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Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) —
also known as Russell N. Barringer —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., March 1,
1903.
Son of Hamilton Belton Barringer and Jasey (McKenzie) Barringer.
Republican. Lumber business; furniture
business; member of North Carolina
Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; treasurer of
North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968
(alternate), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died January
15, 1996 (age 92 years, 320
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) —
also known as Albert Canipe —
of Spruce Pine, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Toecane, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
22, 1916.
Son of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Still living as of 1959.
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Charles Joseph Harris (b. 1853) —
also known as Charles J. Harris —
of Dillsboro, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Putnam, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1853.
Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris.
Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (mining),
Harris Granite Quarries,
and Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co.; president, Jackson County Bank
(Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National Bank
(Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1908,
1916,
1924,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant;
lumberman; farmer; Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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Robert Newton Page (1859-1933) —
also known as Robert N. Page —
of Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C.; Biscoe, Montgomery
County, N.C.; Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., October
26, 1859.
Son of Allison Francis Page (1824-1899) and Catherine (Raboteau)
'Kate' Page.
Democrat. Lumber business; treasurer, Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad
Co., 1890-1902; president, Citizens Bank and
Trust Co., Southern Pines N.C.; vice president, Page Trust Co.,
Aberdeen, N.C.; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1901-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1903-17.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C., October
3, 1933 (age 73 years, 342
days).
Interment at Old
Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen, N.C.
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Carl Schurz Thompson —
also known as Carl S. Thompson —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiley L. Ward —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Republican. Lumber company manager; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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