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 MARION BUTLER. 
 United States Senator. 
 
W. A. GUTHRIK, 
 Populist Candidate for Governor, 1896. 
 
I } BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Members of the Legislature 
 
 OF 
 
 NORTH CAROLINA, 
 
 SESSION 1897. 
 
 «<£"*' 4^* i^W 
 
 Published by 
 
 D. C. MANGUM, 
 
 Durham, N. C. 
 
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 RALEIGH: 
 
 Edwards & Broughton, Printers and Binders, 
 
 1897. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 
 Ashburn, Jesse A 19 
 
 Adams, J. P. H 38 
 
 Atwater, John W 36 
 
 Bryan, J. 0. A 27 
 
 Brown, J. W 3 2 
 
 Bryan, J. E 33 
 
 Barker, R. H. W — 33 
 
 Bingham, Thomas 36 
 
 Brower, John M 37 
 
 Bailey, W. A 38 
 
 Cook, Charles A 17 
 
 Cuningham, John S 21 
 
 Cuningham, John W 26 
 
 Cannon, Geo. H 30 
 
 Cowles, Andrew J 33 
 
 Cnrrie, Wm. J _- 36 
 
 Chilcutt, B. J 36 
 
 Cathey, James H 37 
 
 Carter, Van. B 37 
 
 Crumpler, R. M 38 
 
 Dixon, B. F 18 
 
 Daniels, Geo. C 30 
 
 Dickson, J. M 34 
 
 Elliott, Richard 37 
 
 Ferrell, J. M _— 36 
 
 Geddie, John McP 25 
 
 Guthrie, Wm. A 25 
 
 Grubbs, J. L 32 
 
 Hodges, Henry Edgar 23 
 
 Lyon, J E 30 
 
 McNeill, Milton . 3r 
 
 McCarthy, W.T 35 
 
 Moye, Abram J 34 
 
 Mears, Sidney ^5 
 
 Merritt. William 38 
 
 Odom, W. H 22 
 
 Ormsby, W. P 24 
 
 Parker, J. H 37 
 
 Person, B. T 35 
 
 Parker, Edward S 31 
 
 Petree, R. J _ .: __. 37 
 
 Robeson, E. N 36 
 
 Reynolds, J. A 36 
 
 Sharpe, A. Clayton 39 
 
 Somers, C. H 38 
 
 Schulken. J. B . 37 
 
 Shore, Sidney, F 20 
 
 Scales, A. M 34 
 
 Sharp, John T 37 
 
 Shaw, A 38 
 
 Wilson, S. M 24 
 
 White, Stephen ._.. 38 
 
 Walker. J. A .__. 35 
 
 Whidbee, J. h 35 
 
 Wrenn, h. L, 37 
 
 Ward, Maury 37 
 
 White, King W 38 
 
 Yeager, W. B 34 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 The history of all public men belongs to the people, and 
 should be of record. 
 
 In the following pages there is no attempt to make history, 
 but simply to record facts obtainable. The publisher regrets 
 that repeated effort has failed to get from some Members the 
 necessary data to make this book what it was intended to be — 
 a brief history of ALL the Members in the Session of '97. It 
 is hoped, however, that it will bear favorable comparison with 
 any former work of its kind published in the State, both in 
 matter and workmanship. 
 
 The work has been gotten out on subscription largely, and 
 the publisher is barely compensated for the outlay in time and 
 money, to say nothing of profits. 
 
 I have included information, not promised in the prospectus, 
 concerning the State Government (corrected to the moment of 
 going to press), which I trust will prove of interest to my pa- 
 trons. 
 
 It is unfortunate that Senators and Representatives should, 
 from false modesty or other causes, not have availed themselves 
 more generally of the exceedingly low rates, and given to their 
 constituents and friends more extended sketches of their lives. 
 The fault lies not with the publisher, who submits this book to 
 a discriminating public without further apology. 
 
 D. C. Mangum. 
 
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 
 
 OF THE 
 
 MEMBERS of the LEGISLATURE 
 
 SESSION 1897. 
 
 GOVERNORS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 {Elected by the General Assembly.) 
 
 Elected. Name. County. Died. 
 
 1776 Richard Caswell Lenoir 1789 
 
 1779 Abner Nash Craven 1789 
 
 1781 Thomas Burke Orange 1783 
 
 1782 Alexander Martin Guilford 1807 
 
 1784 Richard Caswell Lenoir 1789 
 
 1787 Samuel Johnston Chowan 1816 
 
 1789 Alexander Martin Guilford 1807 
 
 1792 Richard Dobbs Speight, Sr Craven 1802 
 
 1795 Samuel Ashe New Hanover 1813 
 
 1798 Wm. R.Davie Halifax 1820 
 
 1799 Benjamin Williams Moore 1814 
 
 1802 John B. Ashe Halifax 1802 
 
 1802 James Turner Warren 1824 
 
 1805 Nathaniel Alexander Mecklenburg 1808 
 
 1807 Benjamin Williams Moore 1814 
 
 1808 David Stone Bertie 1818 
 
 1810 Benjamin Smith Brunswick 1829 
 
 1811 William Hawkins Warren 1819 
 
 1814 William Miller Warren 1826 
 
 1817 John Branch Halifax 1863 
 
 1820 Jesse Franklin Surry 1824 
 
 1821 Gabriel Holmes . Sampson 1829 
 
 1824 Hutchins G. Burton Halifax 1836 
 
 1827 James Iredell Chowan 1853 
 
 1828 John Owen Bladen 1841 
 
 1830 Montford Stokes Wilkes 1842 
 
 1832 David I,. Swain Buncombe 1868 
 
 1835 Richard Dobbs Speight, Jr ___ ---Craven 1850 
 
 {Elected by the People.) 
 
 1837 Edward B. Dudley New Hanover 1855 
 
 1841 John M. Morehead Guilford 1866 
 
 1845 William A. Graham Orange 1875 
 
 1849 Charles Manly Wake 1871 
 
 1851 David S. Reid Rockingham 1891 
 
 1854 Warren Winslow {ex-officio) Cumberland 1862 
 
LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 1855 Thomas Bragg Northampton 1872 
 
 1859 John W. Ellis Rowan 1861 
 
 1861 Henry T. Clark (ex-officio) Edgecombe 1874 
 
 1862 Zeb. B. Vance Buncombe 1894 
 
 1865 W. W. Holden (Provisional) Wake .__ . „ 1892 
 
 1865 Jonathan Worth Randolph 1869 
 
 1868 W. W. Holden Wake , 1892 
 
 1870 Tod R. Caldwell Burke 1874 
 
 1874 Curtis H. Brogdeu {ex -officio) Wayne 
 
 1877 Zeb. B. Vance Buncombe 1894 
 
 1879 T. J. Jarvis Pitt .. . 
 
 1885 Alfred M. Scales Rockingham 1892 
 
 1889 Daniel G. Fowle __. Wake ._. 1891 
 
 1891 Thomas M. Holt (ex-officio) . -Alamance 1896 
 
 1893 Elias Carr _„ Edgecombe -. 
 
 1897 Daniel L. Russell New Hanover 
 
 GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA— 1897-1901 . 
 
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Daniel L. Russell, of New Hanover County, Governor ; salary $3,000, 
 and furnished house, fuel and lights. 
 
 A. Reynolds, of Forsyth County, Lieutenant Governor and 
 Speaker of the Senate. 
 
 Cyrus Thompson, of Onslow County, Secretary of State ; salary $2,000 
 and fees ; $1,000 additional assistance. 
 
 Hal W. Ayer, of Wake County, Auditor; salary $1,500; $1,000 addi- 
 tional for clerical assistance, 
 
 William H. Worth, of Wake County, Treasurer ; salary $3,000. 
 
 Charles H. Mebane, of Catawba County, Superintendent of Public In- 
 struction ; salary $1,500; $500 per annum additional traveling expenses. 
 
 Zeb. Vance Walser, of Davidson County, Attorney General; salary 
 $2,000. 
 
 R. T. Gray, Reporter to Supreme Court; salary $750. 
 
 Andrew J. Cowles, of Iredell County, Adjutant General; salary $600. 
 
 J. C. Ellington, of Johnston County, State Librarian ; salary $1,000. 
 
 C. M. Roberts, of Vance County, Superintendent of Public Buildings 
 and Grounds; salary $850. 
 
 J. C. S. Lumsden, State Standard Keeper; salary $100. 
 
 University of North Carolina. 
 
 (Located in Chapel Hill, Orange County, twenty-eight miles northwest 
 of Raleigh). 
 
 Chartered in 1789, founded 1793, opened 1795. It now has in all de- 
 partments 539 students, and thirty-five instructors. The equipment in- 
 cludes twelve large buildings, five scientific laboratories, library of 40,- 
 000 volumes, campus of fifty acres with ample athletic grounds, gym- 
 nasium, etc. Law school and medical school. A summer school for 
 teachers is conducted each July. 
 
 Faculty.— Edwin Anderson Alderman, D. C. L., President and Pro- 
 fessor of Political and Social Science; Kemp Plummer Battle, LL. D., 
 Professor of History; Francis Preston Venable, Ph. D.. Professor of 
 General and Analytical Chemistry ; Joseph Austin Holmes, B. S., State 
 Geologist and Lecturer on Geology of North Carolina ; Joshua Walker 
 Gore, C. E., Professor of Natural Philosophy ; John Manning, LL. D., 
 Professor of Law ; Thomas Hume, D. D., LL. D., Professor of the Eng- 
 lish Language and Literature ; Walter Dallam Toy, M. A., Professor of 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 
 
 Modern Languages; Eben Alexander, Ph. D., LL. D., Professor of the 
 Greek Language and Literature (on leave of absence); William Cain, C. 
 E., Professor of Mathematics; Richard Henry Whitehead, M. D., Pro- 
 fessor of Anatomy and Pathology; Henry Horace Williams, A. M., B. D., 
 Professor of Mental and Normal Science; Henry Van Peters Wilson, Ph. 
 D., Professor of Biology ; Karl Pomeroy Harrington, A. M., Professor 
 of the Latin Languages and Literature; James E. Shepherd, LL. D., 
 ex-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Associate 
 Professor of Common and Statute Law and Equity in Summer School ; 
 Collier Cobb, A. M., Professor of Geology ; Francis Kingsley Ball, Ph. 
 D., Professor of Greek ; Charles Baskerville, Ph. D., Assistant Professor 
 of Chemistry; Charles Staples Mangum, A. B. Professor of Physiology 
 and Materia Medica ; Clinton White Toms, Professor of Pedagogy ; 
 George Phineas Butler, B. E., Instructor in Mathematics; Samuel May, 
 A. B., instructor in Modern Languages; Henry Farrar Linscott, A. B., 
 Instructor in Latin ; William Robert Webb, Jr., A. B., Instructor in Eng- 
 lish; William Cunningham Smith, Ph. B., Instructor in Pedagogies; 
 Harry Ellsworth Mechling, Director of Gymnasium ; Robert Ervin Coke, 
 S. B., Assistant in Biology ; George Hughes Kirby, S. B., Assistant in 
 Biology; Arthur Williams Belden, Assistant in Chemistry; John Gil- 
 christ McCormick, Assistant in Geology ; Arch Turner Allen, Assis- 
 tant in Physics ; Stanford Hunter Harris, Assistant in Chemistry; Col- 
 lier Cobb, A, M., Secretary of Faculty ; Francis Kingsley Ball, Ph. D,, 
 Supervisor of Library ; Benjamin Wyche, Litt. B., Librarian; Eugene 
 Lewis Harris, Ph. B., Registrar; W T illie Thomas Patterson, Bursar. 
 
 PUBLIC WORKS AND INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 North Carolina Department of Agriculture. 
 
 (Located at Raleigh, in a building especially arranged for the purpose, 
 immediately north of Capitol Square). 
 
 OFFICERS. — S. L. Patterson, Commissioner; T. K. Bruner, Secretary ; 
 H. B. Battle, Ph. D., Chemist and Director of Experiment Station. 
 
 N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, including the Fertilizer Control Station 
 and State Weather Service, Raleigh, N. C. 
 
