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Hugh Quincy Alexander (1911-1989) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Glendon, Moore
County, N.C., August 7,
1911.
Son of Oscar Sample Alexander and Mary Belle (Reynolds) Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-51; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1953-63;
defeated, 1962.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
Died September
17, 1989 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas B. Allen (1864-1941) —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Mills River, Henderson
County, N.C., December
8, 1864.
Son of Robert Irvin Allen (1813-1892) and Mary Jane (Carson) Allen
(1823-1901).
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., December
20, 1941 (age 77 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mills
River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mills River, N.C.
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Wade Barber (born c.1893) —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., about 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chatham
County Attorney, 1919-25, 1948; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) —
also known as Graham A. Barden —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Turkey Township, Sampson
County, N.C., September
25, 1896.
Son of James Jefferson Barden and Mary Robinson (James) Barden.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Craven
County Judge, 1920-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., January
29, 1967 (age 70 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as Wally Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Murphey Bason (1894-1986) —
also known as Sam M. Bason —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Swepsonville, Alamance
County, N.C., December
3, 1894.
Son of William Henry Bason and Flora Green (Murphey) Bason.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Bank of
Yanceyville; owner, Caswell Insurance
and Realty
Company; director, North Carolina Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1947-48, 1953-54, 1959.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died in January, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Martha E. Hatchett. |
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Fate James Beal (1909-1978) —
also known as Fate J. Beal —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., June 17,
1909.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for North
Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county
judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1967-71.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died September
3, 1978 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Son of Marsden Bellamy (1843-1909) and Harriet (Harllee) Bellamy
(1846-1924).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen; Elks.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March 20,
1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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William Blount (1749-1800) —
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., March 26,
1749.
Son of Jacob Blount and Barbara (Gray) Blount.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor of
Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate to
Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker of
the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Became involved in a conspiracy
to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered
in 1797, was expelled
from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached,
but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 21,
1800 (age 50 years, 360
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Joseph Lee Blythe (1890-1949) —
also known as Joe L. Blythe —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Huntersville, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
8, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1939-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1947; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948
(speaker).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1949 (age 58 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Stokes Boney (1860-1946) —
also known as W. Stokes Boney —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., February
9, 1860.
Son of James Wells Boney (1824-1885) and Mary P. (Wells) Boney
(1834-1895).
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Died April 12,
1946 (age 86 years, 62
days).
Interment at Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., January
18, 1781.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Indiana
state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of
Indiana, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39;
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1828;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838.
Presbyterian.
Boonville, Indiana is named for
him.
Died in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Original interment at Lousiana
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Harlan Edward Boyles (b. 1929) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Vale, Lincoln
County, N.C., May 6,
1929.
Democrat. Accountant;
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1977-.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Thomas Bragg (1810-1872) —
of Northampton
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., November
9, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1842; Governor of
North Carolina, 1855-59; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1859-61; Confederate
Attorney General, 1861-62.
Presbyterian.
When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign his
seat in the Senate; one of ten Southern
senators expelled
in absentia on July 11, 1861.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
21, 1872 (age 61 years, 73
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., April 8,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County, 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died June 22,
1961 (age 83 years, 75
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Durham, N.C.
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Aubrey Lee Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Bethel Hill, Person
County, N.C., May 21,
1871.
Son of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1896;
General Solicitor, 9th District, 1898-1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1908; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachary Taylor Brooks and Chestina (Hall) Brooks; married 1895 to Maude
Harris (died 1903); married, November
15, 1910, to Helen Thornton Higbie. |
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Maurice Gwinn Burnside (1902-1991) —
also known as M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
23, 1902.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1949-53, 1955-57;
defeated, 1946, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Rotary.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., February
2, 1991 (age 88 years, 163
days).
Cremated.
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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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James Osborn Carr (b. 1869) —
also known as James O. Carr —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., September
6, 1869.
Son of Joseph H. Carr and Mary Susan (Dickson) Carr.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-28; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1908-36; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1916-19,
1934-45.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Carson, Jr. (b. 1935) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1935.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1974-75.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1975.
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Jerome Bayard Clark (1882-1959) —
also known as J. Bayard Clark —
of Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C.; Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born near Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., April 5,
1882.
Son of John Washington Clark and Catharine Amelia (Blue) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bank of
Elizabethtown, 1910-22; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1915; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1929-49 (6th District
1929-33, 7th District 1933-49).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
26, 1959 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) —
also known as Eva M. Clayton —
of North Carolina.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
16, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter Thomas Clement —
also known as W. T. Clement —
of Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C.; Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Halifax County,
1911-13.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Coble (b. 1931) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., March 18,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1969, 1979-83; secretary
of the North Carolina Department of Revenue, 1973-77; candidate for
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1976; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1985-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Floyd
County, Ga., January
17, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi.
