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Eben Alexander (1851-1910) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 9,
1851.
Son of Judge Ebenezer Alexander and Margaret White (McClung)
Alexander.
University professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1893-97; Romania, 1893-97; Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1893-97; Bucharest, 1893-97; Belgrade, 1893-97.
Died suddenly of heart
disease, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 11,
1910 (age 59 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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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.
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Frank W. Ballance, Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., February
15, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; librarian;
college professor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1982-85; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1989-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2003-04;
resigned 2004; indicted
in federal court in September 2004 on federal money
laundering charges
for diverting
state funds through a charitable foundation; pleaded
guilty to one count, sentenced
to four years in prison,
fined
$10,000, ordered to pay restitution,
and disbarred.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Crawford Biggs (1872-1960) —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., August
29, 1872.
Son of William Biggs and Elizabeth Arlington (Cooper) Biggs.
Democrat. Lawyer;
law professor; mayor of Oxford, N.C., 1897-98; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1907-11; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1933-35.
Member, Zeta
Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
30, 1960 (age 87 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Clyde Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., December
3, 1871.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; college professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1921.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Myrtle Sapp. |
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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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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college professor; U.S.
Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Walter Estes Dellinger III (b. 1941) —
also known as Walter E. Dellinger III —
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., May 15,
1941.
Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1996-97; law professor.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. (1924-1983) —
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., November
4, 1924.
Son of Clarence Clyde Ferguson and Georgena (Owens) Ferguson.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
law professor; U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, 1970-72.
Unitarian.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
21, 1983 (age 59 years, 47
days).
Interment at Baltimore
National Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Virginia Ann Foxx (b. 1943) —
of Grandfather, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 29,
1943.
Republican. College professor; president,
Mayland Community College, 1987-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1994-2004; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 2005-.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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David B. Funderburk (b. 1944) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Langley Field (now Langley Air Force Base), Hampton,
Va., April 28,
1944.
Republican. University professor; U.S. Ambassador to Romania, 1981-85; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1995-97;
defeated, 1996.
Still living as of 1998.
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Benjamin Franklin Grady (1831-1914) —
also known as Benjamin F. Grady —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Sarecta, Duplin
County, N.C., October
10, 1831.
Democrat. College professor; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1891-95.
Died in Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., March 6,
1914 (age 82 years, 147
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.
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Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) —
also known as Frank P. Graham —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
14, 1886.
Son of Alexander Graham and Katherine Bryan (Sloan) Graham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; president
of the University of North Carolina, 1930-49; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated,
1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., February
16, 1972 (age 85 years, 125
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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David Franklin Houston (1866-1940) —
also known as David F. Houston —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., February
17, 1866.
Son of William H. Houston and Cornelia Anne (Stevens) Houston.
Superintendent
of schools; university professor; president,
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1902-05; president,
University of Texas, 1905-08; chancellor,
Washington University, St. Louis, 1908-16; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1913-20; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1920-21; vice president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co. and president, Bell Telephone
Securities Co.; president, Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, 1930-1940; director, United States
Steel
Corporation.
Member, American
Economic Association.
Died, from heart
disease, at the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
2, 1940 (age 74 years, 198
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Calvin Jones (b. 1810) —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., July 8,
1810.
Son of Wilson Jones and Rebecca (McKissack) Jones.
Democrat. University professor; lawyer;
Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Yadkin Joyner (b. 1862) —
also known as James Y. Joyner —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., August 7,
1862.
School
teacher; lawyer;
college professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1902-19.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Son of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake.
Lawyer;
law professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake, Jr.. |
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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Son of Arthur Morrison Martin and Mary Julia (Grubbs) Martin.
Republican. College professor; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Eugene Price (b. 1940) —
also known as David E. Price —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Erwin, Unicoi
County, Tenn., August
17, 1940.
Democrat. Legislative aide, U.S. Senator E.
L. 'Bob' Bartlett, 1963-67; university professor; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1983-84; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1987-95, 1997-;
defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) —
also known as Earl B. Ruth —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Spencer, Rowan
County, N.C., February
7, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; athletic
coach; athletic director and dean, Catawba College; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75; Governor of
American Samoa, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Died August
15, 1989 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Son of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Vawter Bates. |
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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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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson.
Preacher;
university professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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