 The officers of the Station are: H. B. Battle, Ph. D., Director and 
 State Chemist ; F. E. Emery, B. S., Agriculturist; Gerald McCarthy, B. 
 Sc, Botanist and Entomologist ; W. F. Massey, C. E., Horticulturist; 
 C. F. von Herrmann, U. S. Weather Bureau, Meteorologist; F. P. Wil- 
 liamson, D. V. S., Consulting Veterinarian; B. W. Kilgore, M. S., As- 
 sistant Chemist ; F. B. Carpenter, B. S., Assistant Chemist; W. M. Allen, 
 Assistant Chemist; C. B. Williams, B. S., Assistant Chemist; Roscoe Nunn, 
 U.S. Weather Bureau, Assistant Meteorologist; Alex. Rhodes, Assis- 
 tant Horticulturist; A. F. Bowen, Secretary. 
 
 N. C. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 
 
 Faculty and Officers.— Alexander Q. Holladay, President ; W. F. 
 Massey, C. E., Professor of Horticulture, Arboriculture and Botany; W. 
 A. Withers, A. M., Professor of Pure and Agricultural Chemistry ; D. H. 
 Hill, A. M., Professor of English ; B. Irby, M. S.. Professor of Agri- 
 culture ; W, C. Riddick, A. B., C. E., Professor of Mechanics and Ap- 
 plied Mathematics ; Lieut. John Gresham, 4th U. S. Cavalry, Professor of 
 Military Tactics and Physics ; R. E. L. Yates, A. M., Adjunct Professor 
 
LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 of Mathematics ; F. E. Emery, B. S., Assistant Professor of Agriculture ; 
 Charles M. Pritchett, B. S., Instructor in Mechanics; Charles B. Park, 
 Instructor in Practical Mechanics ; L. T. Yarborough, and C. E. Pear- 
 son, Assistants in Shops ; S. E. Asbury, B. S., Instructor in Chemistry; 
 B. S. Skinner, Assistant in Agricultural and Horticultural Practice; B. 
 F. Walton, B. S., Assistant in Dairy ; Professor Withers, Secretary of 
 the Faculty ; Professor Hill, Bursar; Mr. Skinner, Superintendent of 
 the Farm ; Mrs. Sue C. Carroll, Matron ; J. R. Rogers, M. D., Physician. 
 
 North Carolina Agricultural Society. 
 
 OFFICERS. — Benehan Cameron, President, Durham; John Nichols, 
 Secretary and Treasurer, Raleigh. 
 
 Vice-Presidents.— (Permanent)— Hon. Kemp P. Battle, Orange; R. 
 H. Battle, Wake. 
 
 Officers N. C. State Penitentiary. 
 
 A. Leazar, Superintendent; John M. Fleming, Warden; William Led- 
 better, Deputy Warden ; J. W. McGee, Physician ; J. J. Bernard, Clerk. 
 
 North Carolina Institution for the Blind. 
 
 The North Carolina Institution for the Blind is located at Raleigh. 
 OFFICERS.— John E. Ray, Principal; Dr . Hubert Haywood, of Raleigh, 
 Physician; W. H. Rand, Steward; W. H.Worth, ex officio, Treasurer. 
 
 North Carolina School for the Deaf and Dumb. 
 
 Located at Morganton, N. C. 
 
 OFFICERS. — E. McK. Goodwin, Superintendent; George L. Phifer, 
 Steward; Mrs. Mary B. Malone, Matron; E. S. Walton, Deputy Treas- 
 urer. 
 
 North Carolina Insane Asylum. 
 
 (Situated in the vicinity of Raleigh, and will accommodate four hun- 
 dred patients.) 
 
 OFFICERS.— W. H. Worth, ex officio, Treasurer; W. T. Smith, Esq., 
 Keeper of Records. 
 
 Resident OFFICERS. — Dr. George L. Kirby, Superintendent; Dr. J. 
 A. Faison, ist Assistant Physician; Dr. R. S. McGeachey, 2d Assistant 
 Physician; W. R. Crawford,' Jr., Steward; Mrs. M. A. Whitaker, Matron. 
 
 The State Hospital, Morganton, 
 Officers —P. L. Murphy, M. D., Superintendent; Isaac M. Taylor, 
 M. D., Assistant Physician ;'T. S. Mott, M. D., Assistant Physician; F. 
 M. Scroggs, Steward; Mrs. C. A. Marsh, Matron. 
 
 Eastern Hospital, Goldsboro, for Colored People. 
 J. F. Miller, M. D., Superintendent; W. W. Faison, M. D., Assistant 
 Physician; Daniel Reid, Steward; Mrs. B. V. Smith, Matron. 
 
 Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
 
 B. R. Lacy, Wake County, Commissioner; W. E. Faison, Wake County, 
 Clerk. Office in the Supreme Court Building. 
 
 N. C. Board of Railroad Commissioners. 
 
 Commissioners.— J. W. Wilson, Burke County, Chairman; E. C. Bed- 
 dingfield, Wake County; S. Otho Wilson, Wake County. H. C. Brown, 
 Surry County, Clerk. 
 
 Regular sessions of the Court are held at Raleigh. Special sessions 
 are also held at other places, under such regulations as are made by the 
 Commissioners. 
 
 Offices of the Commissioners are located in the Agricultural Building. 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 9 
 
 North Carolina Geological Survey. 
 
 Jos. A. Holmes, State Geologist; H. B. C. Nitze, Assistant Geologist ; 
 J. V. Lewis, Assistant Geologist ; W. W. Ashe, Forester. 
 
 State Museum. 
 
 In the Agricultural Building at Raleigh, under the control of the Board 
 of Agriculture. Jos. A. Holmes and T. K. Bruner, Directors ; H. H. 
 Brimley, Curator. 
 
 Medical Board of Examiners of North Carolina, 
 Dr. W. H. Whitehead, Rocky Mount, President ; Dr. L. J. Picot, Lit- 
 tleton, Secretary ; Dr. George W. Long, Graham ; Dr. H. B. Weaver, 
 Asheville; Dr. Julian M. Baker, Tarboro ; Dr. J. M. Hays, Greensboro ; 
 Dr. Thomas S. Burbank. Wilmington. 
 
 North Carolina Board of Health. 
 
 George G. Thomas, M. D., Wilmington; S. Westray Battle, M. D., 
 Asheville; W. H. Harrell, M. D., Williamston ; W. P. Beall, M. D., 
 Greensboro ; W. J. Lumsden, M. D., Elizabeth Citv ; John Whitehead, 
 M. D., Salisbury ; F. P. Venable, Ph. D., Chapel Hill ; J. C. Chase, Civil 
 Engineer, Wilmington; Richard H. Lewis, M. D., Raleigh, Secretary 
 and Treasurer. 
 
 Board of Public Charities of North Carolina. 
 Chas. Duffy, M. D., Chairman, Craven County; Lawrence J. Haugh- 
 ton, Chatham County; Wesley N. Jones, Wake County; William A. 
 Blair, Forsyth County; S. W. Reid, Mecklenburg County; C. B. Den- 
 son, Wake County, Secretary. 
 
 State Normal and Industrial School, Greensboro. 
 
 Charles D. Mclver, A. B., Litt D., President; Miss Sue May Kirkland, 
 Lady Principal; E.J. Forney, Bursar; Annie M. Petty, Librarian; Mrs. 
 W. P. Carraway, Matron. 
 
 SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 William T. Faircloth, of Wayne, Chief Justice ; Robert M. Douglass, 
 of Guilford County ; Walter Clark, of Wake County ; David M. Furches, 
 of Iredell County, and Walter A. Montgomery, of Wake County, Asso- 
 ciate Justices. Salary $2,500 each. 
 
 Thos. S. Kenan, Clerk, salary $300 and fees. 
 
 Robert T. Gray, Reporter, salary $750. 
 
 Robert H. Bradley, Marshal and Librarian, salary $1,000. 
 
 J. L. Seawell, office Clerk. 
 
 The Court meets in Raleigh ou the first Monday in February, and the 
 last Monday in September of each year. 
 
 Spring Term — 1st Judicial District, February 1st ; 2d District, Febru- 
 ary 8th ; 3d District, February 15th ; 4th District. February 22d ; 5th 
 District, March 1st ; 6th District, March 8th ; 7th District, March 15th ; 
 8th District, March 22d ; 9th District, March 29th; 10th District, April 
 5th ; nth District, April 12th ; 12th District, April 19th. 
 
 Fall Term — 1st District, September 27th ; 2d District, October 4th; 3d 
 District, October nth; 4th District, October 18th ; 5th District, October 
 25th; 6th District. November 1st; 7th District, November 8th ; 8th Dis- 
 trict, November 15th ; 9th District, November 22d ; 10th District, Novem- 
 ber 29th ; nth District, December 6th ; 12th District, December 13th. 
 
 Applicants for license to practice law are examined on Monday, the 
 first day of each term. 
 
IO LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. 
 
 Chief Justice, Melville W. Fuller, $10,500. 
 
 There are eight Associate Justices, who each receive $10,000 a year 
 salary, as follows : Stephen Johnson Field, John Marshal Harlan, Hor- 
 ace Gray, David Josiah Brewer, Henrv Billings Brown, George Shiras, 
 Jr., Edward D. White, Rufus W. Peckham. 
 
 SUPERIOR COURTS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR 1897. 
 
 JUDGES — 1. George H. Brown, Washington; 2. Henry R. Bryan, New- 
 bern; 3. E. W. Timberlake, Louisburg; 4. W. S. O'B. Robinson, Golds- 
 boro; 5. Spencer B. Adams, Yance3 7 ville; 6. Oliver H. Allen, Kinston; 
 7. James D. Mclver, Carthage; 8. Albert L,. Coble, Statesville; 9. Henry 
 R. Starbuck, Winston; 10. Leander L. Green, Boone; n. W. Alexander 
 Hoke, Lincolnton; 12. W. L. Norwood, Waynesville. 
 
 Solicitors— 1. W. J. Leary, Elizabeth City; 2. W. E. Daniel, Weldon; 
 3. C. M. Bernard, Greenville; 4. Edward W. Pou, Jr., Smithfield; 5. W. 
 P. Bynum, Jr., Greensboro; 6. Milton C. Richardson, Clinton; 7. H. F. 
 Seawell, Carthage; 8. J. Q. Holton, Yadkinville; 9. M. L. Mott, Wilkes- 
 boro; 10. J. F. Spainhour, Lenoir; 11. J. L. Webb, Shelby; 12. George 
 A. Jones, Franklin. 
 
 CRIMINAL COURTS. 
 
 Eastern District.— Judge: Oliver P. Mears, Wilmington. New Han- 
 over, Warren, Vance, Edgecombe, Craven, Halifax, Mecklenburg and 
 Robeson. 
 
 Western District.— Judge: Hamilton G. Ewart, Hendersonville. 
 
 Buncombe, Haywood, Madison and Henderson. 
 
 t 
 
 U. S. CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS. 
 
 Charles H. Simonton, Charleston, S. C, Judge of Fourth Circuit of 
 United States Courts. 
 
 Nathan Goff, West Virginia, Judge of United States Circuit Court of 
 Appeals for Fourth District. 
 
 Western District. — R. P. Dick, Greensboro, Judge; R. B. Glenn, 
 District Attorney; D. A. Covington, Assistant Attorney. 
 
 Eastern District. — A. S. Seymour, Judge; C. B. Aycock, Goldsboro, 
 District Attorney; Sol. C. Weil, Wilmington, Assistant Attorney. 
 
 N. C REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. 
 
 Senate. — Jeter C. Pritchard; term expires 4th March, 1903. Marion 
 Butler; term expires 4th March, 1901. 
 
 House OF Representatives. — 1st District, Harry Skinner, Populist; 
 2d District, George H. White, Rep.; 3d District, John E. Fowler, Pop.; 
 4th District, W. F. Stroud, Pop.; 5th District, W. W. Kitchen, Dem.; 
 6th District, Chas. H. Martin, Pop.; 7th District, A. C. Shuford, Pop.; 
 8th District, R. Z. Linney, Rep.; 9th District, Richmond Pearson, Rep. 
 
SESSION OF 1897. II 
 
 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OE NORTH CAROLINA 
 FOR 1897-98. 
 
