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Gardner family of Shelby, North Carolina

Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) — also known asO. Max Gardner — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,March22, 1882.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;chair ofCleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1924,1932,1940,1944;Governorof North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaNu;OddFellows;Elks.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in his suite at the St. RegisHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February6, 1947 (age64 years, 321days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Shelby, 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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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) — also known asClyde R. Hoey — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,December11, 1877.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1904,1940,1944(speaker),1948,1952;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1937-41; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died inoffice 1954.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;JuniorOrder;Knightsof Pythias;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaChi.Died from astroke,at his desk in his congressionaloffice,inWashington,D.C.,May 12,1954 (age76 years, 152days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Shelby, N.C.

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey; married,March22, 1900, to Bessie Gardner (sister ofOliverMax Gardner).
		Political family:Gardnerfamily of Shelby, North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography

	Relatives: Sonof Oliver Perry Gardner and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner; brother ofBessie Gardner (who marriedClydeRoark Hoey); married,November6, 1907, toFayLamar Webb.
		Political family:Gardnerfamily of Shelby, North Carolina.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

Fay Webb Gardner (1885-1969) — also known asFay Lamar Webb;Mrs. O. MaxGardner —of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,September7, 1885.Democrat. Executive andstylist,ClevelandClothMills of Shelby, N.C.; member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Committee, 1929; member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-32; delegateto Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1948,1952.Female.Baptist.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy;ColonialDames.DiedJanuary16, 1969 (age83 years, 131days).Interment atSunsetCemetery, Shelby, N.C.

	Relatives:Daughter of James Landrum Webb and Kansas Love (Andrews) Webb;married,November6, 1907, toOliverMax Gardner.
		Political family:Gardnerfamily of Shelby, North Carolina.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Books about O. Max Gardner: Joseph L.Morrison,GovernorO. Max Gardner : A Power in North Carolina and New DealWashington

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