Still living as of 1959.
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Roy Cooper (b. 1957) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Nash
County, N.C., 1957.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1986-91; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1991-2001; North
Carolina state attorney general, 2001-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2001.
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Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) —
of Garland, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., 1874.
Son of Luther Cromartie.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Claude Currie (b. 1890) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Candor, Montgomery
County, N.C., December
8, 1890.
Son of John C. Currie and Louise (McKinnon) Currie.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1927-28, 1945-50, 1953-59 (18th District
1927-28, 14th District 1945-50, 1953-59); president, Security Savings and
Loan Association.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Hoke Currie (b. 1896) —
also known as Wilbur H. Currie —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Carthage, Moore
County, N.C., October
6, 1896.
Son of John Lauchlin Currie and Mary Belle (McIver) Currie.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1956,
1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County,
1945-46.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold John Daub, Jr. (b. 1941) —
also known as Hal Daub, Jr. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., April 23,
1941.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1981-89; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1990; mayor of
Omaha, Neb., 1995-; Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 1996;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 2004,
2008.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Urban
League; NAACP; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Richardson Davie (1756-1820) —
also known as "Father of the University of North
Carolina" —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Egremont, England,
June
22, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of
North Carolina, 1798-99.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Land's Ford, Chester
County, S.C., November
5, 1820 (age 64 years, 136
days).
Interment at Old
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The Waxhaws, S.C.
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole (b. 1936) —
also known as Elizabeth Dole; Liddy Dole; Mary
Elizabeth Hanford —
of North Carolina.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., July 29,
1936.
Daughter of John Van Hanford (1893-1978) and Mary Ella (Cathey)
Hanford (1901-2004).
Republican. Member, Federal
Trade Commission, 1973-79; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 1983-87; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1989-90; president, American Red Cross,
1991-2000; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2000;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 2003-.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Porter East (1931-1986) —
also known as John P. East —
of North Carolina.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., May 5,
1931.
Republican. Candidate for secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1968; Presidential Elector for North
Carolina, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1981-86; died in office 1986.
Presbyterian.
His legs were
paralyzed due to polio.
Committed suicide,
in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., June 29,
1986 (age 55 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died in
office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1945 (age 44 years, 297
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Son of Samuel James Ervin and Laura Theresa (Powe) Ervin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of
Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April 23,
1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) —
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., March 2,
1926.
Son of Samuel
James Ervin, Jr..
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1967-80; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died in
office 1999.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died at Grace Hospital,
Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
18, 1999 (age 73 years, 200
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Bobby R. Etheridge (b. 1941) —
also known as Bob Etheridge —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., August 7,
1941.
Democrat. Harnett
County Commissioner, 1972-76; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1978-88; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1988-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1997-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth (b. 1928) —
also known as Lauch Faircloth —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, January
14, 1928.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1993-99; defeated (Republican), 1998.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) —
also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S.
Ferguson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 19,
1897.
Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in November, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) —
also known as L. H. Fountain —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Leggett, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April 23,
1913.
Son of Lawrence H. Fountain and Sallie (Barnes) Fountain.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1947-52; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1953-83; member,
Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism, 1981-82.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Jaycees.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
20, 2002 (age 89 years, 180
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bost Gaither (1864-1952) —
also known as W. B. Gaither —
of Newton, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December
4, 1864.
Son of David Belt Gaither (1812-1895) and Mary Melinda Angeline
(Bost) Gaither (1823-1902).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Catawba County,
1901, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
myocarditis, in Catawba Hospital,
Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April 14,
1952 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Newton, N.C.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Son of Thomas Chalmers Gaston (1847-1885) and Adelaide (Lee) Gaston
(1854-1895).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1900-06; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton
mills.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Paul Davis Grady (1891-c.1969) —
also known as Paul D. Grady —
of Kenly, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Seven Springs, Wayne
County, N.C., September
5, 1891.
Son of Dr. James Calhoun Grady and Ella S. (Outlaw) Grady.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1919-21; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1923-25, 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died about 1969 (age about 78
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kenly, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Lelia G. Swink. |
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Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) —
also known as Frank P. Graham —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., October
14, 1886.
Son of Alexander Graham and Katherine Bryan (Sloan) Graham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; president
of the University of North Carolina, 1930-49; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated,
1950.