 A. F. HILEMAN, of Cabarrus County, Speaker, 
 senate. 
 
 First District — Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Hertford, Gates, 
 Chowan and Perquimans — two Senators: John F. Newsome, Pop., Win- 
 ton; J. L. Whidbee, Rep., Hertford. 
 
 Second District — Tyrrell, Washington, Martin, Dare, Beaufort, Hyde 
 and Pamlico — two Senators: T. E. McCaskey, Pop., Dardens; N. B. 
 Yeager, Rep., Plymouth. 
 
 Third District — Northampton and Bertie — one Senator: J. M. Early, 
 Pop., Aulander. 
 
 Fourth District— Halifax -one Senator: E. T. Clark, Pop., Weldon. 
 
 Fifth District — Edgecombe— one Senator: Lee W. Person, Rep., Rocky 
 Mount. 
 
 Sixth District — Pitt— one Senator: A. J. Move, Pop., Farmville. 
 
 Seventh District — Wilson, Nash and Franklin — two Senators: J. F. 
 Mitchell, Pop., Frankliuton; J. T. Sharp, Rep., Elm City. 
 
 Eighth District — Craven, Jones, Carteret, Lenoir, Greene and Onslow — 
 two Senators: G. L. Hardison, Pop., Thurmau; \V. T. McCarthy, Rep., 
 Newbern. 
 
 Ninth District — Duplin, Wayne and Pender — two Senators: R. G. 
 Maxwell, Pop., Outlaw's Bridge; H. L. Grant, Rep., Goldsboro. 
 
 Tenth District — New Hanover and Brunswick — one Senator: Geo. H. 
 Cannon, Pop., Town Creek. 
 
 Eleventh District — Warren and Vance — one Senator: W. B. Hender- 
 son, Rep., Henderson. 
 
 Twelfth District — Wake — oneSenator: C. H. Utley, Pop., Holly Springs. 
 
 Thirteenth District— Johnston — one Senator: E. S. A bell, Dem., 
 Smithfield. 
 
 Fourteenth District — Sampson, Harnett and Bladen— two Senators: 
 Geo. E. Butler, Pop., Clinton; E. N. Roberson, Pop., Tar Heel. 
 
 Fifteenth District — Columbus and Robeson — two Senators : Angus 
 Shaw, Pop., Maxton;J. D. Maultsby, Rep., Whiteville. 
 
 Sixteenth District — Cumberland — one Senator : John McP. Geddy, 
 Pop., Cedar Creek. 
 
 Seventeenth District— Granville and Person — one Senator: Dr. Wil- 
 liam Merritt, Pop., Bethel Hill. 
 
 Eighteenth District — Caswell, Alamance, Orange and Durham — two 
 Senators: J. E. Lyon, Pop., Durham; E. S. Parker, Dem., Graham. 
 
 Nineteenth District — Chatham — one Senator: John W. Atwater, Pop., 
 Rialto. 
 
 Twentieth District — Rockingham — one Senator: J. A. Walker, Pop., 
 Monroeton. 
 
 Twenty-first District— Guilford— one Senator: Alfred M. Scales, Dem., 
 Greensboro. 
 
 Twenty-second District— Randolph and Moore— one Senator: D. Reid 
 Parker, Pop., Trinity. 
 
 Twenty-third District— Richmond, Montgomery, Anson and Union — 
 two Senators: W. H. Odom, Pop., Wadesboro; D. A. Patterson, Pop., 
 Rockingham. 
 
 Twenty-fourth District— Cabarrus and Stanly— one Senator: C. D. 
 Barringer, Dem., Mt. Pleasant. 
 
 Twenty-fifth District— Mecklenburg— one Senator: Dr. J. B. Alexan- 
 der, Pop., Charlotte. 
 
12 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 Twenty-sixth District — Rowan, Davidson and Forsyth — two Senators: 
 S. A. Earnhardt, Pop., Salisbury; John A. Ramsey, Rep., Salisbury. 
 
 Twenty-seventh District — Iredell, Davie and Yadkin — two Senators: 
 A. C. Sharpe, Rep., Fancy Hill; S. F. Shore, Rep., Shore. 
 
 Twenty-eighth District— Stokes and Surry — one Senator: Rev. Jesse 
 A. Ashburn, Rep., Pilot Mountain. 
 
 Twenty-ninth District — Catawba, Lincoln, Wilkes and Alexander — two 
 Senators: R. H. W. Barker, Pop., Harvey; Milton McNeill, Rep., 
 Wilkesboro. 
 
 Thirtieth District — Alleghany, Ashe and Wautauga— one Senator: J. 
 M. Dixon, Rep., Idol. 
 
 Thirty-first District— Caldwell, Burke, McDowell, Mitchell and Yan- 
 cey — two Senators: E. F. Wakefield, Pop., Lenoir; James L. Hyatt, 
 Rep., Mica. 
 
 Thirty-second District— Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford and Polk — two 
 Senators: J. T. Anthony, Dem., Shelby; M. H. Justice, Dem., Ruther- 
 ford ton. 
 
 Thirty-third District— Buncombe, Madison and Haywood — two Sena- 
 tors : W. W. Rollins, Rep., Asheville ; George H. Smathers, Rep., 
 Waynesville. 
 
 Thirty-fourth District — Henderson , Transylvania, Jackson and Swain — 
 one Senator: H. S. Anderson, Rep., Hendersonville. 
 
 Thirty-fifth District — Macon, Cherokee, Clay and Graham — one Sena- 
 tor: Frank Ray, Dem., Franklin. 
 
 HOUSE. 
 
 Alamance — S. A. White, Rep., Mebane. 
 Alexander— J. W. Watts, Dem., Taylorsville. 
 Alleghany — H F. Jones, Pop., Sparta. 
 Anson— James F. Leak, Dem., Wadesboro. 
 Ashe — Spencer Blackburn, Rep., Jefferson. 
 Beaufort— H. E. Hodges, Pop., Mineola. 
 Bertie— K. W. White/ Rep., Windsor. 
 Bladen — Sidney Meares, Rep., Ciarkton. 
 Brunswick— W. W. Drew, Pop., El Paso. 
 
 Buncombe— V. S. Lusk, Rep., Asheville; W. G. Candler, Pop., Candler. 
 Burke — John H. Pearson, (Silver), Morganton. 
 Cabarrus — A. F. Hileman, Pop , Concord. 
 Caldwell — J. L. Nelson, Dem., Lenoir. 
 Camden— James E. Burgess. Rep., Old Trap. 
 Carteret — E. C. Duncan, Rep., Beaufort. 
 Caswell— C. J. Yarborough, Pop., Locust Hill. 
 Catawba— L. R. Whiteuer, Pop., Hickory. 
 Chowan— Richard Elliott, Rep., Cisco. 
 
 Chatham— J. E. Bryan, Pop., Moncure; L. L. Wrenn, Rep.,Siler City. 
 Cherokee— D. W. Dewesse, Rep., Murphy. 
 Clay— W. F. Plott, Pop., Warner. 
 
 Cleveland — Dr. B. F. Dixon, Dem.. Kings Mountain. 
 Columbus— J. B. Schulken, Pop., Whiteville. 
 Craven — Robert Hancock, Rep., Newbern. 
 
 Cumberland— Thos. H. Sutton, Rep., Fayetteville ; W. P. Wemyss, 
 Rep., Fayetteville. 
 
 Currituck — W. H. Gallop, Dem., Harbinger. 
 Dare— George C. Daniels, Rep., Wauche.se. 
 Davidson — J. R. McCreary, Rep., Lexington. 
 Davie— W. A. Bailey, Rep., Advance. 
 Duplin — Maury Ward, Pop., Joford. 
 Durham— J. W. Umstead, Dem., Flat River. 
 
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 Edgecombe — J. H. Dancy, Rep., Tarboro; E. Bryan, Rep., Tarboro. 
 
 Forsyth — J. L. Grubb, Rep., Walkertown; W. P. Ormsby, Rep., Salem. 
 
 Franklin — W. T. Barrow, Pop., Youngsville. 
 
 Gaston — S. M. Wilson, Dem., Gastoma. 
 
 Gates — T. H. Rountree, Pop., Druanan. 
 
 Graham— John Dayton, Rep., Robbinsville. 
 
 Granville — John King, Pop., Buchanan; W. H. Crews, Rep., Oxford. 
 
 Greene — W. R. Dixon, Pop., Farmville. 
 
 Guilford— John T. Burch, Dem., Oak Ridge; B. G. Chilcutt, Rep., 
 Brown's Summit. 
 
 Halifax — Scotland Harris, Rep., Littleton; J. H. Arrington, Rep., 
 Halifax. 
 
 Harnett— L. B. Chapin, Rep., Summerville. 
 
 Haywood — James Ferguson, Dem., Waynesville. 
 
 Henderson — J. B. Freeman, Rep., Fruitland. 
 
 Hertford— Starkey Hare, Rep., Tunis. 
 
 Hyde — John G. Harris, Pop., Fairfield. 
 
 Iredell— J. R. McLelland, Dem., Mooresville; J. A. Hartness, Dem., 
 Statesville. 
 
 Jackson — J. B. Enslev, Rep., Beta. 
 
 Johnston — C. W. Smith, Dem., Princeton; C. M. Creech, Dem., Clayton. 
 
 Jones — H. F. Brown, Pop., Tuckahoe, 
 
 Lenoir — E. P. Hauser, Pop., Kinston. 
 
 Lincoln — L. A. Abernethy, Pop., Macpelah. 
 
 Macon— Dr. S. H. Lyle, Dem., Franklin. 
 
 Madison— J. W. Roberts, Rep., Marshall. 
 
 Martin — C. C. Fagan, Pop., Dardeu. 
 
 McDowell— W. A. Conley, Dem., Marion. 
 
 Mecklenburg — W. P. Craven, Pop., Bristow; W. B. Williamson, Rep., 
 W. S. Clanton, Rep. 
 
 Mitchell — Rev. L. H. Green, Rep., Bakersville. 
 
 Montgomery — J. A. Reynolds, Pop., Okeweeme. 
 
 Moore— Rev. W. H. H. Lawhoru, Dem., Carthage. 
 
 Nash— Van B. Carter, Pop., Elm City. 
 
 New Hanover — D. B. Sutton, Rep., Wilmington; J. T. Howe, Rep., 
 Wilmington. 
 
 Northampton — N. R. Rawl-s, Rep., Garysburg. 
 
 Onslow — R. Duffy, Dem., Catherine Lake. 
 
 Orange — A. R. Holmes, Pop., Rock Spring. 
 
 Pamlico— C. M. Babbitt, Pop., Bayboro. 
 
 Pasquotank — J. H. Parker, Pop., Hertford. 
 
 Pender— Gibson James, Dem., Maple Hill. 
 
 Perquimans — J. H. Parker, Pop., Hertford. 
 
 Person — John S. Cunningham, Dem., Cunningham. 
 
 Pitt— Slade Chapman, Pop., Coxville; E. V. Cox, Rep., Coxville. 
 
 Polk — Grayson Alredge, Rep., Mill Springs. 
 
 Randolph— J. J. White, Pop., Trinity; J. M. Allen, Rep., Ralph. 
 
 Richmond — Y. C. Morton, Pop., Rockingham; Claudius Dockery, 
 Rep., Rockingham. 
 
 Robeson — D. E. McBride, Pop., Mill Prong; W.J. Currie, Rep., Maxton. 
 
 Rockingham — A. E. Walters, Dem., Reidsville ; P. P. Foster, Pop., 
 Oregon. 
 
 Rowan— J. W. McKenzie, Dem., Salisbury; Walter Murphy, Dem., 
 Salisbury. 
 
 Rutherford — Lindsay Purgason, Pop., Logan's Store. 
 
 Sampson — C. H.Johnson, Pop., Ingold; R. M. Crumpler, Pop., Clinton. 
 
 Stanly — E. F. Eddins, Dem., Farmerville. 
 
 Stokes— R. J. Petree, Rep., Danbury. 
 
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 Surry— J. M. Brower. Rep., Mt. Airy. 
 
 Swain — J. H. Cathey, Dem., Brison City. 
 
 Transylvania — A. E. Aiken, Rep., Brevard. 
 
 Tyrrell — Dr. Ab. Alexander, Rep., Columbia. 
 
