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Otway Burns (d. 1850) —
of North Carolina.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821-22, 1824-27, 1832; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1828-30, 1834.
Privateer during the War of 1812. Two U.S. Navy destroyers
were named for
him, in 1918 and in 1942.
Died in 1850.
Interment at Old
Burying Ground, Beaufort, N.C.
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Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855) —
also known as Edward B. Dudley —
of New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born near Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C., December
15, 1789.
Whig. Shipbuilder; planter;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1811-13, 1816-17, 1834-35; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1829-31; Governor of
North Carolina, 1836-41; organizer and president, Wilmington
& Weldon Railroad.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
30, 1855 (age 65 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Augustus Holly Etheridge (1860-1941) —
also known as Augustus H. Etheridge —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Island, Dare
County, N.C., July 5,
1860.
Son of Adam Dough Etheridge (1813-1868) and Frances 'Fannie' (Baum)
Etheridge (1826-1894).
Democrat. Farmer; Dare
County Sheriff, 1899-1906, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Dare County, 1913;
lighthouse keeper.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nags Head, Dare
County, N.C., March 20,
1941 (age 80 years, 258
days).
Interment at Etheridge
Cemetery, Roanoke Island, N.C.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson, Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Son of Garland Sevier Ferguson (1843-1924; judge) and Sarah Frances
(Norwood) Ferguson (1849-1912).
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1927-49; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 12,
1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer;
planter;
shipbuilder; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham
Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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