| |  Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) — also known asEdward C. Hackney — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born inChathamCounty, N.C.,May 30,1856.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1882-83.Baptist.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,March10, 1903 (age46 years, 284days).Interment atMaplewoodCemetery, Durham, N.C. | | David McKee Hall (1918-1960) — of Sylva,JacksonCounty, N.C.Born in Sylva,JacksonCounty, N.C.,May 16,1918.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1955;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; diedin office 1960.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Rotary.Paraplegic.Died in Sylva,JacksonCounty, N.C.,January29, 1960 (age41 years, 258days).Interment atWebsterMethodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C. | | John W. Hall (b. 1880) — of Danbury,StokesCounty, N.C.Born near East Bend,YadkinCounty, N.C.,July 24,1880.Republican.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 27th District, 1913-14.Baptist.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof James H. Hall and Carrie E. (Hamer) Hall; married1911 to SarahBlanche Pepper. |
| | Luther Hamilton (1894-1976) — of Morehead City,CarteretCounty, N.C.Born in Atlantic,CarteretCounty, N.C.,February20, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 7th District, 1921-22, 1957-62;mayorof Morehead City, N.C., 1925-29; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1937-51; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee).Methodist.Member,DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners.Died inCarteretCounty, N.C.,June 26,1976 (age82 years, 127days).Interment atBayview Cemetery, Morehead City, N.C. | | William Cicero Hammer (1865-1930) — also known asWilliam C. Hammer — of Asheboro,RandolphCounty, N.C.Born near Asheboro,RandolphCounty, N.C.,March24, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;mayorof Asheboro, N.C., 1895-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1896,1912(member,CredentialsCommittee);U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1914-20;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1921-30; died inoffice 1930.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;OddFellows;JuniorOrder;Woodmen ofthe World.Died in Asheboro,RandolphCounty, N.C.,September26, 1930 (age65 years, 186days).Interment atCityCemetery, Asheboro, N.C. | | Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. (1894-1969) — also known asFrank Hancock, Jr. — of Oxford,GranvilleCounty, N.C.Born in Oxford,GranvilleCounty, N.C.,November1, 1894.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofGranville County Democratic Party, 1924; Democratic PresidentialElector for North Carolina,1925;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1926-28; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1928-30;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1940;state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;KappaAlpha Order;Rotary.Died in Oxford,GranvilleCounty, N.C.,January23, 1969 (age74 years, 83days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Oxford, N.C. | | Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) — also known asRichard T. Hanna;"The LittleLeprechaun" —of Fullerton,OrangeCounty, Calif.; Anaheim,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born in Kemmerer,LincolnCounty, Wyo.,June 9,1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bringabout theestablishmentof the University of California at Irvine and California StateUniversity at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom California,1960,1964;U.S.Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned1974.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks.In the 1970s, hereceivedpayments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Parkin what became known as the "Koreagate"influencebuyingscandal;pleadedguilty;sentencedto 6-30 months infederalprison; served one year.Died in Tryon,PolkCounty, N.C.,June 9,2001 (age87 years, 0days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean. | | William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) — also known asWilliam J. Hannah — of Waynesville,HaywoodCounty, N.C.Born in Cataloochee,HaywoodCounty, N.C., August,1867.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;HaywoodCounty Treasurer, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 37th District, 1913-14.Baptist.Member,OddFellows;JuniorOrder;RoyalArcanum.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John J. Hannah and Martha Ann (Simmons) Hannah; married1899 toJosephine Tucker. |
| | Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) — of Weatherford,CusterCounty, Okla.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born inBuncombeCounty, N.C.,January15, 1879.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1916;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Woodmen.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married1904 to RoxySeevers. |
| | Lewis Wardlaw Haskell (1868-1938) — also known asLewis W. Haskell — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Pastoria,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,December2, 1868.Lawyer; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Richland County,1902-06; U.S. Consul inSalina Cruz, 1910-12;Hull, 1912-13;Belgrade, 1913-15;Geneva, 1915-24;Algiers, as of 1926; U.S. Consul General inZurich, as of 1929-32.Died in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,April29, 1938 (age69 years, 148days).Interment atSt.John in the Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C. | | Rufus Lafayette Haymore (b. 1851) — also known asRufus L. Haymore — of Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,1851.Republican.Lawyer; mayor of Mt. Airy, N.C., 1897; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Surry County,1909-10, 1913-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1911-12, 1915-16.Baptist.Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) — also known asBrooks Hays — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in London,PopeCounty, Ark.,August9, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,1956;candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.Baptist.Member,SigmaChi;PhiAlpha Delta;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Lions;American BarAssociation.Died in Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,October11, 1981 (age83 years, 63days).Interment atOaklandCemetery, Russellville, Ark. | | William Henry Haywood Jr. (1801-1852) — also known asWilliam H. Haywood, Jr. — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October23, 1801.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1831, 1834-36;U.S.Attorney for North Carolina, 1840-43;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1843-46; resigned 1846.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October7, 1852 (age50 years, 350days).Interment atCityCemetery, Raleigh, N.C. | | David Heaton (1823-1870) — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio; St. Anthony Falls,HennepinCounty, Minn.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March10, 1823.Republican.Lawyer; postmaster atMiddletown,Ohio, 1849-52; member ofOhiostate senate, 1855; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1859-63 (23rd District 1859-60, 4th District1861-63);delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1868-70; died inoffice 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1870 (age47 years, 107days).Interment atNationalCemetery, New Bern, N.C.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Archibald Henderson (1768-1822) — of Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.Born near Williamsboro,VanceCounty, N.C.,August7, 1768.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1807-09, 1814, 1819-20.Slaveowner. Died in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,October21, 1822 (age54 years, 75days).Interment atLutheranCemetery, Salisbury, N.C. | | David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) — also known asDavid E. Henderson — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.; Scalybark,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Deppe,OnslowCounty, N.C.,September3, 1879.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,1948-49; resigned 1949.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Redmen;Woodmenof the World;Kiwanis.DiedJuly 25,1968 (age88 years, 326days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | James Pinckney Henderson (1808-1858) — also known asJ. Pinckney Henderson — of Marshville (unknowncounty), Tex.Born in Lincolnton,LincolnCounty, N.C.,March31, 1808.Lawyer; general in the Texas Army during the Texas War ofIndependence;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1836-37;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1837;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845;Governor ofTexas, 1846-47; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1857-58; died in office 1858.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 4,1858 (age50 years, 65days).Original interment and cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1930 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | John Steele Henderson (1846-1916) — also known asJohn S. Henderson — of Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.Born near Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,January6, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;RowanCounty Register of Deeds, 1866-68;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; memberofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1876; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1878, 1901-04; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1916(HonoraryVice-President);U.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1885-95.Died in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,October9, 1916 (age70 years, 277days).Interment atChestnutHill Cemetery, Salisbury, N.C. | | Richard Henderson (1735-1785) — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,April20, 1735.Lawyer; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1768-73;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Granville County, 1781.Anglican.Pioneer and colonizer in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky;organized what became known as the Transylvania Land Company, whichmade treaties with the Cherokees, hired Daniel Boone as advance agentto blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap, and created TransylvaniaColony in Kentucky and Tennessee.Died inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,January30, 1785 (age49 years, 285days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Vance County, N.C. | | Worth Dewey Henderson (1898-1996) — also known asWorth D. Henderson — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inWilkesCounty, N.C.,July 7,1898.Republican.Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1932(alternate),1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1944(alternate).Died in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,December5, 1996 (age98 years, 151days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jesse Sylvester Henderson and Ethel Roxie (Lunsford)Henderson. |
| | John Kerr Hendrick (1849-1921) — also known asJohn K. Hendrick — of Smithland,LivingstonCounty, Ky.Born inCaswellCounty, N.C.,October10, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;LivingstonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-86; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1887-91;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1895-97.Died in Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.,June 20,1921 (age71 years, 253days).Interment atMaplelawnPark Cemetery, Paducah, Ky. | | Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,July 29,1914.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,August17, 2001 (age87 years, 19days).Interment atEastviewCemetery, Wadesboro, N.C. | | William Henry Hill (1767-1809) — of North Carolina. Born in Brunswick,ColumbusCounty, N.C.,May 1,1767.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for North Carolina, 1790; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1794;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1803.Slaveowner. Died near Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,1809(ageabout42 years).Intermenta private or family graveyard, New Hanover County, N.C. | | Franklin P. Hobgood Jr. (b. 1872) — of Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,December17, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1911-16 (21st District 1911-12, 20thDistrict 1913-16).Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Franklin P. Hobgood and Mary Anne (Royal) Hobgood; married,October9, 1907, to Lucy McGee Glenn. |