 Union— J. M. Price, Pop., Price's Mill. 
 
 Vance — M. M. Peace, Rep., Henderson. 
 
 Wake— J. M. Ferrell, Pop., Eagle Rock; J. P H. Adams, Rep., Cary; 
 Jas. H. Young, Rep., Raleigh. 
 
 Warren — C. A. Cook, Rep., Warrenton. 
 
 Watauga — Thos. Bingham, Rep., Amantha. 
 
 Washington — L. N. C. Spruill, Rep., Mackey's Ferry. 
 
 Wayne— Dr. J. E. Person, Pop., Pikeville; T. B. Parker, Dem., Golds- 
 boro. 
 
 Wilkes— J. Q. A. Bryan, Rep., Trap Hill; Chas. H. Somers, Rep., 
 Wilkesboro. 
 
 Wilson— B. T. Person, Pop., Wilson. 
 
 Yadkin — J. C. Pinnix, Rep., Malee. 
 
 Yancev — C. L. McPeters, Dem., Bald Creek. 
 
 Officers and Employees — House. 
 
 E. O. Masten Chief Clerk. 
 
 R. H. Lane, O. A. Starbuck, C. D. Waddell, D. F. Conrad, J. F. Click, 
 J. W. Brown, G. B. Hopkins, Assistants to Chief Clerk. 
 
 F. B. Benbow, Reading Clerk. 
 
 B. F. Scarborough, Engrossing Clerk. 
 
 P. A. Cummings, R. B Reynolds, H. B. Pope, D. A. Shoaf, W. W. 
 Teague, J. L. Cooley, F. W. McKay, J. D. Mcintosh, Assistants. 
 
 Officers and Employees — Senate. 
 
 J. A. Buchanan, Principal Engrossing Clerk. 
 
 D. L. Hoyt, W. P. Lyon, J. B. Needham, R. W. Dalby, J. L. Sheeks, 
 Assistants. 
 
 H. E. King, Principal Clerk. 
 
 J. W. Watson, Reading Clerk. 
 
 Felix J. Axley, A. H. Paddison, F. L. Battle, J. L. King, Assistants. 
 
 Doorkeeper — House. 
 D. T. Hauser, Principal. A. R. Middleton, Assistant. 
 
 Doorkeeper — Senate. 
 
 T. N. Halliburton, Principal. Mears, Assistant. 
 
 N. B. — The list of officers and employees, I fear, is imcomplete, as I 
 found it extremely difficult to get information, being indebted to J. W. 
 Brown and young Mr. King for what I have been able to glean. They 
 were very polite, and showed me every courtesy their hurried duties 
 would permit.— D. C. M. 
 
NORTH CAROLINA'S U. S. SENATORS. 
 
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 JETER CONNELLY PRITCHARD, 
 
 Of Marshall, was born in Jonesboro, Tenn., July 12, 1857; 
 received a common-school education at Martin's Creek Acade- 
 my ; was apprenticed in the Jo?iesboro Tribune- Herald office ; 
 removed to Bakersville, Mitchell County, N. C, in 1873; was 
 joint editor and owner of the Roan Mountain Republican until 
 1887, when he removed to Marshall, Madison County; was a 
 Garfield elector in 1880 ; was elected to the Legislature in 1884, 
 1886, and 1890; was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant- 
 Governor in 1888, and was the Republican caucus nominee for 
 United States Senator in 1892; was delegate- at-large to the 
 Minneapolis Convention in 1892 ; was elected President of the 
 North Carolina Protective Tariff League in 1 89 1 ; was a candi- 
 date for Congress in 1892; was licensed to practice law in 1887; 
 in April, 1894, he became prominent in the co-operation move- 
 ment in North Carolina, and the success of that movement 
 resulted in his election to the United States Senate to fill the 
 unexpired term of the late Senator Z. B. Vance, for a term of 
 six years from March 4th, 1891, which expired March 3, 1897; 
 re-elected January 19, 1897. 
 
 MARION BUTLER, 
 
 Of Elliot, Sampson County, was born on a farm in Honey- 
 cutt's Township, Sampson County, N. C, May 20, 1863 ; was 
 prepared for college by his mother and at a neighboring acade- 
 my, but chiefly by his mother ; graduated at the University of 
 North Carolina in 1885 ; began the study of law, but was called 
 home, being the eldest boy, by the sudden death of his father, 
 to run the farm and to look after the education of his younger 
 brothers and sisters, and taught at a neighboring academy for 
 three years ; in 1888 he joined the Farmers' Alliance and bought 
 the Clinton Caucasian ; was elected to the State Senate in 1890; 
 was the leader of the Alliance forces in that body and succeeded 
 in bringing about a number of needed reforms ; was elected 
 President of the State Farmers' Alliance in 189 1, and re-elected 
 in 1892 ; was elected Vice-President of the National Farmers' 
 Alliance and Industrial Union in 1893, an d elected President of 
 
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 that organization in 1894; immediately after adjournment of 
 the Chicago Convention in 1892 he severed his connection with 
 the Democratic party and went to work to organize and build 
 up the People's Party; in the winter of 1893-94 ne conceived 
 the plan of campaign which resulted in such a triumphant suc- 
 cess at the fall election of 1894; was chairman of the Populist 
 State Committee during that campaign; is a trustee and a mem- 
 ber of the Executive Board of the State University, his alma 
 mater; his paper, the Caucasian, has been removed to Raleigh, 
 N. C, and has probably the largest circulation, and is one of 
 the most influential papers, in the State; was elected to the 
 United States Senate as a Populist to succeed Matt. W. Ran- 
 som, Democrat, in 1895. His term of service will expire March 
 3, 1901. 
 
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 
 
 8,5* S^* SiP^ 
 
 Hon. CHARLES A. COOK, 
 
 Representing Warren Connty in the lower House of the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of 1897, was born Oct. 7, 1848, and is therefore 
 in the zenith of ripe and vigorous manhood. 
 
 The historic old county from which he hails is rich in the 
 memory of illustrious sons. From such ancestry sprang the 
 subject of this .sketch. The son of Charles M. and Havannah E. 
 Cook (nee Alston), he is a descendant of Hon. Nathaniel Ma- 
 con, who represented North Carolina in the United States Sen- 
 ate from 18 15 to 1828, and whose pure life and exalted states- 
 manship shed such glory on his beloved Old North State. 
 
 Mr. Cook, as a youth, enjoyed exceptionally fine educational 
 advantages, and improving his opportunities profited abundantly 
 thereby. Attended the University at Chapel Hill, afterwards 
 graduating at Princeton College, N. J.; studied law and was 
 admitted to the bar while quite a young man. In his chosen 
 profession he soon attained to eminence, establishing an envia- 
 ble reputation both as a counselor and advocate. At the age of 
 twenty-three was happily married to Miss M. W. Jones, of War- 
 renton, where he now resides. Was Solicitor of the Criminal 
 Court of his county one term and United States District Attor- 
 ney for the Eastern District of North Carolina under Benjamin 
 Harrison's administration. Was a delegate to the Republican 
 National Convention at Mineapolis, which nominated Mr. Har- 
 rison for a second term. Represented his district in the State 
 Senate in 1887 and 1895. * n l8 95 Mr - Cook was elected Judge 
 of the Eastern Criminal Court of North Carolina by the legis- 
 lature, but deprived of the office by the Supreme Court, which 
 decided that his election was illegal because b}^ an oversight the 
 Legislature elected him to the position before the final ratifica- 
 tion of the act establishing said court. Governor Carr thereupon 
 appointed Hon. O. P. Meares, of Wilmington, to the position, on 
 strictly partisan grounds. Mr. Cook is a staunch Republican 
 of many years standing, who bore the brunt of battle in the 
 past, when it tried men's souls to confront the opposition, and 
 when hope of success was feeble and the laborers few. A Re- 
 publican from principle and not for spoils, he has, through the 
 years of political strife, retained the confidence and commanded 
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 the respect of his fellow citizens who disagreed with him politi- 
 cally. He makes a courageous, sagacious leader, in whose hands 
 the party interest is safe. Socially, no man stands higher than 
 Charles A. Cook. In the session of '97 Mr. Cook, by his bold 
 stand in opposition to the ninety-nine 5^ear lease of the N. C. 
 R. R. to the Southern R. R. Co. , has shown himself a man of 
 courage and deep convictions. It is conceded that mainly 
 through his superb leadership and skillful management was the 
 lease annulled in the House of Representatives. In this day of 
 free passes and corporate courtesies it is a consolation and in- 
 spiration to the great common people, who pay the bills, to 
 know that in Charles A. Cook they have a big-brained, patri- 
 otic defender of the State's best interests. In addition to civil 
 positions filled, Mr. Cook has taken great interest in military 
 affairs. Was a member of the State Guard for ten years, and 
 for five years Assistant Inspector of Small Arms Practice ; pro- 
 moted from the ranks while standing in line, gun in hand. 
 February 15th was commissioned by Gov. Russell Inspector 
 General of small arms practice with rank of Colonel. Such 
 men as Charles A. Cook has proven himself to be honored, and 
 will yet be abundantly honored b} T the "suffrages of freemen, 
 whose votes shall shake the turrets of land. ' ' 
 
 Dr. BEN. FRANKLIN DIXON. 
 
 The county of Cleveland and the State of North Carolina is 
 fortunate in having among the law-making power in this year 
 of grace so broad-minded a Christian statesman as Dr. Benjamin 
 Franklin Dixon. Born in the county he now represents, on 
 March 27, 1846, from the marriage of Thomas and Mary Wen- 
 ter Dixon, and educated at Charleston, S. C, his life furnishes 
 a bright page in North Carolina history. At the age of fifteen 
 he left school, in '61, and enlisted as a private in Co. D. 4th N. 
 C. Volunteers — regiment afterwards known as the 14th Regi- 
 ment. Was elected Lieutenant of Co. G. 49th Regiment in '63, 
 when barely seventeen years of age, and soon after promoted to 
 the captaincy for meritorious conduct — the youngest Captain of 
 a veteran company in the Confederate service ; was wounded at 
 Drewry's Bluff, at Malvern Hill and at Petersburg. When the 
 war ended, he returned to Cleveland County, where for two 
 years he taught school, devoting his spare time to the study of 
 medicine. In '68 he joined the South Carolina Conference of 
 the M. K. Church, South, and was given charge of the church 
 at Sumter, S. C , where he remained one year. His next 
 charge was at Monroe, for two years, reaping large reward for 
 his church b}' his earnestness and religious zeal. Next, he went 
 
Dr. B. F. DIXON, 
 Representative from Cleveland County. 
 
JESSE A. ASHBURN, 
 Senator from 28th District. 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 19 
 
 to the Shelby Circuit, and when his term expired there, com- 
 pleted his medical course and located at Kings Mountain and 
 successfully practiced medicine for ten years — until elected in 
 1884 as Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, where 
 he efficiently conducted that institution till called, in '90, to take 
 charge of the Greensboro Female College as its President. Both 
 as Superintendant of the Oxford Asylum and President of the 
 Greensboro College, he exhibited peculiar ability and fitness for 
 the positions, getting from the trustees and the public many 
 deserved encomiums. To sum up briefly, as a Christian, a ma- 
 son, a physician and an educator, he stands in the hearts of 
 those who know him above reproach. The crowning epoch in 
 his life of varied usefulness to mankind and his own happiness 
 was his marriage in '87 to Miss Nora C. Tracy, daughter of 
 Dr. J. W. Tracy, of Kings Mountain, from which happy union 
 he has been blessed with three bright and promising children, 
 a girl and two boys — Pearl, Benj. F. , and Wright T. Unex- 
 pectedly to himself, he was forced by the urgency of friends to 
 take a hand in the political campaign of '96, being chairman of 
 his County Democratic Convention, a delegate to the State 
 Convention, to the National Convention which nominated W. J. 
 Bryan for President, and the nominee of the county for the 
 House of Representatives, all following in quick succession. 
 Cleveland was a close and uncertain county, but the doctor was 
 elected, and upon taking his seat was at once recognized as a 
 leader among the real patriots of the House. Post-office: Pilot 
 Mountain. 
 
 Rkv. JESSE A. ASHBURN. 
 
