Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge | |
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| 12th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina | |
| In office January 15, 1913 – January 11, 1917 | |
| Governor | Locke Craig |
| Preceded by | William C. Newland |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Max Gardner |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives forEdgecombe County | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
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| Born | January 17, 1863 Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Died | June 12, 1921(1921-06-12) (aged 58) Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (January 17, 1863 – June 12, 1921)[1] was aNorth Carolina politician who served as the 12thLieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917.
Daughtridge was born nearRocky Mount, North Carolina on January 17, 1863. A farmer andDemocrat, he was elected to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives fromEdgecombe County for two terms (1901 and 1903). Daughtridge operated several businesses, was a Rocky Mount city alderman and Edgecombe County commissioner, served on the state Board of Agriculture and sat on the Board of Trustees ofNorth Carolina State University.
He was elected Lt. Governor in 1912 with 38 percent in a three-way race. Barred from seeking a second term by the state constitution of the time, Daughtridge ran forGovernor of North Carolina and lost toThomas Bickett in the first gubernatorialprimary election in state history.[2]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1912 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1913-1917 | Succeeded by |
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