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James Braxton Craven, Jr. (1918-1977) —
also known as J. Braxton Craven, Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., April 3,
1918.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1966-77.
Member, Order of the Coif; American
Judicature Society.
Died in 1977
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) —
also known as John J. Parker —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., November
20, 1885.
Son of Francis Ann (Johnston) Parker (1854-1909) and John Daniel
Parker (1857-1915).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1924;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1924; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died in
office 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 17,
1958 (age 72 years, 117
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) —
also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell —
of Jonesboro, Lee
County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Moore
County, N.C., October
30, 1864.
Son of Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell and Jeanette Anne (Buie)
Seawell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913, 1915, 1931
(Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913, 1915, 1931); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1938; appointed 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Order of the Coif; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society.
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere
in Reidsville, N.C.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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