| | 
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
| |  |
Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nancy Hall Sawyer. |
|
| |
Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1922
to Ruth Robeson Norment. |
|
| |
Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April 25,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-61; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1968.
|
| |
Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) —
also known as R. Hunt Parker —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., February
15, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court
judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in
office 1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
|
| |
Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) —
also known as H. Horton Rountree —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 5,
1921.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge
in North Carolina, 1980-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., March 14,
1998 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
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.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
|
| |
Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
|
| |
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.
|
|
The Political Graveyard
is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries.
Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source
for American political biography, listing 234,420
politicians, living and dead. |
| |
| |
The coverage of the site includes (1) the President, Vice President,
members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in
all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and
the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying
municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for
any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges;
(4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet,
diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys,
collectors of customs and internal revenue, and members of major
federal commissions; and (5) state and national political party officials,
including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in
national party nominating conventions. |
|
| |
The listings are incomplete; development of the database
is a continually ongoing project. |
|
| |
Information on this page — and on all other pages of this
site — is believed to be accurate, but is not
guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources
before relying on any information here. |
|
| |
The official URL for this page is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/vfw.html. |
|
| |
Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page
are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes
change as the site develops. |
|
| |
If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the
alphabetical index of
politicians. |
|
| |
More information: FAQ;
privacy policy;
cemetery links. |
|
| |
If you find any error or omission in The Political Graveyard,
or if you have information to share, please see the
biographical checklist and
submission guidelines. |
|
|
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained
by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure
and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard,
P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by
HDL. —
The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996;
the last full revision was done on
May 12, 2012.
|
|
Copyright notice: Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist
v. Rural Telephone. Original material, programming, selection and
arrangement are © 1996-2011 Lawrence Kestenbaum. This work is also
licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons
License. |
![[Amazon.com]](http://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)