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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March 18,
1872.
Son of John Turner Abernethy and Martha Anna (Scott) Abernethy.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35;
defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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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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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Son of Marsden Bellamy (1843-1909) and Harriet (Harllee) Bellamy
(1846-1924).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March 20,
1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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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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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Son of Herbert M. Bonner and Hannah (Hare) Bonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., April 8,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died June 22,
1961 (age 83 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
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Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) —
also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., April 21,
1883.
Son of Herman Bulwinkle and Frances (McKean) BUlwinkle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th
District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District
1943-50); died in office 1950.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; Lions.
Died in Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C., August
31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Gastonia, N.C.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale,
Jr. —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Son of John Washington Clark and Catharine Amelia (Blue) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1915; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County, 1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter Durham (b. 1878) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
20, 1878.
Son of Columbus Durham and Lila (Walters) Durham.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1921-37.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Garland Sevier Ferguson, Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Son of Garland Sevier Ferguson (1843-1924; judge) and Sarah Frances
(Norwood) Ferguson (1849-1912).
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry
Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1927-49; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 12,
1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles L. Foster —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Ordained
minister; mayor
of Elizabeth City, N.C., 2005-06.
Member, Elks.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr. (1884-1967) —
also known as C. Clifford Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Archdale, Randolph
County, N.C., December
16, 1884.
Son of Cyrus Pickett Frazier (1853-1933) and Lucetta (Churchill)
Frazier (1860-1918).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Referee in Bankruptcy, 1917-32; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1932; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952.
Quaker.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
13, 1967 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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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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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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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April 11,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March 17,
1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Bedford Jeffress (b. 1887) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Canton, Haywood
County, N.C., May 29,
1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
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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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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Gerald A. Lamb (b. 1924) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., August
25, 1924.
Democrat. Connecticut
state treasurer, 1963-70; resigned 1970.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; NAACP.
Still living as of 1975.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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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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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Erwin Lee (b. 1882) —
also known as William E. Lee —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., January
27, 1882.
Son of Reuben Francis Lee and Althea (West) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912,
1916;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1922-30; resigned 1930; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1926-29; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1930-53.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. R. McPhail (b. 1883) —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., March 2,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1913.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Walter Murphy (b. 1872) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1897,
1901-07, 1913; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1908;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harriss Newman (b. 1897) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Son of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 2003.
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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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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) —
also known as Robert R. Reynolds —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 18,
1884.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Wiley Croom Rodman (1879-1942) —
also known as W. C. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 28,
1879.
Son of William
Blount Rodman and Camilla Holladay (Croom) Rodman (1838-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1913.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 7,
1942 (age 62 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near Pinnacle, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1905.
Son of Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott.
Democrat. Chair of
Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., August 5,
1983 (age 77 years, 294
days).
Interment at Pinnacle
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, N.C.
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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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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March 10,
1947.
Son of J.
R. Spratt (1917?-).
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Benton Stacy (b. 1891) —
also known as J. Benton Stacy —
of Ruffin, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born May 23,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
farmer;
banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 11,
1927.
Son of Hans Gearhart Tanzler and Donette (Walker) Tanzler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; judge of criminal court in
Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate in primary for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Son of Charles F(rederic) Warren and Elizabeth Mutter (Blount)
Warren.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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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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Thomas M. Washington (b. 1862) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., April 16,
1862.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County, 1907;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1913.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
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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James R. Young (b. 1853) —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
13, 1853.
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1899-1921.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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