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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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Dallas L. Alford, Jr. —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Son of Dallas Lloyd Alford, Sr. and Sally Kate (Pope) Alford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Margarette Glenn Griffin. |
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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) —
also known as Herbert H. Bateman —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August 7,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1968-83; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1981; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died in
office 2000.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion; American
Judicature Society; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of lung
cancer and prostate
cancer, at Loudoun Hospital
Center, Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., September
11, 2000 (age 72 years, 35
days).
Interment at Peninsula
Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
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Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) —
also known as Joe L. Blythe —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(speaker).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Legion.
Died January
23, 1949 (age 58 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Wade Bruton (1902-1976) —
also known as T. Wade Bruton —
of Montgomery
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Capelsie, Montgomery
County, N.C., September
10, 1902.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; colonel in the
U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1960-69.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion.
Died in May, 1976
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 10,
1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Son of William W. Carlyle and Lillian O. Carlyle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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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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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nancy Hall Sawyer. |
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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Lawrence William Cramer (1897-1978) —
also known as Lawrence W. Cramer —
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
26, 1897.
Son of Carl J. Cramer and Emma E. (Steuber) Cramer.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; Lieutenant
Governor of Virgin Islands, 1931-35; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-40; major in the U.S. Army during World
War II.
Member, Chi Psi;
American Legion.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., October
18, 1978 (age 80 years, 296
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, 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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Harold John Daub, Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Hal Daub, Jr. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April 23,
1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1990; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1995-; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1996;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Urban
League; NAACP; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Allan Dunn (b. 1894) —
also known as J. Allan Dunn —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born September
2, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; lawyer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1932-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Legion.
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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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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Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) —
also known as Thad Eure —
of Winton, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., November
15, 1899.
Son of Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1936-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Theta
Chi; Junior
Order.
Longest serving state official in American history.
Died about 1992 (age about 93
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Minta Banks. |
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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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Samuel Bunn Frink (b. 1899) —
also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink —
of Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in Shallotte, Brunswick
County, N.C., October
2, 1899.
Son of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
Order; American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) —
also known as Garland S. Garriss —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N.C., February
23, 1908.
Son of Walter Garriss and Mamie (Smith) Garriss.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Died, of pneumonia
and colon
cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital,
Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., July 21,
1968 (age 60 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glendon
Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
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Joe G. Gentry (1893-1983) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Son of Sterling Hawood Gentry and Oda Catherine (Rierson) Gentry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American Legion; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1922, to Jessie Elizabeth Ferguson. |
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Edwin Maurice Gill (b. 1899) —
also known as Edwin M. Gill —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C., July 20,
1899.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for North Carolina, 1951; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1953-77.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) —
also known as L. E. Griffin —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Belvidere, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
14, 1893.
Son of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Belle Walters. |
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Franklin Wills Hancock III (b. 1918) —
also known as Wills Hancock III —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., June 1,
1918.
Son of Lucy Osborn (Landis) Hancock and Franklin
Wills Hancock, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1959.
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) —
also known as David N. Henderson —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Hubert, Onslow
County, N.C., April 16,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state
court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
13, 2004 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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Carlisle Wallace Higgins (b. 1889) —
also known as Carlisle W. Higgins —
of North Carolina.
Born in Ennice, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
17, 1889.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1929; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1934-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) —
also known as Luther H. Hodges —
of Leaksville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 9,
1898.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of
North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956
(delegation chair), 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American Legion; Moose.
Died October
6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Overlook
Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
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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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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 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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Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 16,
1900.
Son of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad
Company; director, American Short Line Railroad
Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; American Legion; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Katharine Morgan. |
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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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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Son of Earl J. Lackey and Bessie B. (Childers) Lackey.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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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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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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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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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August 6,
1895.
Son of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Ruth Robeson Norment. |
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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Son of James Turner Morehead and Elizabeth (Connally) Morehead.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1925-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Son of Thomas B. Pace and Florence (Burnett) Pace.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April 25,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-61; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1968.
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Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) —
also known as R. Hunt Parker —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., February
15, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court
judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in
office 1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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Owen S. Robertson (b. 1896) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 4,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1935.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) —
also known as H. Horton Rountree —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 5,
1921.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge
in North Carolina, 1980-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., March 14,
1998 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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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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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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Theo Ashton Thompson (1916-1965) —
also known as T. A. Thompson —
of Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La.
Born in Ville Platte, Evangeline
Parish, La., March 31,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 7th District, 1953-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Killed in an automobile
accident on I-85 near Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., July 1,
1965 (age 49 years, 92
days).
Interment at Evangeline
Memorial Park Cemetery, Ville Platte, La.
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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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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Adam Jackson Whitley, Jr. (b. 1894) —
also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., April 14,
1894.
Son of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
Order; American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
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