 The subject af this sketch was born in Surry County, N. C, 
 near Pilot Mountain, December 21, 1861. 
 
 His parents were of a sturdy type of farming people. His 
 father Isaac gave his life to the cause of the Confederacy, dying 
 of disease, with the words on his lips: "This morning's sun 
 will set on many young Southern widows, made so by a cause 
 which they lament." Jesse A. was then an infant, and the 
 widowed mother had to fight the battles of life under adverse 
 circumstances, but it was done honorably and well. The youth 
 had no opportunities for obtaining an education, except such as 
 the district schools afforded. These he attended diligently dur- 
 ing the winter months and in summer aided his mother in the 
 care and cultivation of the little farm. After completing his 
 course at school he was for several years engaged as a teacher 
 in the public schools. In 18 — he was happily married to Miss 
 Addie, only daughter of Rev. William Needham, a minister of 
 the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1888 Mr. Ashburn con- 
 
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 nected himself with the Primitive Baptist Church at Cedar Hill, 
 and was ordained to preach, and has been greatly blessed as a 
 minister, traveling and preaching as far South as Florida. His 
 power as an orator has been abundantly exemplified both as a 
 pulpit exhorter and political stump-speaker. In the Republican 
 Senatorial Convention of 1896 he was unanimously nominated 
 to represent Surry and Stokes in the State Senate. After a vig- 
 orous campaign with his Democratic opponent, James A. I^eak, 
 of Stokes County, was triumphantly elected by more than a 
 thousand majority, successfully vindicating himself of every as- 
 persion cast upon his political character by his enemies. His 
 success is attributable to his aggressive nature, coupled with un- 
 tiring industry. Fond of reading and research, his library is 
 supplied with a selection of the choicest books. His character 
 is above reproach, and if his useful life is spared he will be hon- 
 orably heard from again. Post-office, Pilot Mountain. 
 
 P. P. Pierce. 
 
 SIDNEY F. SHORE. 
 
 One of two Senators from the Twenty-seventh District, com- 
 posed of the counties of Davie, Yadkin and Iredell. His hon- 
 ored fother is a successful farmer, who, a few years ago, was 
 elected by the people to the unsought and unbought position of 
 Sheriff of Yadkin, and in the discharge of the duties of the office 
 established the reputation of making one of the best sheriffs the 
 county ever had. On a farm, overlooking the picturesque Yad- 
 kin River, young Shore first saw the light of day. Here he 
 spent his youth and drank into his very life a lofty resolve and 
 ambition to attain the exellence which crowns his young man- 
 hood, and but a promise of what is to come. Entered Oak 
 Ridge Institute at the age of eighteen years; became a promi- 
 nent member of the Altenian Society, and was elected its treas- 
 urer, then its president, then Washington orator, in which ca- 
 pacity he established a reputation as an orator of wonderful 
 force. Afterwards he was made editor of the Oak Leaf, the 
 Institute organ. Among his associates, some of whom have 
 since distinguished themselves, he was regarded as the intel- 
 lectual equal of the best. After completing his education young 
 Shore first engaged as book-keeper and general manager of the 
 celebrated Cedar Cure Nurseries; was an officer in the revenue 
 service, which position he resigned to accept a position as trav- 
 eling salesman for a prominent firm of tobacco manufacturers. 
 He then accepted the position of general manager of the Yadkin 
 and Surry branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Com- 
 pany, which position he now holds. A born Republican, he 
 
S. F. SHORE, 
 Senator from 27th District. 
 
W. H. ODOM, 
 
 Senator from ?^d District. 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 2 1 
 
 never sought office, but in 1896 when his party was looking for 
 a man of mental and moral power as the candidate who should 
 lead them to victory in the Twenty -seventh Senatorial District, 
 composed of the counties of Yadkin, Davie and Iredell, the Re- 
 publican party called him to the leadership. After a brilliant 
 canvass he was triumphantly elected. Although a great admirer 
 of the gentler six, Mr. Shore has never married. He is a gen- 
 eral favorite and local hero in all the picnic excursions and house 
 parties, for which his beautiful mountain section is noted. While 
 not a member of any church, Mr. S. takes great interest in Sun- 
 day-school work and teaches a large class of young ladies. Mr. 
 Shore is a safe, clear and able legislator — one of whom his con- 
 stituents may well feel proud. Post-office, Shore, N. C. 
 
 Col. JOHN S. CUNINGHAM. 
 
 Though still a young man, the subject of this sketch may 
 aptly be called a typical North Carolinian of the old regime, 
 which phrase embodies the pith and substance of all that can 
 be said of the Southern gentleman — the cavaliers of the nine- 
 teenth century. John Somerville Cuningham is the son of the 
 late John W. and Martha Helen Cuningham, of Person County, 
 and to-day his home is on his ancestral estate. He made his 
 entree in this world on the 5th day of September, 1861, when 
 the great heart of the nation was throbbing in the throes of civil 
 war, and is therefore now thirty-six years of age. Though 
 modest and unassuming, his agricultural and financial interests 
 were conducted so ably, attention was early called to his ability 
 and his fitness to assume a prominent part in the control of 
 State affairs. Recognizing this, Governor Daniel G. Fowle, as 
 commander of the North Carolina troops, appointed Col. Cun- 
 ingham as one of his staff officers. Pie was also a member of 
 Gov. Thos. M. Holt's staff. Since then he has filled many 
 positions of trust and honor ; has been a director in several 
 banks, chairman of the county democracy, and frequently urged 
 to be a candidate for Congress, but declined this latter honor. 
 Last year, at the earnest solicitation of his friends, he consented 
 to run as the Democratic candidate for the Legislature for Per- 
 son County. The result of the election proved the sequel to 
 his great popularity with all classes. Though partisan spirit 
 was bitter in that county, which has usually gave a Republican 
 majority of from 250 to 500, Col. Cuningham was elected by a 
 majority of 349. In 1889 he added another laurel to his useful 
 and felicitous life by espousing in marriage Miss Otey M. Car- 
 rington, of Charlotte County, Virginia — the beautiful, accom- 
 plished and loved descendant of a long line of distinguished 
 
22 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 ancestors, whose lives are a part of Virginia's history. In 
 addition to the many calls on his time and attention by both 
 private and public matters, Col. Cuningham conducts a large 
 and successful mercantile business at Cuningham Station, on the 
 Atlantic & Danville Railroad, which is near his elegant resi- 
 dence. Knowing, as the writer does, how Col. Cuningham 's 
 innate modesty would shrink from anything approaching adula- 
 tion or fulsomeness, it is hard to pay a proper tribute to his 
 honest worth without offending his delicate sense of the proprie- 
 ties; but it is admissible and proper to say that in these days of 
 political corruption and the bartering of party principles, it is 
 to men of sturdy worth and unquestioned integrity, like John 
 Somerville Cuningham, that the State and the nation must 
 alone look for safety — men whom their neighbors know, love, 
 honor and trust in any and all contingencies. Though always 
 a Democrat, he has never been bitter against other parties, con- 
 ceding others the same right to individual opinion he exercised 
 himself. But the secret of his popularity lies not in this fact 
 alone. It is rather due to his big hearted humanity — a sympa- 
 thy for his less fortunate fellow-man and his personal efforts to 
 relieve their condition. This it is that makes him loved at 
 home and honored wherever known. Surely no man could 
 wish a fairer fame — a life-book with fewer blots. His great 
 wealth is not used for a " train attendant, but for the glorious 
 privilege of being independent. ' ' Recently the students of the 
 University of North Carolina have paid him a deserved compli- 
 ment by dedicating their annual volume, " Helenian," to his 
 name. That his increasing friends and ripened experience may 
 soon call him to a place of higher usefulness, is the wish of his 
 large acquaintance. England's greatest historian and most 
 erudite scholar has said, " the history of a country is best told 
 in a record of the lives of its people," and it is a pleasure to 
 record the life of such a man. To his business attainments the 
 colonel has added that of literature, having one of the best 
 private libraries in the State, to which he devotes all spare time 
 in earnest reading. Post-office, Cuningham. 
 
 W. H. ODOM, 
 
 Representing the Twenty-third Senatorial District, composed 
 of the counties of Richmond, Montgomery, Anson and Union, 
 was born in Anson County October 28, 1865. His parents 
 were W. H. and Emily Odom. Was educated in the common 
 schools of his native county, save two years attendance at a 
 high school in Bennettsville, S. C. Was happily married to 
 Miss Emma E. Sing, October 28, 1886. Engaged in mer- 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 23 
 
 chandising, in which occupation he is quite successful. In 
 religion a Methodist, in politics a Populist. Raised a Democrat, 
 he abandoned that party in 1892 because of its betrayal of the 
 people's cause, and allied himself with the only party represent- 
 ing in spirit and action the principles of that great tribune of 
 the masses, Thomas Jefferson. Was a delegate to the first Na- 
 tional Convention of the People's party held in the city of 
 Omaha, Nebraska. Was tke Populist candidate for Clerk of 
 the Superior Court of Anson County in 1892, and but for the 
 fraudulent operations of the election laws then in force would 
 now hold the position to which he was fairly elected. Was 
 nominated by the People's party and endorsed by the Republi- 
 can party in 1896 as one of the Senators from the Twenty-third 
 District. After an exciting campaign in which Mr. Odom 
 actively and ably engaged, he was, by the grace of the new 
 election law passed by the Fusion Legislature of 1894, which 
 insures a free ballot and a fair count, and the suffrages of hon- 
 est men, elected by a handsome majority. Mr. Odom has the 
 respect and confidence of the people of his district to a remark- 
 able extent. Is able, alert and conscientious, and will render 
 a good account of the stewardship placed in his hands by the 
 sovereign people. Post-office, Wadesboro. 
 
 One who knows him. 
 
 HENRY EDGAR HODGES. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born near Washington, N. C, 
 April 4, 1859. His parents were Eouis H. and Elizabeth 
 Hodges. During his youth he attended the public schools of 
 his county where he obtained an elementary education, and 
 early in life adopted agriculture as an occupation, which he has 
 since prosecuted successfully. At the age of twenty- two years 
 he embraced the Christian religion and attached himself to the 
 Christian (Disciples) church, of which he was clerk for many 
 years. On May nth, 1886, was happily married to Miss Ella 
 Cooper. Was at one time deputy sheriff of Beaufort County. 
 Joined the Farmers' Alliance when first organized. Was ap- 
 pointed Lecturer for his county, which position he has since 
 held continuously, save an interval of two years. A Democrat 
 in politics, he went as a delegate to the State Convention in 
 1892 and seconded the nomination of Elias Carr in an eloquent 
 speech, but changed his political allegiance after Carr repudi- 
 ated a part of the demands of the Alliance, allied himself with 
 the People's party and engaged actively in the campaign of '92. 
 As a result of his active and brilliant canvass his county cast 
 its vote for the Populist ticket, State and county. Was the 
 
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 nominee of his party for the Legislature in 1894, an d his friends 
 claim, and with reason, that but for the manipulation of the 
 election machinery by the Democratic party, would have been 
 triumphantly elected. Had the honor of placing Col. Harry 
 Skinner in nomination for Congress in 1894. * n l8 96 he was 
 again nominated for the Legislature, and after making a can- 
 vass, which aroused the enthusiasm of his friends and com- 
 manded the respect and plaudits of his political enemies, was 
 elected by a majority of four hundred over his Democratic 
 opponent. Was a delegate to the National Convention at St. 
 Louis that nominated W. J. Bryan for President and Thomas 
 E. Watson for Vice-President. .Has frequently represented his 
 county in the counsels of the State Alliance, of which he is a 
 zealous member: Is a recognized leader in the Populist party 
 and in the Legislature. Post-office, Mineola. 
 
