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Gudger-Langley family of Asheville, North Carolina

James Madison Gudger Jr. (1855-1920) — also known asJames M. Gudger, Jr. — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born inMadisonCounty, N.C.,October22, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate; elected 1900;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1903-07,1911-15.DiedFebruary29, 1920 (age64 years, 130days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C.

Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) — also known asHezekiah A. Gudger — ofMadisonCounty, N.C.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in Marshall,MadisonCounty, N.C.,May 27,1849.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Madison County,1872-78; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1885; Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for North Carolina,1896;U.S. Consul General inPanama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14;chief justice, 1909-14.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Beaverdam,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,September22, 1917 (age68 years, 118days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C.

	Relatives: Sonof Joseph Jackson Gudger and Sarah Emaline (Barnard) Gudger; brotherofJamesMadison Gudger Jr.; married,August10, 1875, to Jennie Hardy Smith; uncle ofKatherineGudger Langley.
		Political family:Gudger-Langleyfamily of Asheville, North Carolina.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

	Presumably namedfor:JamesMadison
		Relatives: Brother ofHezekiahAlexander Gudger; married to Katie M. Hawkins; father of Dr.Hubert B. Gudger andKatherineGudger (who marriedJohnWesley Langley).
		Political family:Gudger-Langleyfamily of Asheville, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Wesley Langley (1868-1932) — also known asJohn W. Langley — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.; Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.Born inFloydCounty, Ky.,January14, 1868.Republican. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1886-90; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kentucky,1888,1900,1916;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1907-26; defeated,1896; resigned 1926.Convictedin 1924 of conspiracy totransportand sell liquor re-elected while his appeal was pending, butresignedfrom Congress in 1926;sentencedto a term in federalprison. Granted clemency by PresidentCalvinCoolidge.Died, ofpneumonia,in Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.,January17, 1932 (age64 years, 3days).Interment atLangleyCemetery, Middle Creek, Ky.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley
		Relatives: Married toKatherineGudger (daughter ofJamesMadison Gudger Jr.).
		Political family:Gudger-Langleyfamily of Asheville, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Katherine Gudger Langley (1888-1948) — also known asKate G. Langley;Katherine Gudger;Mrs. John W. Langley —of Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.Born near Marshall,MadisonCounty, N.C.,February14, 1888.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1920(alternate),1924,1928,1944(alternate);vice-chair ofKentucky Republican Party, 1920-22;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1927-31; defeated,1930;Kentuckyrailroad commissioner 3rd District, 1939-42.Female.Member,UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy.Died in Pikeville,PikeCounty, Ky.,August15, 1948 (age60 years, 183days).Interment atJohnsonMemorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.

	Relatives:Daughter ofJamesMadison Gudger Jr.; married toJohnWesley Langley; niece ofHezekiahAlexander Gudger.
		Political family:Gudger-Langleyfamily of Asheville, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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