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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham.
Lawyer;
publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Kingville, Richland
County, S.C., August
21, 1863.
Son of Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1923-40; appointed 1923.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of the Revolution; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died January
27, 1942 (age 78 years, 159
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) —
also known as Albert L. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
1, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, 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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Robert Haines Frazier (b. 1899) —
also known as Robert H. Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
8, 1899.
Son of Cyrus Pigott Frazier and Lucetta (Churchill) Frazier.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Greensboro, N.C., 1951-55.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Society for International Law; Sons of the American
Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Frazier Hall, at North Carolina A. & T. State University, is named for
him.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes.
Democrat. Planter;
member, North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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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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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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Thomas Bailey Lee (b. 1873) —
also known as T. Bailey Lee —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.; Burley, Cassia
County, Idaho.
Born in Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C., August
10, 1873.
Son of Rev. William Drayton Lee and Sarah Ann (Bailey) Lee.
Republican. Lawyer; Cassia
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12; district judge in Idaho
11th District, 1921-26, 1935-36; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1926-33; appointed 1926; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1931-32.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) —
also known as Robert H. McNeill —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., April 25,
1877.
Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina,
1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Son of Richard Lawrence Tyson and Margaret Louise (Turnage) Tyson.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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