 S. M. WILSON. 
 
 The venerable member of the House from Gaston County, 
 session of '97, S. M. Wilson, is one of those old-time Democrats 
 who does not believe in the surrender of principle for policy 
 sake, but in strict adherence to the Democracy of Thomas Jef- 
 ferson and Andrew Jackson. Mr. Wilson was born in the 
 county he now represents, in 1833, and is the son of Ezra Band 
 and Ann Wilson, and got his education in the common schools 
 of that day. He has been twice married; first to Miss S. J. 
 Love, in 1858, and second, to Miss Sarah A. Love, cousin of 
 first wife, in January, 1875. Mr. Wilson has been a farmer 
 from his youth. He has frequently served his county as Jus- 
 tice of the Peace and Chairman of the Board of County Com- 
 missioners with credit to himself and the satisfaction of his peo- 
 ple. He is an ardent Presbyterian, with which church he has 
 long been connected. Elected to the House of Representatives 
 for the session of '97, his sound conservative judgment and un- 
 faltering fidelity to the old landmarks of governmental policy 
 is a strong check on the scattering ultra-progressiveness of at- 
 tempted legislation by the place-seekers among latter-day poli- 
 ticians in the House. His course has commanded the respect 
 and confidence of his colleagues, and though his party is in a 
 hopeless minority at this session, he has done his part to prevent 
 hurtful legislation, and has made a record his constituents can 
 read with pride. Post-office, Gastonia. 
 
 W. P. ORMSBY. 
 
 One of the members of the House at this session of '97, W. 
 P. Ormsby, was born and educated in England, but came to 
 this country in '72 and resided for a while in New York. In 
 

 W. P. ORMSBY, 
 Representative from Forsyth County. 
 
H. E. HODGES, 
 Representative from Beaufort County. 
 
SKSSION OF 1897. 2 5 
 
 '79 he came to Salem and established the Twin City Music 
 House, where he built up a lucrative business in musical instru- 
 ments and sewing-machines. He married Miss E. H. Fisher, 
 of Salem, and is thoroughly identified with the interest of Win- 
 ston-Salem. In religion he is a Moravian, and in politics a Re- 
 publican, and as such was elected to the House of Representa- 
 tives, while still conducting his extensive music business. 
 Though he has never before held a political office, has shown 
 adaptability to public affairs, which he regards as affecting ma- 
 terially the business and prosperity of the country, and not to 
 be lightly dealt with — lending some English conservatism to 
 sometimes threatened party legislation. Cool, deliberate and 
 attentive to duty, his constituents have no cause of complaint. 
 Post-office, Salem. 
 
 JOHN McPHAIL GEDDIE. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in Cumberland County, 
 N. C, March 9, 1852, and was educated in the common schools 
 of his native county. Early in life he connected himself with 
 the Methodist church, of which he is a consistent and influen- 
 tial member; was happily married to Miss Harriet C. E. Rich 
 December 28, 1880. Raised on a farm, he engaged in agricul- 
 ture until about twenty-five years old, when he commenced mer- 
 chandising, which occupation he has successfully prosecuted 
 for twenty years. He was a Democrat until about eight years 
 ago, when he joined the great reform movement, as a protest 
 against the corruption and unfaithfulness of the old politioal 
 machines that have dominated the State and nation since the 
 war; is to-day a Populist in politics, and as such was elected in 
 November, 1896, as State Senator from the Sixteenth Senato- 
 rial District, composed of the county of Cumberland; never held 
 any other official position, except that of Justice of the Peace 
 for a term of six years, to which position he was appointed in 
 1889. Mr. Geddie has taken a prominent position among his 
 colleagues and is regarded as a useful and devoted representa- 
 tive of the people. Post-office, Cedar Creek. 
 
 Mat. W. A. GUTHRIE. 
 
 Perhaps there is no man in North Carolina who has attained 
 more enviable reputation during the past year than Major W. 
 A. Guthrie. Though for years a staunch adherent of the Re- 
 publican party in days when it required heroic devotion to prin- 
 ciple to be a Republican in his section, when, as he believed, 
 that party deserted its time-honored principles for pelf and plun- 
 der, he left it, and with all the zeal of his honest patriotism cast 
 
26 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 his lot with the People's party in earnest effort for governmental 
 reform. His known ability and integrity quickly brought him 
 to the front, and the united Populist State Convention of 1896 
 honored him with the nomination for Governor. In his speech 
 of acceptance he promised to keep on the platform and fight for 
 it until the election was over. How faithfully he adhered to 
 that promise is known to all North Carolinians, as is also the 
 history of how the spoil grabbers of his party compassed his de- 
 feat, because he would not stultify himself and his party for 
 their personal ends. Wm. A. Guthrie was born in Chatham 
 County, N. C, Feb. 5, 1846, his parents being of Scotch-Irish 
 and German descent. The Major graduated at the University 
 of North Carolina, taking the highest honors in a large class. 
 Studying law under Judge Battle of the Supreme Court for three 
 years, he got license to practice in 1866 and located in Fayette- 
 ville, where he soon built up a lucrative practice in that and 
 adjoining counties. From 1867 to 1878 he was Register in 
 Bankruptcy for the Third Congressional District, appointed by 
 Chief Justice Chase ; was for five years one of the Directors of 
 the Western (Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley) Railroad ; was 
 elected from Cumberland County to the Constitutional Conven- 
 tion in 1S72, which was never convened. In 1882 he was a Re- 
 publican candidate for elector, and in 1888 a candidate for the 
 Supreme Court bench, getting nine hundred more votes than the 
 rest of the Republican ticket. In 1864 he entered the Confed- 
 erate service as a private in Co. G 3d N. C. Cavalry ; was cap- 
 tured at Stony Creek in December of that year and imprisoned 
 at Point Lookout, Md.; held until March, 1865, being paroled 
 only a few days before the surrender of Lee's army. The Major 
 married Miss Mary E. Carr, of Chapel Hill, N. C; has only 
 one living child, a promising young lawyer and his father's 
 partner in the firm of Guthrie & Guthrie. Major Guthrie is a 
 mason, a member of the Episcopal Church; Knights of Pythias; 
 chairman of the Board of Education for Durham County; attor- 
 ney for the Richmond & Danville R. R. and the Blackwell 
 Durham Bull Tobacco Company. 
 
 The Late Hon. JNO. W. CUNINGHAM. 
 
 Though the main purpose and intent of this publication be to 
 deal with the history of North Carolina's public men of to-day, 
 the subject of this sketch is so intimately allied with that part 
 of which the State is justly proud, and also the father of one 
 who is to-day an important factor in all that pertains to the 
 glory and welfare of the State (Col. John S. Cuningham, re- 
 ferred to fully elsewhere), that it appears history would be in- 
 complete without enough facts to show the connecting link 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 27 
 
 between sire and son, which binds the past and present. The 
 Hon. John W. Cuningham, of Cuningham's Store, Person 
 County, carne on the stage of life in the city of Petersburg, Va., 
 in the year of grace 1820, on the 6th day of February. His 
 father, a wholesale merchant of Petersburg, had bought a large 
 body of land in Person County and established a branch store 
 there in 1796, and "John W." was first sent to school at Bing- 
 ham's Academy, from where he went to the University of North 
 Carolina, graduating in 1840 with the degree of A. B. in a very 
 strong class, many of them since eminent men of the State, grad- 
 uating at the same time. He w T as in public life for about forty 
 years, being first elected, when a mere boy, to the House of 
 Commons in 1844, an d afterwards serving in that body at the 
 sessions of 1866-7 5 i* 1 tne Senate 1852-3-4-5-6-7-8-9; 1862- 
 3-4-5; 1872-3; 1S76-7-80. Hon. Mr. Cuningham was a mem- 
 ber of the Secession Convention of 1861, and of the Constitu- 
 tional Convention of 1875. He was on Governor Ellis' staff and 
 a member of the State Council under this administration. He 
 also filled every position in the county of Person, and was, for 
 many years, the presiding officer of its court. He was the re- 
 cipient of a fine education, cultivated and enlarged by extensive 
 travel, which, added to his excellent innate intelligence, made 
 him recognized as a man with few piers in the land. Early in 
 life he espoused Miss Helen Somerville, of Warren County, 
 which union was blessed with a large family of children. She 
 died in the winter of 1886-7, an d on the 15th of July, 1889, he 
 followed her to the great "beyond." During life he builded 
 the largest agricultural business and most attractive home in 
 the entire section, while continuing the mercantile business, 
 which is running to-day, and is the oldest business concern of 
 unbroken succession in the State — one hundred and one years 
 old; run by the grandson of the founder. His deeds live after 
 him, and his good works are a fitting epitaph for one to whose 
 memory all good men pay obeisance. 
 
 JOHN Q. A. BRYAN. 
 
 The facts occurring in the long and varied experience of John 
 Ouincy Adams Bryan, the life-long Republican who represents 
 Wilkes County, can hardly be given historic justice in the 
 limited space of a work of this kind. His adventures are stranger 
 than fiction and more entertaining than romance. Born at 
 Trap Hill in October, 1833, from the union of Thomas Bryan 
 and Nancy (nee Beaugass), he attended the common schools 
 and later studied at the Hillsville Virginia High School. Jan- 
 uary 1 2th, 1 86 1, just as the lurid clouds of sectional war were 
 
28 I,BGISI,ATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 gathering over the land, he married Miss Martha A. Bryan, of 
 Illinois, who was attending school in his section, and engaged 
 in farming on the ancestral estate, where he now resides. Before 
 the war he was Captain of the Wilkes Count)^ militia. When 
 the State seceded he resigned his commission, and adhering to 
 the old flag, accepted service as recruiting officer for the United 
 States Army, with the rank of Captain, mustering in one thou- 
 sand men from Western North Carolina up to November 8th, 
 1863, when he joined the regular army as First Lieutenant Co. 
 H, 10th Tennessee Cavalry, of which company he was soon 
 promoted to the captaincy. He served through the war with 
 gallantry, leading his company in the fights at Murfreesboro, 
 Jacksboro, Columbia, Franklin, Pulaski, and Nashville, Ten- 
 nessee, and also at Sulphur Trestle, Alabama. While leading 
 a desperate charge in the Nashville fight, was severely wounded 
 and was for some time confined in the officer's hospital at Nash- 
 ville. Rejoined his command at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and 
 participated in the capture of a portion of Gen. Dick Taylor's 
 forces at Rodney and at Oakley College. The war over, he 
 was honorably discharged and returned to the old homestead in 
 August, 1865. Was elected to the Constitutional Convention 
 of that year, receiving every vote cast in his county but eleven. 
 Has been in every Constitutional Convention held since the war. 
 has represented his county four terms in the Legislature, and 
 was never defeated for any county office for which he has been 
 a candidate. He has filled numerous positions: Colonel of 
 militia, Justice of the Peace, Major General Western N. C. 
 Militia, and as such raised his quota of troops when called on 
 by Gov. Holden during the K. K. K. troubles. Tendered his 
 services to Holden and served through that trouble as Lieuten- 
 ant-Colonel of the First Regiment N. C. Troops under Col. W. 
 J. Clarke, with headquarters at Raleigh. Holds a commission 
 from President Garfield as Inspector General, with rank of Col- 
 onel, of the North Carolina Division of the Grand Army of the 
 Republic ; has also been assistant assessor in the Revenue 
 Department and deputy collector. He has two sons and three 
 daughters living. Is a temperance man, but not a prohibition- 
 ist. Has been a devout member of the M. E. Church since 
 sixteen years of age, and has given more to the church, educa- 
 tion and the poor than any man in his section. Was the prin- 
 cipal promoter and most liberal contributor towards the founding 
 of Fairfield Male and Female College, is a member of the board 
 of trustees, and for a long time its chairman. Is a mason of 
 many years standing, having his membership in Rock Ford 
 Lodge No. 430. His oldest son is located in West Virginia, 
 and the second, Thomas Sherman Bryan, is the private secre- 
 
SKSSION OF 1897. 29 
 
 tary of Hon. R. Z. I^inney, member of Congress from the 8th 
 N. C. District. Has always had the courage of his convictions 
 and acted from principle, thus commanding the respect of his 
 bitterest political opponents. This fact, and his relationship 
 with the best people of his county, has made his defeat well 
 nigh impossible. It is to be regretted that limited space ex- 
 cludes some of the interesting events of danger, devotion and 
 heroism of this most remarkable man. One incident will suffice 
 to illustrate the dangers and hair- breadth escapes he experienced 
 when red-handed war was desolating the land. In 1863, when 
 piloting recruits to the Federal lines, they disobeyed his com- 
 mands and ventured into the valley near Lime Stone, Tennessee. 
 Here they encountered a band of Confederate scouts (cavalry) 
 and were quickly surrounded and most of his men captured and 
 put to death on the spot. Seeing that he would not be treated 
 as a prisoner of war, he cut his way through the ranks of the 
 enemy and retreated to the mountains near by, pursued by sev- 
 eral cavalrymen. Fighting doggedly as he retired, several 
 saddles were emptied and more than one ' ' boy in gray ' ' bit 
 the dust as a result of too close contact with the desperate 
 Unionist. During the war the soldiers of both armies gave him 
 the sobriquet of "Old Red Fox," because of his skill in 
 eluding the Confederate spies and Home Guards, who were 
 hunting him down, and in the successful piloting of recruits 
 through the mountain fastnesses to the Federal lines. After 
 the war it was applied by his political friends and enemies alike 
 as expressing his tact and skill in political combats. As has 
 often proved the case, this derisive epithet has become a badge 
 of distinction and honor, of which the General is commendably 
 proud. A glance at this remarkable man, tall, dignified and 
 venerable, creates the impression that he is a quiet country 
 gentleman, whose lines have been cast in pleasant places, and 
 against whom the winds of adversity have never blown too 
 harshly. A closer inspection, and the eagle eye, determined 
 mouth and chin, the erect military carriage, the prompt ringing 
 voice, all bespeak the hero — iron-nerved, cool, brace and inflex- 
 ible — one to be relied on in an emergency requiring the quali- 
 ties of a born leader. He celebrated the Fourth of July, 1862, 
 at Trap Hill under the folds of " old glory," and was the last 
 man to lower the old flag when the Confederate laws made it 
 treason to display this emblem of liberty. This flag he con- 
 cealed in a hollow log during the war, has it now, and has 
 given instructions to his family to use it as his winding sheet 
 when the end shall come. 
 
