George M. Pritchard | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Weaver |
| Succeeded by | Zebulon Weaver |
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| Born | (1886-01-04)January 4, 1886 |
| Died | April 24, 1955(1955-04-24) (aged 69) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
George Moore Pritchard (January 4, 1886 – April 24, 1955) was a lawyer,Republican politician, and one-termU.S. representative fromNorth Carolina. He was the son of SenatorJeter C. Pritchard and Augusta Ray.
Pritchard served in theNorth Carolina House of Representatives in 1916 and 1917. In 1928, Pritchard was elected to the71st United States Congress fromNorth Carolina's 10th congressional district. In 1930, he did not run for re-election, but instead ran unsuccessfully for theU.S. Senate against DemocratJosiah W. Bailey. All his later attempts at political comebacks—running forGovernor of North Carolina in 1940 and 1948, and for the U.S. House in 1952—were unsuccessful.
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| Preceded by A. A. Whitener | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromNorth Carolina (Class 2) 1930 | Succeeded by Frank C. Patton |
| Preceded by Frank C. Patton | Republican nominee forGovernor of North Carolina 1948 | Succeeded by Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. |
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 10th congressional district 1929–1931 | Succeeded by Zebulon Weaver |
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