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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March 18,
1872.
Son of John Turner Abernethy and Martha Anna (Scott) Abernethy.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35;
defeated, 1934.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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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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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-13.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, Tenn.
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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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Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) —
also known as M. V. Barnhill —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., December
5, 1887.
Son of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nash
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-23; recorder's
court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior court judge in North
Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) —
also known as J. A. Bolick —
of Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., 1872.
Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Son of Herbert M. Bonner and Hannah (Hare) Bonner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Lions; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March 29,
1870.
Son of William George Brinson and Kittie Elizabeth (Chestnut)
Brinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April 13,
1922 (age 52 years, 15
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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James Edgar Broyhill (b. 1892) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Son of Isaac Broyhill and Margaret (Parsons) Broyhill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim
Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., August
19, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District
1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2000.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 10,
1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Son of William W. Carlyle and Lillian O. Carlyle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Ray G. Carson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nancy Hall Sawyer. |
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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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Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County, 1913.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Son of Erskine Ehringhaus and Carrie Colville (Mathews) Ehringhaus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, 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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John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) —
also known as John H. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Rockford, Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1880.
Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order.
Died in Clemmons, Forsyth
County, N.C., July 19,
1963 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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William Earnest Garrison (1892-1964) —
also known as W. E. Garrison —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., March 2,
1892.
Son of William L. Garrison and Docia (Clanton) Garrison.
Democrat. Building
contractor; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Joe G. Gentry (1893-1983) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Son of Sterling Hawood Gentry and Oda Catherine (Rierson) Gentry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1922, to Jessie Elizabeth Ferguson. |
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (b. 1889) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Son of John Oglesby Gravely and Lula (Kent) Gravely.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Hamilton (b. 1894) —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Atlantic, Carteret
County, N.C., February
20, 1894.
Son of Samuel E. Hamilton and Rebecca F. Hamilton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1921, 1957-59; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Son of Franklin Wills Hancock and Lizzie (Hobgood) Hancock.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; Presidential Elector for
North Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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Edwin Bedford Jeffress (b. 1887) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Canton, Haywood
County, N.C., May 29,
1887.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1925-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (b. 1885) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Son of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Annie E. (Clark) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1927, 1931,
1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,
1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Order of the
Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Olivia R. Best. |
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Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) —
also known as B. Everett Jordan —
of Saxapahaw, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C., September
8, 1896.
Son of Henry Harrison Jordan and Annie Elizabeth (Sellers) Jordan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners; Sons of
the American Revolution; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died March 15,
1974 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
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Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (b. 1924) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March 12,
1924.
Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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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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John Davis Larkins, Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
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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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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George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) —
also known as George B. Mason —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., March 28,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mary Harriett Scarborough. |
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Harriss Newman (b. 1897) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Son of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kemp Battle Nixon (b. 1883) —
also known as Kemp B. Nixon —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., August
12, 1883.
Son of Alfred Nixon and Iola Jane (Robinson) Nixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1931, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Jennings Rose (b. 1896) —
also known as D. J. Rose —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Wayne
County, N.C., September
26, 1896.
Son of Joel L. Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Rose.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1955-59.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel L. Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Rose; married 1925 to Janet
T. Conway; married 1956 to Mary
Elizabeth Farrior. |
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Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near Pinnacle, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1905.
Son of Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott.
Democrat. Chair of
Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., August 5,
1983 (age 77 years, 294
days).
Interment at Pinnacle
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, 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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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March 10,
1947.
Son of J.
R. Spratt (1917?-).
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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John Benton Stacy (b. 1891) —
also known as J. Benton Stacy —
of Ruffin, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born May 23,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
farmer;
banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Hans Gearhart Tanzler, Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 11,
1927.
Son of Hans Gearhart Tanzler and Donette (Walker) Tanzler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; judge of criminal court in
Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate in primary for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Joe Max Thomas (b. 1915) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Son of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn (died 1946); married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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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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Ernest V. Webb (b. 1877) —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Roxboro, Person
County, N.C., October
15, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; tobacconist;
farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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Adam Jackson Whitley, Jr. (b. 1894) —
also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., April 14,
1894.
Son of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
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Julian Emmett Winslow (b. 1897) —
also known as J. Emmett Winslow —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Winfall, Perquimans
County, N.C., February
14, 1897.
Son of Charles Cook Winslow and Martha (Leigh) Winslow.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1959; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cicero Preston Yow (1914-1990) —
also known as Cicero P. Yow —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., December
24, 1914.
Son of Amos H. Yow and Cassie (Langley) Yow.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died July 5,
1990 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Mary Elizabeth Hardwicke. |
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