30 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 GEO. H. CANNON. 
 
 The Senator from the Tenth District (Brunswick and New 
 Hanover), Hon. George H. Cannon, is a native of Darlington, 
 S. C; born in 1847 an & educated at the University of South 
 Carolina, at Columbia. In 1884 he was married to Miss Jennie 
 Walker. After serving as a soldier in the Confederate army 
 through the war he settled down in Brunswick County as a 
 farmer and turpentine distiller, in which vocation he has been 
 successful; has served his county as a Justice of the Peace, and 
 in '96 was elected to the State Senate on the Republican-Popu- 
 list fusion ticket, and is classed with the majority Populists. 
 In religion he is a consistent Methodist; has never held politi- 
 cal office before, but is giving satisfaction to his party and con- 
 stituents by his close attention to all legislative matters, and 
 particularly that which applies more directly to the interest of 
 his immediate section. By his quiet dignity and courtly man- 
 ners he has made many friends and is regarded as a promising 
 leader in the future political arena. 
 
 J. E. LYON. 
 
 The Eighteenth Senatorial District, composed of the counties 
 of Alamance, Caswell, Durham and Orange, has two Senators, 
 the subject of this writing being one. J. E. Lyon was born De- 
 cember 22, 1845; studied at the common schools and academies 
 of his section; was married December n, 1872, to Miss Vir- 
 ginia F. Duke. He is a farmer by occupation and is a success- 
 ful one. During the war he served gallantly, occupying the 
 dangerous position of flag-bearer to the Thirteenth Battalion of 
 Artillery (Orange Light Artillery). In religion, Mr. Lyon is a 
 Methodist; served on the Board of Education of Durham County 
 two years; made President of the County Alliance; is a Popu- 
 list, and was elected to the Senate of '97 on the Populist-Demo- 
 cratic fusion ticket. As a Senator, Mr. Lyon has adhered to 
 the pledges made by his party before the election, both in cau- 
 cus and in the Senate Chamber. He has a large family connec- 
 tion and many friends in Durham and adjoining counties, who 
 have watched his Senatorial course with pleasure. Post-office, 
 Durham. 
 
 GEO. C. DANIELS. 
 
 From the county of Dare, which takes its name from the fact 
 that it is the birth-place of Virginia Dare, the first white child 
 born on this continent, the voters have elected George C. Dan- 
 iels to represent them in the lower house of the Legislature of 
 '91 and again in '97. Was keeper of life-saving station for 
 
SESvSION OF 1897. 3 1 
 
 two years, 1877 and 1878. Mr. Daniels was born February 1, 
 '49, and is the son of Thomas R. and Celia T. Daniels (nee 
 Pugh). He has been twice married; first in '68 to Nancy J. 
 Cud worth, and in '87 to Margaret A. Johnston. His business 
 has been that of a fisherman since ten years of age; was left an 
 orphan at eight days old; had no educational advantages, but 
 has won his way in life by indomitable energy and unswerving 
 integrity. Mr. Daniels is a Republican in politics, and in re- 
 ligion a devout Methodist, trusting in God and thanking Him 
 for such blessings as has been given him. A worthy man, un- 
 contaminated by the intrigues of corrupt and trading politicians. 
 On his face God has placed the mark of an honest man. 
 
 EDWARD S. PARKER. 
 
 The Democratic Senator from the Eighteenth District is Cap- 
 tain Edward S. Parker, of Graham, Alamance County. He is 
 the son of the late Anthony and Eliza Parker (nee Surls), and 
 was born in Cumberland County fifty-eight years ago. In 
 December, 1863, Captain Parker was married to Miss Ellen 
 Northam. He served gallantly through the war, and when it 
 was over turned his attention to the practice of the law, in 
 which profession he has a most enviable reputation, serving 
 latterly as the efficient Solicitor of the Fifth Judicial District 
 from 1890 to 1894. Captain Parker is a life-long Democrat, 
 and as such was elected to the Senate of 1897 by a handsome 
 majority, his colleague being a Populist. His private and public 
 life is without reproach, and he has the confidence and esteem 
 of all who have come in contact with him. His influence is 
 recognized in the Senate Chamber as well as in the court room 
 as a safe and conservative leader, who knows what to do and 
 dares to do it — as a man of correct judgment and unusual firm- 
 ness of purpose. Post-office, Graham. 
 
 MILTON McNEILL, 
 
 One of the Senators from the Twenty-ninth Senatorial District, 
 composed of the counties of Catawba, Lincoln, Wilkes and Al- 
 exander, was born in Wilkes County, January 8, 1846, from the 
 union of Larkin and Ellender McNeill. He obtained a practi- 
 cal education in the common schools of his native county and 
 around the fireside of his paternal home ; was happily married 
 to Miss Martha A. Barlowe, December 25, 1862. Early in life 
 he embraced the Christian religion and united himself with the 
 Baptist Church, of which denomination he is an able minister. 
 Although devoting his life to preaching the gospel and pro- 
 claiming the message of peace to mankind, his intrinsic virtues, 
 
32 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 practical common sense and superior business qualifications 
 have more than once been called into requisition by the suf- 
 frages of his people, who, unsolicited, have honored him with 
 secular positions of emolument and trust. In 1880 he was 
 elected Coroner of his county for a term of two years; served as 
 Sheriff from 1882 to 1886, and as Clerk of the Superior Court 
 from 1886 to 1894. ^ n J 896 he was elected as a Republican to 
 represent his Senatorial District in the General Assembly, where 
 he has taken a prominent position as an influential and able 
 representative of the people. He has been a Republican from 
 the organization of the party, and as the years roll around is 
 more firmly convinced of the righteousness of the principles 
 represented by his party. A man of commanding appearance, 
 evenly poised temperament and great firmness of purpose, he is 
 a representative of whom any constituency may well feel proud. 
 Post-office, Wilkesboro. 
 
 J. W. BROWN, 
 
 Of Oxford, Granville County, N. C, was born in Portsmouth, 
 Va., in 1846. Was educated in the common schools. Married 
 Miss Fannie Mitchell, of Granville County, in 1871, and for 
 many years engaged in agriculture and trade. Presbyterian in 
 religion and Populist in politics. Has been honored by his people 
 in many ways. Served as a Justice of the Peace and Coroner 
 a number of years. Represented the Twenty-first (now the 
 Seventeenth) District in the State Senate in 1889. Took an 
 active part in the fusion campaign of 1894 and 1896. Published 
 the Gra?iville County Reformer in 1894. Was elected Enrolling 
 Clerk of the General Assembly in 1895. Owing to mistakes (to 
 call it by no harsher name) of subordinates in this latter posi- 
 tion, was subjected to considerable notoriety, inconvenience and 
 loss by being indicted by the grand jury of Wake County for 
 1 ' misconduct in office. ' ' Passing through the ordeal of political 
 hate and partisan bigotry, was exonorated by the Supreme 
 Court, and a ?iolle prosequi ordered by the Superior Court. Is 
 Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of Granville County, but 
 at present engaged as Finance Clerk in the General Assembly. 
 A man of deep convictions, strong determination and great de- 
 votion to family and friends. 
 
 J. L,. GRUBBS, 
 
 One of the Republican Representatives from Forsyth County, 
 came on the stage of life on the 2d of April, 1864, and attended 
 school at Oak Ridge Institute. He is both a successful school- 
 teacher and farmer. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 33 
 
 in 1895, and in 1896 was elected to the Legislature of '97, where 
 he has taken a high stand in the Republican wing of that body. 
 Religiously, Mr. Grubbs is a Missionary Baptist in faith, and is 
 regarded in his county as one of its sturdiest and best citizens. 
 Genial and generous, he is popular with all classes. Post-office, 
 Walkertown. 
 
 J. K. BRYAN, 
 
 Of Moncure, Chatham County, was born at Locksville, Novem- 
 ber 25, '48; was educated at Bingham School Military Acad- 
 emy; was married 17th of September, 1879, to Miss Louisa Par- 
 ham; is both a merchant and a farmer; has been Judge of In- 
 ferior Court of the county and Justice of the Peace for twenty- 
 five years; elected to the House, Sessions of '95 and '97; organ- 
 ized the Populist party in Chatham County and changed the 
 Democratic majority to 1,000 for the Populists. In religion, 
 Mr. Bryan is a Presbyterian. 
 
 ANDREW J. COWLES. 
 
 The new Adjutant General of the North Carolina State Guard, 
 Andrew J. Cowles, appointed by Governor Russell February 
 10, 1897, i s a son °f Calvin J. and Martha T. Cowles, and was 
 born in Wilkes County. To use his new title, General Cowles 
 was educated at Guilford College and Carolina Military Insti- 
 tute. He is a lawyer, who has attained prominence in his sec- 
 tion; was lieutenant and then captain of Iredell Blues, which 
 company attained high perfection under his command. He has 
 also held a position in the Revenue service and been postmas- 
 ter at Statesville. From birth he has been a Republican, and 
 was a McKinley elector for the Seventh District in the campaign 
 of 1896. The impression is that General Cowles will make a 
 highly efficient and popular officer. He has always taken great 
 interest in the military of the State, and his ability is unques- 
 tioned, and every position he has held heretofore has been sat- 
 isfactorily filled. Post-office, Statesville. 
 
 R. H. W. BARKER, 
 
 One of the Senators from the Twenty-ninth District, was born 
 in Iredell County in 1841. W T as educated at Rutherford Col- 
 lege, and in 1882 was united in marriage with Miss Alice Ed- 
 ward. Was for many years engaged in merchandising, but 
 latterly engaged in farming, in which pursuit he is quite suc- 
 cessful. Served two years in the Confederate army as a mem- 
 ber of the 29th Regiment N. C. Troops. Is a Methodist in 
 E. S. 3 
 
34 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 religion and a Populist in politics. A safe conservative man he 
 commands the respect of the Senate, and is a man of influence 
 in the body. Post-office, Harvey, N. C. 
 
 ABRAM J. MOYE. 
 
 On the 25th of May, 1853, there was born unto J. W. and 
 Henrietta Moye, in the county of Pitt, a boy child, whom they 
 christened as Abraham J. This child was educated at Wake 
 Forest College and at Bethany College, West Virginia. From 
 school he returned to his native county, and upon the organi- 
 zation of the Populist party, cast his lot with it, and in 1896 was 
 elected Senator from the Sixth District to the Session of '97. 
 Mr. Moye was married to Cora Edwards in January, 1885; is a 
 farmer, and a member of the Disciples Church. He believes 
 members of the Legislature should abide by the majority of the 
 party. Is opposed to bolting, etc. , and strongly opposes the 
 lease of the North Carolina Railroad for ninety-nine years. 
 Favors better educational facilities, and economy in the expen- 
 ses of State government. Post-office, Farmville. 
 
