Cleveland County
North Carolina
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Cleveland County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Cleveland County
Index to Locations SunsetCemetery West Sumter Street Shelby, Cleveland County, 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 at Sunset Cemetery.
| Edwin Yates Webb (1872-1955) — also known asEdwin Y. Webb — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born in Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.,May 23,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofCleveland County Democratic Party, 1898-1902; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1901-03;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1903-19;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,1919-48.Baptist.Co-sponsor, National Prohibition Amendment to U.S. Constitution. Died in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,February7, 1955 (age82 years, 260days).Interment at Sunset Cemetery.
| Otis McCoy Mull (1880-1962) — also known asO. M. Mull — of Shelby,ClevelandCounty, N.C.Born inClevelandCounty, N.C.,1880.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1920;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1920;NorthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1931; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1944,1952(alternate).DiedNovember27, 1962 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Sunset Cemetery. | Plato Durham — of North Carolina. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1874.Interment at Sunset Cemetery. | 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 at Sunset Cemetery.
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