| | 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. | | William Alexander Hoke (1851-1925) — also known asWilliam A. Hoke;Alex Hoke — of Lincolnton,LincolnCounty, N.C.Born in Lincolnton,LincolnCounty, N.C.,October25, 1851.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County,1889-90; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1891-1904;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1905-21.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,September13, 1925 (age73 years, 323days).Interment atSt. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C. | | James Holland (1754-1823) — of Rutherfordton,RutherfordCounty, N.C.;MauryCounty, Tenn.Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justiceof the peace; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1783, 1797; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1786, 1789;delegateto North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789;lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1795-97, 1801-11 (at-large1795-97, 1801-03, 11th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 11thDistrict 1807-09, at-large 1809-11).Slaveowner. Died inMauryCounty, Tenn.,May 19,1823 (ageabout 68years).Intermenta private or family graveyard, Maury County, Tenn. | | Kenneth Lamar Holland (b. 1934) — of South Carolina. Born in Hickory,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,November24, 1934.Democrat.Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom South Carolina,1968;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 5th District, 1975-83.Still living as of 2004. | | Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829) — of Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.Born near Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.,1769.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1794-95; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1797-1802, 1812-13;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1821-24;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died inoffice 1829.Slaveowner. Died near Clinton,SampsonCounty, N.C.,September26, 1829 (ageabout 60years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Sampson County, N.C.; reinterment in1984 atJohn Sampson Cemetery, Clinton, N.C.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.  | George Dunlap Hopper (1889-1969) — also known asGeorge D. Hopper — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.Born in Stanford,LincolnCounty, Ky.,July 13,1889.Lawyer; U.S. Consul inStockholm, 1917-19;Rotterdam, 1920-23;Hamburg, 1923;Dunkirk, 1923-25;Antofagasta, 1925-29;Montreal, 1929-34;Casablanca, 1934-37; U.S. Consul General inWinnipeg, 1937-41;St. John's, 1941-45;Hong Kong, 1945-49.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons.Died, frombronchopneumonia,in BrentwoodRehabCenter, Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,July 11,1969 (age79 years, 363days).Interment atCalvary Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof George Dunlap Hopper (1848-1913) and Katherine Elizabeth (Higgins)Hopper; married,June 23,1920, to Minnie Parker Durham; married,July 8,1939, to Sue Cushing Hayes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1918) |
| | | Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) — also known asWilkins P. Horton — of Pittsboro,ChathamCounty, N.C.Born in Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,September1, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935;secretary ofNorth Carolina Democratic Party, 1930;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1948.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Intermentsomewherein Pittsboro, N.C.  | John Hjalmar Hougen (1889-1978) — also known asJohn H. Hougen — of Fisher,PolkCounty, Minn.; Crookston,PolkCounty, Minn.Born in Fargo,CassCounty, N.Dak.,July 7,1889.Republican.Lawyer;lawprofessor; member ofMinnesotastate senate 66th District, 1927-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1930; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II.Norwegianancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;KappaSigma;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,July 14,1978 (age89 years, 7days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | | Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) — also known asRobert L. Humber — of Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.Born in Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.,May 30,1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;Rhodesscholar;lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1956;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.Baptist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;SigmaPhi Epsilon;UnitedWorld Federalists;AmericanLegion;Rotary;American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;FarmBureau;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation.DiedNovember10, 1970 (age72 years, 164days).Interment atCherryHill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married,October16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
| | Bolivar Steadman Hurley (b. 1888) — also known asB. S. Hurley — of Troy,MontgomeryCounty, N.C.Born in Troy,MontgomeryCounty, N.C.,May 16,1888.Democrat.Lawyer; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,1917, 1925; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 18th District, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Burial location unknown.
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