Presbyterian. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C., February
16, 1972 (age 85 years, 125
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Mary Owen Graham —
also known as Mary O. Graham —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Daughter of Archibald Graham and Eliza Owen (Barry) Graham.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1920.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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James C. Green (c.1922-2000) —
also known as Jimmy Green —
of Clarkton, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born about 1922.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-77; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-77; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1977-85; candidate in primary for Governor of
North Carolina, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Charged
in 1983 with accepting a
bribe from an undercover FBI agent, but acquitted; convicted
of tax
evasion in 1997, fined,
and sentenced
to home
confinement.
Died at Bladen County Hospital,
Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., February
4, 2000 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Clarkton
Cemetery, Clarkton, N.C.
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John Green (1807-1887) —
of Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., May 20,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., August
31, 1887 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Tipton County, Ind.
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Harry Percy Grier (b. 1871) —
also known as H. P. Grier —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Yorkville (now York), York
County, S.C., March 20,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Statesville, N.C., 1907; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Grier (b. 1850) —
of Gaston
County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
27, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1907-13.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Newberry Hall (1869-1928) —
also known as Thomas N. Hall —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 4,
1869.
Son of Martha Ameline (Shuford) Hall (1835-1904) and Newberry Hall.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., March 2,
1928 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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George Washington Finley Harper (1834-1921) —
also known as George W. F. Harper —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Fairfield Plantation, Wilkes County (now Caldwell
County), N.C., 1834.
Son of James Harper and Caroline (Finley) Harper.
Democrat. Merchant;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1921
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Belleview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Robert Hayes (b. 1945) —
also known as Robin Hayes —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., August
14, 1945.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-96; candidate in
primary for Governor of
North Carolina, 1996; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1999-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) —
also known as David N. Henderson —
of Wallace, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Hubert, Onslow
County, N.C., April 16,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state
court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
13, 2004 (age 82 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, N.C.
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William Martin Hendon (b. 1944) —
also known as Bill Hendon —
of North Carolina.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., November
9, 1944.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1981-83,
1985-87; defeated, 1986.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., July 29,
1914.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
17, 2001 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March 17,
1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Walker Huey (1798-1854) —
also known as Thomas W. Huey —
of South Carolina.
Born November
27, 1798.
Member of South
Carolina state senate, 1844-47, 1852-54; died in office 1854;
Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1844.
Presbyterian.
Died April 23,
1854 (age 55 years, 147
days).
Interment at Tirzah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, The Waxhaws, N.C.
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James Baxter Hunt, Jr. (b. 1937) —
also known as James B. Hunt, Jr. —
of North Carolina.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., May 16,
1937.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77; Governor of
North Carolina, 1977-85, 1993-2001; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1984; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas J. Jefferson (1799-1880) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., June 6,
1799.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1836-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; county judge in Arkansas, 1848-50,
1852-54.
Presbyterian.
Died February
14, 1880 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marion County, Ark.
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Calvin Jones (b. 1810) —
of Somerville, Fayette
County, Tenn.
Born in Person
County, N.C., July 8,
1810.
Son of Wilson Jones and Rebecca (McKissack) Jones.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
Chancellor, Western Division of Tennessee, 1847-54.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Rice Lacy (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin R. Lacy —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 19,
1854.
Son of Rev. Drury Lacy and Mary Richie (Rice) Lacy.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1901-29; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died February
21, 1929 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March 24,
1943.
Son of Harold Wright Lancaster and Eva (Pate) Lancaster.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) —
also known as Clarence E. Lightner —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., August
15, 1921.
Son of Calvin E. Lightner and Mammie (Blackmon) Lightner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; mayor of
Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
The Raleigh Law Enforcement Center was named for
him in 2003.
Died July 8,
2002 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Jacob Elmer Long (b. 1880) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Forrest Hills (unknown
county), N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Son of Jacob Alson Long and Esta (Teague) Long.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian; later Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard C. MacNair (b. 1863) —
of Maxton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Cowper Hill, Robeson
County, N.C., October
23, 1863.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carolyn Bosher Maloney (b. 1948) —
also known as Carolyn B. Maloney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., February
19, 1948.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1993-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Son of Arthur Morrison Martin and Mary Julia (Grubbs) Martin.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas McBryde (b. 1842) —
of Red Springs, Hoke
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate from Robeson County, 1903; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hoke County, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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James McCallum (1806-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., October
3, 1806.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1861-63; Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., September
16, 1889 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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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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Benjamin Franklin McMillan (b. 1853) —
also known as B. F. McMillan —
of Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Red Springs, Robeson
County, N.C., November
8, 1853.
Democrat. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Robeson County, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander McMillan III (b. 1932) —
also known as J. Alex McMillan —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., May 9,
1932.
