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Steel and Metal Industry Politicians in North Carolina


  Peter Forney (1756-1834) — of North Carolina. Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., April 21, 1756. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; iron manufacturer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1794-96; member of North Carolina state senate, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1813-15. Died in Lincoln County, N.C., February 1, 1834 (age 77 years, 286 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Lincoln County, N.C.
  Relatives: Father of Daniel Munroe Forney; grandfather of William Henry Forney. See Forney family of North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 11, 1895, to Helen Beall (1873-1940).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Amos Morehead Stack (b. 1926) — also known as A. Morehead Stack — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Born in Robeson County, N.C., December 8, 1926. Son of Amos Morehead Stack and Hannah (McNeill) Stack. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; founder and president, Hercules Steel Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1964; member of North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-67. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Young Americans for Freedom. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Married, September 15, 1963, to Gillian Rose Scaturro.
  Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Washington County, N.C., April 1, 1850. Republican. Manufacturer of axles; owner of a brass foundry; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Died June 27, 1917 (age 67 years, 87 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

 

 


 
   
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