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Thomas Cass Ballenger (b. 1926) —
also known as Cass Ballenger —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., December
6, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1975-76; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1986-.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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George White Baxter (1855-1929) —
also known as George W. Baxter —
of Denver,
Colo.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., January
7, 1855.
Son of John
Baxter.
Democrat. Governor of
Wyoming Territory, 1886; delegate to
Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for Governor of
Wyoming, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1893; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, after suffering a gastric
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1929 (age 74 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Thomas Walter Bickett (1869-1921) —
also known as Thomas W. Bickett —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
28, 1869.
Son of Thomas W. Bickett and Mary A. (Covington) Bickett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1907-08; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1909-17; Governor of
North Carolina, 1917-21.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 303
days).
Interment somewhere
in Louisburg, N.C.
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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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Gilson Grant Blake, Jr. (1893-1970) —
also known as Gilson G. Blake, Jr. —
of Maryland; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
7, 1893.
Son of Gilson Grant Blake and Alice Louise (Swan) Blake.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle, 1920-21, 1921; Adelaide, 1921; Melbourne, 1921-22; Ottawa, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1925-27; Geneva, 1927-36; Rome, 1936-42; Valparaiso, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, 1947-49.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in December, 1970
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Bobbitt (1927-2008) —
also known as Jack Bobbitt —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
20, 1927.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1967-69;
resigned 1969.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
5, 2008 (age 80 years, 350
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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Thomas C. Bowie (b. 1876) —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.
Born in Louisiana, July 27,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Ashe County, 1909,
1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Branch (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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George H. Brown (b. 1850) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 3,
1850.
Son of Sylvester T. Brown and Elizabeth (Bonner) Brown.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1889-1904; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1905-16.
Episcopalian.
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 Strong Calvert (b. 1886) —
also known as John S. Calvert —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
19, 1886.
Son of John Calvert and Mary Walker (Strong) Calvert.
Lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Nuevitas, 1917-19; Guadeloupe, 1919-20; Dunkirk, 1922-23; Barcelona, 1923-27; Marseille, 1929-32; Regina, 1938.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1914
to Ellen Wayles Graham. |
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Ralph Campbell, Jr. (b. 1946) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
7, 1946.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Omega
Psi Phi; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Joseph E. Caudle (b. 1945) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 3,
1945.
Son of Robert E. Caudle and Marjorie Jeanne (Lyerla) Caudle.
Democrat. Physicist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1975-80.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1980.
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Saxby Chambliss (b. 1943) —
of Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., November
10, 1943.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1995-2003; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2003-.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2012.
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William Grimes Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April 28,
1877.
Son of William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark.
Democrat. Fertilizer
supply merchant; farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Ruth Duval Hardisty. |
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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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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George Davis (1820-1896) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Porter's Neck, Pender
County, N.C., March 1,
1820.
Lawyer;
Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Senator
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Confederate
Attorney General, 1864-65.
Episcopalian.
At the end of the Civil War, with other Confederate
officials, attempted
to flee overseas, but turned
himself in at Key West, Fla.; spent several months in prison at
Fort Hamilton; pardoned
in 1866.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
23, 1896 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.; statue at Third
and Market Streets, Wilmington, N.C.
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Horatio Davis (1840-1912) —
of Chatham, Pittsylvania
County, Va.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 16,
1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
county judge in Virginia, 1880-86; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1908-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., June 12,
1912 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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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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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 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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Gladstone Daughtry Gatling (b. 1880) —
also known as G. D. Gatling —
of Roduco, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., April 27,
1880.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County, 1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Augustus Gilliam (b. 1870) —
also known as H. A. Gilliam —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., September
7, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1899; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1913.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander H. Graham (b. 1890) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., August 9,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-30; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1929-30; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Washington Graham (1838-1928) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in 1838.
Son of William
Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington)
Graham (1816-1890).
Lawyer;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Orange
County Solicitor, 1866-68; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1868-72, 1876, 1907-08, 1911.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1928
(age about
90 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes.
Democrat. Planter;
member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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Edmund Alexander Hawes, Jr. (b. 1880) —
also known as E. A. Hawes —
of Atkinson, Pender
County, N.C.
Born in Atkinson, Pender
County, N.C., December
8, 1880.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1905;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909, 1913 (10th District 1909, 9th
District 1913).
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Henderson (1735-1785) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., April 20,
1735.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73; member of North
Carolina state legislature.
Anglican.
Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;
organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, which
made treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agent
to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created Transylvania
Colony in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Died in Granville
County, N.C., January
30, 1785 (age 49 years, 285
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C.
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Columbus Vance Henkel (b. 1908) —
also known as C. V. Henkel —
of Turnersburg, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., September
16, 1908.
Son of Columbus Vance Henkel and Lila (Dunavant) Henkel.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Margaret Nunan. |
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William Alexander Hoke (b. 1851) —
also known as William A. Hoke —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., October
25, 1851.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1889; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1891-1904; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1905-13.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hooper (1742-1790) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 17,
1742.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina state
legislature, 1777-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., October
14, 1790 (age 48 years, 119
days).
Interment at Guilford
Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
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James Iredell (1751-1799) —
of North Carolina.
Born in England,
October
5, 1751.
State court judge in North Carolina, 1778; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1779-82; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99; received 3 electoral votes, 1796.
Episcopalian.
Died October
20, 1799 (age 48 years, 15
days).
