Son of George Edwin Butler and Eva Boykin (Lee) Butler.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1948;
Sampson
County Attorney, 1938-51; member of North Carolina
Republican State Executive Committee, 1942-59; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1959-75; took senior status 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died May 5,
1978 (age 72 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) —
also known as John M. Butler —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 21,
1897.
Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March 14,
1978 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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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
in Gastonia, N.C.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi.
Still living as of 1959.
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Son of Roger A. Pryor Cooley and Hattie (Davis) Cooley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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Emery Byrd Denny (1892-1973) —
also known as Emery B. Denny —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Pilot Mountain, Surry
County, N.C., November
23, 1892.
Son of Rev. Gabriel Denny and Sarah Delphina (Stone) Denny.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1929-37; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1940-42; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1942-62; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Martin Douglas (b. 1849) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born January
28, 1849.
Son of Stephen
Arnold Douglas and Martha Denny (Martin) Douglas.
Republican. Secretary to President Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1876;
justice
of North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Durham, N.C.
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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura Theresa (Powe) Ervin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April 23,
1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Wesley Luther Ferrell (b. 1895) —
also known as W. L. Ferrell —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1923-24; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Folger (b. 1900) —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., September
12, 1900.
Son of Maud L. (Douglas) Folger and John
Hamlin Folger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
resigned 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) —
also known as John H. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Rockford, Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1880.
Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Died in Clemmons, Forsyth
County, N.C., July 19,
1963 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) —
also known as L. H. Fountain —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Leggett, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April 23,
1913.
Son of Lawrence H. Fountain and Sallie (Barnes) Fountain.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83; member,
Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association; Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
20, 2002 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Haines Frazier (b. 1899) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Son of Cyrus Pigott Frazier and Lucetta (Churchill) Frazier.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Frazier Hall, at North Carolina A. & T. State University, is named for
him.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nick Galifianakis (b. 1928) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 22,
1928.
Son of Mike Galifianakis and Sophia Kastrinakis Galifianakis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1967-73 (5th District
1967-69, 4th District 1969-73); candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1972.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis;
Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2002.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March 22,
1882.
Son of Oliver Perry Gardner (M.D.) and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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John Alexander Giannetti, Jr. (b. 1964) —
also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born, in a hospital,
at Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 9,
1964.
Son of John
A. Giannetti, Sr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated,
1994; member of Maryland
state senate 21st District, 2003-.
Catholic.
Italian,
Irish,
and American
Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2003.
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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918.
Son of David M. Hall and Edith (Moore) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Paraplegic.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258
days).
Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
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Franklin Daniel Boone Harding (1904-1978) —
also known as F. D. B. Harding —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., June 29,
1904.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; member of North Carolina
Republican State Central Committee, 1966.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Yadkin
County, N.C., January
31, 1978 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Yadkinville
Town Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August 9,
1898.
Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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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, Greenville, N.C.
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (b. 1885) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Son of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Annie E. (Clark) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1927, 1931,
1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,
1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Olivia R. Best. |
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Andrew Hall Johnston (b. 1882) —
also known as A. Hall Johnston —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., March 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 31st District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) —
also known as Wilbur M. Jolly —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Ayden, Pitt
County, N.C., January
16, 1916.
Son of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions.
Still living as of 1959.
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Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) —
also known as Charles A. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., August
14, 1876.
Son of Cephus Anderson Jonas and Martha Dianna (Scronce) Jonas.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil Company;
postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928,
1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1915-19; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-29, 1935-37; member
of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31;
defeated, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Modern
Woodmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died May 25,
1955 (age 78 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Charles Raper Jonas (1904-1988) —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., December
9, 1904.
Son of Charles
Andrew Jonas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1953-73 (10th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-69, 9th District 1969-73).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Richard Jordan, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Son of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1949
to Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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John Worth Kern (1849-1917) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Alto, Howard
County, Ind., December
20, 1849.
Son of Dr. Jacob Kern and Nancy (Ligget) Kern.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1900, 1904; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908,
1912
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died of tuberculosis
and uremic
poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment
in 1929 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (b. 1924) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March 12,
1924.
Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Son of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake.
Lawyer;
law
professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake, Jr.. |
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March 24,
1943.
Son of Harold Wright Lancaster and Eva (Pate) Lancaster.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Davis Larkins, Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Son of William Marion Loftin and Loreta C. (Thomason) Loftin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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Harry McMullan (1884-1955) —
of Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C., July 23,
1884.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1929; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1938-55; died in office 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 24,
1955 (age 70 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) —
also known as Robert H. McNeill —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., April 25,
1877.
Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina,
1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Son of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Martha Mock. |
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Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born December
15, 1940.
Son of Burley Bayard Mitchell, Sr. and Dorothy Ford (Champion)
Mitchell.
Lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1972-77; Judge, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1977-79; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1982-94; appointed 1982; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1997.
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Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) —
also known as Hugh G. Mitchell —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
5, 1902.
Son of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster) Mitchell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
third vice-president, Alexander Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1943-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Son of James Harvey Morgan and Alice (Butts) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Z. V. Morgan —
of Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Son of Francis Ann (Johnston) Parker (1854-1909) and John Daniel
Parker (1857-1915).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Buie Seawell (b. 1937) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., July 8,
1937.
Son of Malcolm
Buie Seawell.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
Democratic state chair, 1985-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1988.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) —
also known as Herbert F. Seawell —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August 8,
1869.
Son of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere
in Reidsville, N.C.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the
Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Union Lee Spence (b. 1867) —
also known as U. L. Spence —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Stanly
County, N.C., August
20, 1867.
Son of Daniel Spence and Margaret (Reeves) Spence.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1903, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Worthy. |
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Joe Max Thomas (b. 1915) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Son of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn (died 1946); married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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George Holden Tinkham (1870-1956) —
also known as George H. Tinkham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1870.
Son of George Henry Tinkham and Frances Ann (Holden) Tinkham.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-43 (11th District
1915-33, 10th District 1933-43).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died in Cramerton, Gaston
County, N.C., August
28, 1956 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March 15,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Son of Felix Walsh and Bridget (Comer) Walsh.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Thomas Davis Warren (b. 1872) —
also known as Thomas D. Warren —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., January
21, 1872.
Son of William Young Warren and Fannie (Badham) Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901-03; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1919-20.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Stevenson. |
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Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
19, 1910.
Son of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Gastonia, N.C.
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Dennis Alvin Wicker (b. 1952) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., June 14,
1952.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-92; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1993-2001.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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