 W. B. Yeager, of Plymouth, N. C, one of the Senators 
 from the Second District, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, 
 December 15th, 1837. Removed to North Carolina early in 
 life; married Miss Ella A. Bradley December 25th, 1883; is a 
 Methodist in religion, a jeweler by profession; enlisted as a 
 private in the Federal army in 1861; participated in the battles 
 of Fort Fisher and Bennettsville, and retired a captain in 1865. 
 Supported the Republican party from its organization; was 
 postmaster at Plymouth and mayor in 1888; was elected State 
 Senator in 1888, but was counted out under the bull-pen system 
 of voting, Post-office, Plymouth. 
 
 A. M. Scales, the Senator from the Twenty-first District 
 (Guilford County), bears a well-known and honored name in 
 North Calolina. He is the son of Junius L. and Effie H. (nee 
 Henderson) Scales; was born on 20th of August, 1870, in 
 Greensboro; educated at the University of North Carolina ; 
 married 6th November, 1895, to Miss Bessie Taylor; is a law- 
 yer; was city attorney of Greensboro in 1896, and member of 
 State Senate of 1 897 ; is a Presbyterian and a straight Democrat, 
 with the promise of a bright and useful future. Post-office, 
 Greensboro. 
 
 J. M. Dickson, of Ashe County, Republican Senator from 
 the Thirtieth District, was born 7th March, 1833, and attended 
 the common schools when a boy; was married to Miss Judy 
 Halsey in i860; is a farmer; was Sheriff of Ashe in 1864, and 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 35 
 
 elected Clerk Superior Court in 1882 and 1886, and to the 
 State Senate of 1897; * s a Primitive Baptist, and a Republican. 
 Post-office, Idol. 
 
 J. A. Walker, of Monroeton, the Senator from the Twentieth 
 District (Rockingham), was born there March 21st, 1863, and 
 got his education at the Reidsville Male Academy; on the 18th 
 of September, 1890, was married to Miss Philina Lawrence; is 
 a farmer and a Populist; was a member of the House of Rep- 
 resentatives Sessions '93 and '95, and elected to the State 
 Senate for 1897, where he has exhibited legislative ability and 
 made party and personal friends. Post-office, Monroeton. 
 
 Sidney Mears, member of the House of Representatives 
 from Bladen County, was born in Brunswick County in 1872; 
 was educated at Clarkston High School; was married in 1895 to 
 Miss Augusta Paul. He is a farmer and w 7 as elected to the 
 House of Representatives for Session of '97 on the Republican 
 ticket. Post-office, Clarkston. 
 
 Dr. D. Reid Parker, Senator from the Twenty-second Dis- 
 trict (Moore and Randolph Counties), in the Session of '97; is 
 a Populist, and gained considerable notoriety as a caucus bolter 
 in the early days of the session. He was born in Sampson 
 County in 1840; was educated at Randolph Macon College, and 
 is a physician. Post-office, Trinity. 
 
 Dr. B. T. Person, the Populist member of the House from 
 Wilson County, first beheld da3 T light in Greene County in the 
 year 1833. He was a lieutenant in the First North Carolina 
 Cavalry during the war, and has been a physician for forty 
 years. Post-office, Wilson. 
 
 J. L. Whidbee, the Republican Senator from Hertford 
 (First District), was born in Perquimans County thirty-six years 
 ago; was educated at the State University, and has never mar- 
 ried. By profession he is a lawyer and cotton-seed exporter. 
 Religiously he inclines to the Episcopal and Methodist churches. 
 Post-office, Hertford. 
 
 W. T. McCarthy, one of the Senators from the Eighth Dis- 
 trict; is the son of Thos. F. and Elizabeth McCarthy; was born 
 at Newbern, N. C, his present home, in 1870; w r as educated 
 
 at University and studied law, obtaining license when 
 
 twenty-one years old; w r as elected to a seat in the Senate of 
 1897 on the Republican ticket. Mr. McCarthy is of Irish an- 
 tecedents and a member of the Catholic church. Post-office, 
 Newbern. 
 
36 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 John W. Atwater, Senator from the Nineteenth District, 
 was born December 27, 1840; was educated at the common 
 schools and academies, and when about prepared to enter col- 
 lege, volunteered as a soldier in the Confederate service, where 
 he served in the First North Carolina Regiment throughout the 
 war, surrendering with Lee at Appomattox ; was happily mar- 
 ried to Miss Virginia E. Fearington. When the Farmers' Alli- 
 ance was organized in Chatham County, served as president 
 two terms, and afterwards for two terms as president of the 
 sub-alliance. Has represented his people for three terms in 
 the State Senate, to- wit, Session of '91 as a Democrat, and 
 Sessions of '93 and '97 as a Populist; a farmer by occupa- 
 tion. Mr. Atwater is regarded as a safe, prudent legislator, 
 and is very popular with his people. 
 
 B. N. Robeson, of Bladen County, member of Senate from 
 Fourteenth District, was born in 1838; was educated in the 
 common schools; served as Lieutenant in 18th N. C. Regiment, 
 C. S. A. ; was on County Board of Education two years; is a 
 Presbyterian; a farmer; elected to Senate of '97 as a Popu- 
 list. Post-office, Tar Heel. 
 
 Thomas Bingham, representing Watauga County in the 
 House, was born in 1845; is a farmer and a Republican; served 
 in the House Sessions of '8i, '87 and '97. Post-office, 
 Amantha. 
 
 Wm. J. Currie, one of the members of the lower House from 
 Robeson, Session of '97, is a Republican; born in that county in 
 1846. He was educated at the common schools; is a farmer, 
 and has been a Justice of the Peace. He is a Presbyterian in 
 faith. Post-office, Maxton. 
 
 B. J. Chilcutt, of Brown Summit, Guilford County, is the 
 Republican Representative of that county in the House. He 
 had a common school-education, and is a farmer and mill-owner; 
 was a militia officer before the war, and served in the House at 
 the sessions of ' 87 and ' 95 . He inclines to the Methodist church. 
 Post-office, Brown Summit. 
 
 J. A. Reynolds, member of the House in the Legislature of 
 '97 from Montgomery County, is a Populist; educated at the 
 common schools of his county, and is a farmer. He is a mem- 
 ber of the M. E. Church South; was also a member of the Leg- 
 islature of '95. Post-office, Okeweeme. 
 
 J. M. Ferrele, Representative of Wake County, was born 
 in that county in 1857 and had a common-school and academic 
 education. His business is that of a farmer; has been a Justice 
 of the Peace. In politics he is a Populist. Post-office, Eagle 
 Rock. 
 
session of 1897. 37 
 
 Joht T. Sharp, of Elm City, is one of the Senators, Session 
 '97, from the Seventh District; was born in 1852; son of W. G. 
 and Hester A. Sharp; educated at Trinity College; married Miss 
 Crafton in 1875; is a merchant and farmer; was Mayor of Elm 
 City three years; is a Methodist; in politics, a Republican. 
 
 R. J. PetreE, representing Stokes County in the Legislature 
 of '97, was born in 1853; common-school education; is a farmer; 
 filled same position in '93 and '95; belongs to the Christian 
 Church; is a Republican. Post-office, Germanton. 
 
 James H. Cathey, of Bryson City, member of the House of 
 Representatives from Swain County, was born in 1866; attended 
 the common schools; is a farmer, a Methodist and a Democrat. 
 
 J. B. Schulken, of Whiteville, represents Columbus County; 
 attended the University of North Carolina, and is a lawyer; was 
 in the House in 1893 and 1897. He is a Methodist and a Popu- 
 list. 
 
 J. H. Parker, the member of the House from Perquimans 
 County, spent his student days at Hertford Academy; is a mer- 
 chant-farmer; went through the Confederate Army in Company 
 F, 27th N. C. Regiment; is a Baptist and a Populist. Post- 
 office, Hertford. 
 
 Richard EUvioTT, representing the County of Chowan, is 
 the son of Francis and Christian Elliott; was born November, 
 1829; attended county schools; twich married; is a successful 
 farmer; has been postmaster and Justice of the Peace; was a 
 member of the House in '74, '75 and again in '97; in religion, 
 a Universalist; was a Democrat before the war, but a Republi- 
 can since. Post-office, Cisco. 
 
 Van B. Carter, a Representative from Nash County, was 
 born in 1850; educated at common schools; a farmer by occupa- 
 tion, Baptist in religion, and Populist in politics; chairman of 
 the County Executive Committee of the Populist party ; elected 
 to represent Nash County in the lower house of '97. Post- 
 office, Elm City. 
 
 John M. Brower, elected as a Republican from Surry County ; 
 served two terms in Congress. Post-office, Mt. Airy. 
 
 L. L. Wrenn, of Siler City, is a Representative from Chat- 
 ham County; born in 1861; attended a school and business col- 
 lege, and is a druggist. In religion a Methodist; Republican. 
 
 Maury Ward was born in 1863; went to the common-schools; 
 is a farmer, and was elected as a Populist member of the House; 
 is a Baptist. Post-office, Joford. 
 
38 LEGISLATIVE SKETCHES. 
 
 King W. White, Representative from Bertie County, Ses- 
 sion '97, was born in 1853; is a farmer, a Baptist and a Repub- 
 lican. Post-office, Windsor. 
 
 R. M. Crumpler, post-office, Clinton, is one of the Populist 
 Senators from Sampson County; was born in 1846; educated at 
 Clinton Male Academy, married Julia C. Herring in 1867; is a 
 farmer; was lieutenant in Company A, 30th N. C. Regiment, 
 C. S. A.; Missionary Baptist; elected to the House in '95, and 
 again to Session of '97 by a majority of 1,344. 
 
 Stephen A. White, member of the House from Alamance; 
 is a life-long Republican; was born in 1826, and is a merchent. 
 He was in the State Senate, Session of '95, of the House in '79, 
 and again of '97. Post-office, Mebane. 
 
 Dr. William Merritt, the Populist Senator from the Sev- 
 enteenth District (Granville and Person), was born in Halifax 
 County, Va., in 1828; was educated at Milton, N. C, and Uni- 
 versity of Virginia; was a member of Constitutional Convention 
 of 1868, of the State Senate of '93 and '97. He is a Baptist in 
 religion and a Populist in politics. Post-office, Bethel Hill. 
 
 C. H. Somers, representing Wilkes County, was educated at 
 common schools and academies; is a merchant; elected to the 
 Legislature of '97, and is a Republican. Post-office, Wilkes- 
 boro. 
 
 A. Shaw, of Robeson County, was elected a Senator for the 
 Session of '97 as a Populist. He is a farmer by vocation and 
 was educated at the University of North Carolina. He also 
 served in the Senate of '95. Post-office, Maxton. 
 
 W. A. Bailey, Representative from Davie; was born in Davie 
 County, which he now represents as a Republican in the House, 
 in 1844. He is a farmer, and was sheriff of his county from 
 1882 to 1892. Post-office, Advance. 
 
 J. P. H. Adams, member of the House from Wake, was born 
 in Johnston County, and had an academic education. He has 
 been mayor of Cary, Register of Deeds, Chairman of the Re- 
 publican Executive Committee, and was elected Sheriff of Wake 
 in 1894. Post-office, Cary. 
 
 J. D. Maultsby, one of the Senators from the Fifteenth Dis- 
 trict, refused to furnish any information, for reasons best known 
 to himself. He is registered as a Republican. 
 
SESSION OF 1897. 39 
 
 A. Clayton Sharpk, one of the Republican Senators from 
 the Twenty-seventh District, was born at his present home in 
 Iredell County April 9, 1841. His parents were Silas D. and 
 Mary Sharpe. His education was obtained at Clio Academy, 
 and in July, '59, he was married to Miss Jane M. Gibson. He 
 was scout in the 49th Regiment C. S. A., and was a mem- 
 ber of the House in '74-5, '76-7, and of the Senate in '95 and 
 '97; was courier during the war for General Robert Ransom; is 
 a Presbyterian and a Republican. Post-office, Fancy Hill. 
 
 

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