Interment at Johnston
Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
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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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William F. Jenks (1831-1910) —
of New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Burlington, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
29, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango
County Judge and Surrogate, 1878-89.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C., October
3, 1910 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elizabeth Rountree Kellerman (b. 1906) —
also known as Elizabeth Kellerman; Elizabeth Rountree;
Mrs. George H. Kellerman —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., September
1, 1906.
Daughter of James B. Rountree and Elizabeth (Anderson) Rountree.
Republican. Lawyer; radio
commentator; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Hawaii, 1963-70; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Perry Mace (1916-1996) —
also known as Howard P. Mace —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, May 19,
1916.
Son of John R. Mace and Nellie M. (Perry) Mace.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Consul General in
Istanbul, 1972-76.
Episcopalian. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died December
8, 1996 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Smith Manning (b. 1859) —
also known as James S. Manning —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C., June 1,
1859.
Son of John Manning and Louisa Jones (Hall) Manning.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of W.
W. Kitchin; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1909-10; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1909-10; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1917-25.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton
exporter; mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
Governor
of South Carolina, 1939-41; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C.
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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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Christopher Gustavus Memminger (1803-1888) —
also known as Christopher G. Memminger —
of South Carolina.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
January
9, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-52, 1854-60; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from South Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; Confederate
Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; member of South Carolina
state legislature, 1876-79.
Episcopalian.
Chairman of the committee that drew up the Constitution of the
Confederate States of America. His portrait appeared on Confederate
States $5
notes in 1861-64 and $10
notes in 1861. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson in 1867.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., March 7,
1888 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at St.
John's of the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C.
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Son of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Moore (1755-1810) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Brunswick
County, N.C., May 21,
1755.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1782; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1782-91; member of North
Carolina state legislature, 1792; state court judge in North
Carolina, 1799; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1799-1804.
Episcopalian.
Died October
15, 1810 (age 55 years, 147
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Churchyard, Southport, N.C.
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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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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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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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Calvert Goosley Peebles (b. 1870) —
also known as C. G. Peebles —
of Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C., September
13, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, N.C. 1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward William Pou (1863-1934) —
also known as Edward W. Pou —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., September
9, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1901-34; died in
office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1916.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1934
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
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Abraham Rencher (1798-1883) —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
12, 1798.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1829-39,
1841-43; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1844-47; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1857-61.
Episcopalian.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., July 6,
1883 (age 84 years, 328
days).
Interment at St.
Bartholomew's Churchyard, Pittsboro, 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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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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William Blount Rodman II (1862-1946) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
19, 1862.
Son of William
Blount Rodman and Camilla Holladay (Croom) Rodman (1838-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1891-94; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1898-1904; division attorney,
Southern Railway,
1904-11; general solicitor, Norfolk Southern Railroad,
1911-20; general counsel, 1920-43.
Episcopalian.
Died October
18, 1946 (age 84 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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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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Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971) —
also known as Kenneth C. Royall —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., July 24,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927; general in the U.S. Army during
World War II; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1947; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., May 25,
1971 (age 76 years, 305
days).
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr. (1919-1999) —
also known as Kenneth C. Royall, Jr.; "Lank";
"Bear" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C., 1919.
Son of Kenneth
Claiborne Royall and Margaret
Best Royall.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-72; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973-92.
Episcopalian.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., June 5,
1999 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry G. Shelton —
of Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
14, 1906.
Son of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.
Episcopalian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Zeta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Athlea Boone. |
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Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) —
also known as Francis E. Shober —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Son of Francis
Edwin Shober and Josephine May (Wheat) Shober.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
7, 1919 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802) —
of Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March 25,
1758.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1781; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1783-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1792-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1798-1801 (10th District
1798-99, at-large 1799-1801); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1801.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., September
6, 1802 (age 44 years, 165
days), from wounds received in a duel with
John
Stanly, his opponent and successor in Congress.
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Craven County, N.C.
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John Norman Staples (1846-1920) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., June 13,
1846.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1874-76; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876;
member of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1881; Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1884.
Episcopalian.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., December
13, 1920 (age 74 years, 183
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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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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Joseph Davies Tydings (b. 1928) —
also known as Joseph D. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 4,
1928.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-61; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Platt Dickinson Walker (1849-1923) —
also known as Platt D. Walker —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
25, 1849.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1874-75; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., May 22,
1923 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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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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John Edmund Wear (1921-2000) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Haleyville, Winston
County, Ala., October
10, 1921.
Physician;
mayor
of Salisbury, N.C., 1985-91.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Rotary.
Died, in Rowan Regional Medical
Center, Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
29, 2000 (age 79 years, 19
days).
Interment at City
Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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James Wilson (1742-1798) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Carskerdo, Scotland,
September
14, 1742.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798.
Episcopalian.
Died in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., August
28, 1798 (age 55 years, 348
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in
1906 at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Julian Emmett Winslow (b. 1897) —
also known as J. Emmett Winslow —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Winfall, Perquimans
County, N.C., February
14, 1897.
Son of Charles Cook Winslow and Martha (Leigh) Winslow.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1959; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nadine P. Winter —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 1968,
1972,
1980,
2000;
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 2000.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2000.
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William Thomas Woodley (b. 1873) —
also known as W. T. Woodley —
of Tyner, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Chowan
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1913.
Episcopalian. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cicero Preston Yow (1914-1990) —
also known as Cicero P. Yow —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., December
24, 1914.
Son of Amos H. Yow and Cassie (Langley) Yow.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died July 5,
1990 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Mary Elizabeth Hardwicke. |
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