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Hector MacLean (b. 1920) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1920.
Son of Angus
Wilton McLean and Margaret (French) McLean.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Bank of
Lumberton; president, Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad;
mayor
of Lumberton, N.C., 1949-53; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1961-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Still living as of 1971.
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Mark Majette (b. 1865) —
of Columbia, Tyrrell
County, N.C.
Born in Como, Hertford
County, N.C., September
19, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County,
1909-13.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willie Person Mangum (1792-1861) —
also known as Willie P. Mangum —
of Red Mountain, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Orange County (part now in Durham
County), N.C., May 10,
1792.
Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1818-19; superior court
judge in North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1823-26; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1831-36, 1840-53; received 11
electoral votes for President, 1836.
Died in Red Mountain, Durham
County, N.C., September
7, 1861 (age 69 years, 120
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Charles Manly (1795-1871) —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., May 13,
1795.
Whig. Lawyer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1849-51.
Died May 1,
1871 (age 75 years, 353
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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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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John Manning, Jr. (1830-1899) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., July 30,
1830.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861, 1875;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1870-71; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1881.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., February
12, 1899 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Churchyard, Pittsboro, N.C.
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Thomas Courtland Manning (1825-1887) —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., September
14, 1825.
Son of Joseph Manning and Sarah (Houghton) Manning.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1864-65, 1882-86; chief
justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1886-87.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1887 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1848
to Mary Blair. |
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Vannoy Hartrog Manning (1839-1892) —
also known as Van H. Manning —
of Hamburg, Ashley
County, Ark.; Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 26,
1839.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1877-83.
Died in Branchville, Prince
George's County, Md., November
2, 1892 (age 53 years, 99
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Alexander Martin (1740-1807) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1740.
Lawyer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1782-85, 1789-92; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1793-99.
Died November
2, 1807 (age about 67
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Stokes County, N.C.
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George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) —
also known as George B. Mason —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., March 28,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar F. Mason (b. 1865) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., July 8,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1899, 1905-07, 1913 (32nd District 1899,
1905-07, 31st District 1913); member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1901.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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F. Brevard McDowell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; real estate
developer; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1887-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mike McIntyre (b. 1956) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., August 6,
1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1980,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1997-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Angus Wilton McLean (1870-1935) —
also known as Angus W. McLean —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., April 20,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1932;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-20; Governor of
North Carolina, 1925-29.
Died June 21,
1935 (age 65 years, 62
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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John McLean (1791-1830) —
of Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., February
4, 1791.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1818-19; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1821-23, 1827-29; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1824-25, 1829-30; died in office 1830.
Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., October
14, 1830 (age 39 years, 252
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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James Small McNider (1880-1957) —
also known as James S. McNider —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Durants Neck, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
25, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Perquimans County,
1913-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
3, 1957 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Hertford, N.C.
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Frank R. McNinch —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state legislature;
mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1917-20; member, Federal Power
Commission, 1930-37; chair, Federal Power
Commission, 1933-37; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1937-39; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1937-39.
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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William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Son of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Martha Mock. |
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Isaac Melson Meekins (1875-1946) —
also known as Isaac M. Meekins —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Tyrrell
County, N.C., February
13, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Elizabeth City, N.C., 1897; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1924; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina,
1925-45; took senior status 1945.
Died November
21, 1946 (age 71 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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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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Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mary Harriett Scarborough. |
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Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., September
4, 1930.
Son of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates) Michaux.
Lawyer; insurance
and real
estate business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1973-77, 1985-; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1977-81.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Brad Miller (b. 1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., May 19,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 2003-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Miller (1770-1825) —
of Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Southampton
County, Va., 1770.
Lawyer; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1810; Governor of
North Carolina, 1814-17.
Died in 1825
(age about
55 years).
Interment somewhere
in Warren County, N.C.
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Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born December
15, 1940.
Son of Burley Bayard Mitchell, Sr. and Dorothy Ford (Champion)
Mitchell.
Lawyer; District Attorney, 10th District, 1972-77; Judge, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1977-79; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1982-94; appointed 1982; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1995-.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1997.
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Hugh Gordon Mitchell (b. 1902) —
also known as Hugh G. Mitchell —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
5, 1902.
Son of Richard Page Mitchell and Amelia (Leinster) Mitchell.
Democrat. Lawyer; third vice-president, Alexander Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1943-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Gabriel Moore (c.1785-1845) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Stokes
County, N.C., about 1785.
Lawyer; member of Alabama
territorial House of Representatives, 1817; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; member of Alabama
state senate, 1819-20; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1821-29 (at-large 1821-23, 1st
District 1823-29); Governor of
Alabama, 1829-31; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1831-37.
Fought a duel
with his brother-in-law.
Died in Harrison
County, Tex., June 9,
1845 (age about 60
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Harrison County, Tex.
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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead.
Whig. Lawyer; railroad
promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Son of James Harvey Morgan and Alice (Butts) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Z. V. Morgan —
of Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cameron A. Morrison (1869-1953) —
also known as Cameron Morrison —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., October
5, 1869.
Son of Daniel M. Morrison and Martha (Cameron) Morrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Rockingham, N.C., 1893; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1900; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1921-25; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1928; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1943-45.
Presbyterian.
Died in Quebec City, Quebec,
August
20, 1953 (age 83 years, 319
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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John M. Mull (b. 1873) —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Burke County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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