Republican. Mecklenburg
County Commissioner, 1972-74; chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Broadcasting
Authority, 1978-83; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1985-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., August
31, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Du Brutz Cutlar Moore (b. 1895) —
also known as Cutlar Moore —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C., August 6,
1895.
Son of John Bailey Moore and Serena Lee (Corbett) Moore.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1934-36; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1953-59.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Ruth Robeson Norment. |
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Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 10,
1804.
Democrat. Planter;
member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1856; Governor of
Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.
Presbyterian.
At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana
ordered his arrest as
a Confederate
leader; he fled
to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson.
Died near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 25,
1876 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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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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Stephen Lybrook Neal (b. 1934) —
also known as Stephen L. Neal; Steve Neal —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
7, 1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1975-95.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) —
of Jones
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Taylor's Bridge, Sampson
County, N.C., about 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1896.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
20, 1923 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Henry Neal Pharr (b. 1865) —
also known as H. N. Pharr —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., October
26, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913 (25th
District 1903, 1907, 1909, 1911, 24th District 1913).
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) —
also known as Samuel F. Phillips —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1824.
Son of James Phillips (mathematician) and Judith (Vermeule) Phillips.
Lawyer;
North
Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. Solicitor General,
1872-85.
Presbyterian.
Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1903 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James Phillips (mathematician) and Judith (Vermeule) Phillips;
married, December
3, 1849, to Frances Lucas Stone (1831-1883); married 1889 to Sarah
Maury (died 1902). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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George C. Pickard (b. 1855) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., October
7, 1855.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Orange County, 1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian or Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1891 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Nephew by marriage of Thomas
Jones Hardeman; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk; first cousin of William
Polk Dobson; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah Childress; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; second cousin by marriage of George
Davis; uncle and adoptive father of Marshall
Tate Polk; second cousin twice removed of Frank
Lyon Polk. See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Walter Hogue Powell (b. 1887) —
also known as Walter H. Powell —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., September
9, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1919; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1931, 1935.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) —
also known as L. Richardson Preyer —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
11, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1956; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina,
1961-63; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1969-81.
Presbyterian. Member, Common
Cause.
The federal building in Greensboro, N.C. was named for him in 1988.
Died, of cancer, in
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital,
Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., April 3,
2001 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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James Graham Ramsay (1823-1903) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., March 1,
1823.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1856-64, 1883; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
10, 1903 (age 79 years, 315
days).
Interment at Third
Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Cleveland, Rowan County,
N.C.
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William Cary Renfrow (1845-1922) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., May 15,
1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
31, 1922 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment somewhere
in Russellville, Ark.
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Gallatin Roberts (b. 1878) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1913.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Grandison Rose III (b. 1939) —
also known as Charlie Rose —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
10, 1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1973-97;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1998.
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Earl Baker Ruth (1916-1989) —
also known as Earl B. Ruth —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Spencer, Rowan
County, N.C., February
7, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; athletic
coach; athletic director and dean,
Catawba College; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1969-75; Governor of
American Samoa, 1975-76.
Presbyterian.
Died August
15, 1989 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at National
Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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John L. Scott, Jr. —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Democrat. Bank
president; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909, 1913 (19th District 1909, 18th
District 1913).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Walter Scott (b. 1929) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Son of William
Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott.
Democrat. Farmer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Alpha
Zeta.
Still living as of 2001.
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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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Hoke Smith (1855-1931) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., September
2, 1855.
Democrat. U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96; Governor of
Georgia, 1907-09, 1911; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1911-21.
Presbyterian.
Died November
27, 1931 (age 76 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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John McKee Spratt, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as John M. Spratt, Jr. —
of York, York
County, S.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1964
(alternate), 1996
(speaker),
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1983-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) —
also known as Mel Watt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
26, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Capus Miller Waynick (1889-1986) —
also known as Capus M. Waynick —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., December
23, 1889.
Son of Joshua James N. Waynick and Anna (Moore) Waynick.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1933-35; North Carolina state highway
commissioner, 1935-37; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1948; U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua, 1949-51; Colombia, 1951-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1956;
Adjutant
General of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Presbyterian.
Died in a nursing
facility in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., September
7, 1986 (age 96 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
19, 1910.
Son of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amidas A. Whitener (b. 1874) —
also known as A. A. Whitener —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., August
10, 1874.
Son of L. S. Whitener and Amanda Catherine (Abernethy) Whitener.
Republican. President, Carolina Glove Co.;
interests in cotton
mills; mayor of
Hickory, N.C., 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1914, 1924; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Ransom Williams (b. 1883) —
also known as R. R. Williams —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April 21,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-13.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson.
Preacher;
university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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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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James R. Young (b. 1853) —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
13, 1853.
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1899-1921.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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