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Walter Eugene Daniel (b. 1859) —
also known as W. E. Daniel —
of Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., August
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1907, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Davidson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Lawyer; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1853-57, 1873-75.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Son of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Leslie Davis (b. 1879) —
also known as M. Leslie Davis —
of Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C., August 9,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1907; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1911-13.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bennett Deane (1898-1969) —
also known as Charles B. Deane —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Ansonville Township, Anson
County, N.C., November
1, 1898.
Son of John Leaird Deane and Florence (Boyette) Deane.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Register of Deeds, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1947-57.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., November
24, 1969 (age 71 years, 23
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
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Charles B. Deaver (b. 1875) —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Transylvania County,
1913.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David P. Dellinger —
of Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born near Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909,
1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
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Hampton Dellinger (b. 1967) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., April 30,
1967.
Son of Walter
Estes Dellinger III.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Emery Byrd Denny (1892-1973) —
also known as Emery B. Denny —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Pilot Mountain, Surry
County, N.C., November
23, 1892.
Son of Rev. Gabriel Denny and Sarah Delphina (Stone) Denny.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1929-37; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1940-42; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1942-62; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) —
also known as William A. Devin —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., July 12,
1871.
Son of Robert I. Devin and Mary (Transon) Devin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1911-13; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District,
1913-35; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Dixon (1802-1876) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Redhouse, Caswell
County, N.C., April 2,
1802.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1851-55.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., April 23,
1876 (age 74 years, 21
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Joseph Moore Dixon (1867-1934) —
also known as Joseph M. Dixon —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Snow Camp, Alamance
County, N.C., July 31,
1867.
Lawyer; Missoula
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-97; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Montana at-large, 1903-07; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Montana, 1904,
1916,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1907-13; defeated, 1912 (Progressive), 1928
(Republican); Governor of
Montana, 1921-25; defeated (Republican), 1924.
Died in Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont., May 22,
1934 (age 66 years, 295
days).
Interment at Missoula
Cemetery, Missoula, Mont.
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Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., January
10, 1857.
Son of J. Horton Doughton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County,
1887-91, 1909-13; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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Robert Dick Douglas (b. 1875) —
also known as Robert D. Douglas —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 7,
1875.
Son of Robert
Martin Douglas and Jessie M. (Dick) Douglas.
Republican. Lawyer; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1900-01; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1904;
newspaper
editor; postmaster.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Martin Douglas (b. 1849) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born January
28, 1849.
Son of Stephen
Arnold Douglas and Martha Denny (Martin) Douglas.
Republican. Secretary to President Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1876;
justice
of North Carolina state supreme court, 1897-1905.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Poindexter Dunn (1834-1914) —
of Forrest City, St. Francis
County, Ark.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.; Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
3, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1858; served in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1879-89.
Died in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., October
12, 1914 (age 79 years, 343
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.
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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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Plato Durham —
of North Carolina.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1874.
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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