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Greene Washington Caldwell (1806-1864) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Belmont, Gaston
County, N.C., April 13,
1806.
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1836-41; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1841-43; served
in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1849.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 10,
1864 (age 58 years, 88
days).
Interment at Settler's
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Tod Robinson Caldwell (1818-1874) —
also known as Tod R. Caldwell —
of Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., February
19, 1818.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1868-70; Governor of
North Carolina, 1870-74; died in office 1874.
Died July 11,
1874 (age 56 years, 142
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Edwin O. Call (1859-1918) —
of Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex.
Born in North Carolina, April 7,
1859.
Lawyer; mayor
of Corsicana, Tex., 1902-05.
Died, in a sanitarium
in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., November
16, 1918 (age 59 years, 223
days).
Interment at Dresden
Cemetery, Dresden, Tex.
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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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Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) —
also known as Joseph G. Cannon; "Uncle
Joe" —
of Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born in Guilford, Guilford
County, N.C., May 7,
1836.
Son of Dr. Horace H. Cannon and Gulielma (Hollingsworth) Cannon.
Republican. Lawyer; Vermilion
County State's Attorney, 1861-68; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1873-91, 1893-1913, 1915-23 (14th
District 1873-83, 15th District 1883-91, 1893-95, 12th District
1895-1903, 18th District 1903-13, 1915-23); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904
(Permanent
Chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908.
Cannon House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., is named for
him.
Died in Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill., November
12, 1926 (age 90 years, 189
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Danville, Ill.
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Paul R. Capelle —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pritchard Sylvester Carlton (b. 1878) —
also known as P. S. Carlton —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1913.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Osborn Carr (b. 1869) —
also known as James O. Carr —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., September
6, 1869.
Son of Joseph H. Carr and Mary Susan (Dickson) Carr.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-28; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1908-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1916-19,
1934-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Carroll (b. 1958) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., 1958.
Republican. Intern for U.S. Rep. Jack
Kemp; aide to N.J. State Sen. John
H. Dorsey; lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1996-.
Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2003.
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James M. Carson —
of Rutherfordton, Rutherford
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Caswell (1729-1789) —
of Dobbs County (part now in Lenoir
County), N.C.
Born in Harford County (part now in Baltimore
County), Md., August 3,
1729.
Lawyer; surveyor;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774; Governor of
North Carolina, 1776-80, 1785-87; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1788.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., November
10, 1789 (age 60 years, 99
days).
Interment at Caswell
Memorial Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
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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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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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David McKenzie Clark (b. 1885) —
also known as D. M. Clark —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., 1885.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1913.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Walter Clark (1846-1924) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., August
19, 1846.
Son of David Clark and Anna M. (Thorne) Clark.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1912.
Methodist.
Died in 1924
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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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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Howard Coble (b. 1931) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., March 18,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969, 1979-83; secretary
of the North Carolina Department of Revenue, 1973-77; candidate for
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1976; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1985-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Lee Coburn (b. 1895) —
also known as R. L. Coburn —
of Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Dardens, Martin
County, N.C., June 5,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Whitfield Connor (1872-1938) —
also known as George W. Connor —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., October
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,
1909-13; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1913; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 23,
1938 (age 65 years, 181
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Alston Cook (b. 1848) —
also known as Charles A. Cook —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., October
7, 1848.
Son of Rev. Charles Marshall Cook and Havana Lenoir (Alston) Cook.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for North
Carolina state attorney general, 1884; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1886-88, 1894-96; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1889-93;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1901-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi.
Still living as of 1959.
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Son of Roger A. Pryor Cooley and Hattie (Davis) Cooley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nancy Hall Sawyer. |
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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Council —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County,
1899; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1900-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Son of Andrew Murdock Craig and Clarissa Rebecca (Gillam) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1892,
1896;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; Governor of
North Carolina, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
organizer, director, and attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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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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James L. Curtis (1870-1917) —
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
1870.
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1915-17; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1916-17.
African
ancestry.
Died October
24, 1917 (age 47 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Helen M. Lawrence. |
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