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William Shepperd Ashe (1814-1862) —
also known as William S. Ashe —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Point, Pender
County, N.C., September
14, 1814.
Son of Samuel Ashe and Elizabeth (Shepperd) Ashe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1846, 1858-60; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1849-55 (7th District
1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); president, Wilmington & Weldon
Railroad, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1860;
delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; major in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed in a railroad
accident near Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., September
14, 1862 (age 48 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ashe
Family Cemetery, Rocky Point, N.C.
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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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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Son of John Wesley Carr (1814-1889) and Elizabeth Pannill (Bullock)
Carr (1815-1906).
Democrat. Co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull
Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery
Mills; involved in railroads, utilities,
and banking;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 29,
1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) —
of Penelo, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., March 11,
1831.
Son of Thomas C. Cox.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter;
president, Chatham Coal Field Railroad; district judge in
North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Richmond,
Va., December
26, 1919 (age 88 years, 290
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, 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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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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James Grant (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854; president, Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 14,
1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Alexander Campbell King (1856-1926) —
also known as Alexander C. King —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., December
7, 1856.
Son of J. Gadsden King and Caroline Clifford (Postell) King.
Lawyer;
attorney for railroads; U.S. Solicitor General,
1918-20; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-25.
Died in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., July 26,
1926 (age 69 years, 231
days).
Entombed at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 16,
1900.
Son of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton
Railroad Company; director, American Short Line
Railroad Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Katharine Morgan. |
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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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Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., September
14, 1878.
Son of William Marion Loftin and Loreta C. (Thomason) Loftin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1903-04; Escambia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel and
director, Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; director, Gulf Life
Insurance Co.; receiver, Florida East Coast Railway,
1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Tau Omega; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Blue
Key; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., September
22, 1953 (age 75 years, 8
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Hector MacLean (b. 1920) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1920.
Son of Angus
Wilton McLean and Margaret (French) McLean.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Bank of
Lumberton; president, Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad;
mayor
of Lumberton, N.C., 1949-53; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1961-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Still living as of 1971.
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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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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead.
Whig. Lawyer;
railroad promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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Lee Slater Overman (1854-1930) —
also known as Lee S. Overman —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., January
3, 1854.
Son of William Overman and Mary E. Overman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1883-87, 1893, 1899; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893;
president, North Carolina Railroad, 1894; president, Saisbury
Savings Bank;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1903-30; died in office 1930;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
12, 1930 (age 76 years, 343
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C.
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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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William Blount Rodman II (1862-1946) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
19, 1862.
Son of William
Blount Rodman and Camilla Holladay (Croom) Rodman (1838-1887).
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1891-94; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1898-1904; division attorney,
Southern Railway, 1904-11; general solicitor, Norfolk Southern
Railroad, 1911-20; general counsel, 1920-43.
Episcopalian.
Died October
18, 1946 (age 84 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Richard Vipon Taylor (1859-1939) —
also known as Richard V. Taylor —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
11, 1859.
Son of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor.
Vice-president and general manager, Mobile & Ohio Railroad;
headed federalized railroads in three states during World War
I; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1922-24, 1933-34, 1936-37; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1926-29.
Baptist.
Died in Point Clear, Baldwin
County, Ala., December
22, 1939 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor; brother of Hannis
Taylor; married 1882 to Helen
Billingsley Buck. |
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Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) —
Born in Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C., August
18, 1875.
Son of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade.
Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice
Company; director, Bank of
Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad; North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Miss Clyde Mann. |
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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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James Alexander Woodson (1848-1908) —
also known as J. A. Woodson —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., July 14,
1848.
Son of Dr. James Turner Woodson (1822-1851) and Mary E. (Smith)
Woodson (died 1851).
Grocer; paving
contractor; railroad builder; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1895-1900.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
19, 1908 (age 60 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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