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Congregationalist Politicians in North Carolina
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

	Paul Douglas Bagwell (1913-1973) — also known as Paul D. Bagwell — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Hendersonville, Henderson County, N.C., August 23, 1913. Son of Vollie Vernon Bagwell and Nancy Margaret (Brown) Bagwell. Republican. College professor; candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1956; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958, 1960; candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Jaycees; American Association of University Professors; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Delta; Lambda Chi Alpha; Kappa Delta Pi; Rotary; Freemasons. Died in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., October 23, 1973 (age 60 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, February 1, 1938, to Edith Harriet Clark.   Cross-reference: William P. Hampton
	Isabella Walton Cannon (1904-2002) — also known as Isabella W. Cannon; Isabella McLean Bett Walton; "Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes" — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, May 12, 1904. School teacher; mayor of Raleigh, N.C., 1977-79; defeated, 1979. Female. United Church of Christ. Member, League of Women Voters. Died, in Raleigh Community Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 13, 2002 (age 97 years, 277 days). Interment at St. Mark's Cemetery, Claremont, N.C.
	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.   Relatives: Married to Minta Banks.

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