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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: North Carolina: Governors</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Swain</a> 1832-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#868.84.44">Richard D. Spaight, Jr.</a> 1835-36 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dudley.html#618.44.81">Edward B. Dudley</a> 1836-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehead.html#267.93.18">John Motley Morehead</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham9.html#475.96.00">William A. Graham</a> 1845-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#125.59.32">Charles Manly</a> 1849-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reid.html#993.30.71">David S. Reid</a> 1851-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winslow.html#266.84.48">Warren Winslow</a> 1854 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bragaw-brancato.html#356.65.72">Thomas Bragg</a> 1855-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#654.07.96">John Willis Ellis</a> 1859-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#801.49.93">Henry T. Clark</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#959.45.64">Zebulon B. Vance</a> 1862-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#525.88.28">William W. Holden</a> 1865 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#304.45.08">Jonathan Worth</a> 1865-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html#525.88.28">William W. Holden</a> 1868-70 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#467.37.14">Tod R. Caldwell</a> 1870-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#294.04.89">Curtis H. Brogden</a> 1874-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#959.45.64">Zebulon B. Vance</a> 1877-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jarvis.html#926.16.02">Thomas J. Jarvis</a> 1879-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#617.34.08">Alfred M. Scales</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html#793.73.67">Daniel G. Fowle</a> 1889-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#968.17.05">Thomas M. Holt</a> 1891-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carr.html#693.57.18">Elias Carr</a> 1893-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell2.html#025.85.86">D. L. Russell</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aviata-ayer.html#692.52.51">Charles B. Aycock</a> 1901-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glenn.html#752.06.11">Robert B. Glenn</a> 1905-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#885.10.04">William W. Kitchin</a> 1909-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#982.98.59">Locke Craig</a> 1913-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#487.97.25">Thomas W. Bickett</a> 1917-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#094.20.39">Cameron Morrison</a> 1921-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#060.17.64">Angus W. McLean</a> 1925-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#249.70.03">O. Max Gardner</a> 1929-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#046.43.69">J. C. B. Ehringhaus</a> 1933-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#726.85.24">Clyde R. Hoey</a> 1937-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/broughton.html#120.98.27">J. Melville Broughton</a> 1941-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#929.42.51">R. Gregg Cherry</a> 1945-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott9.html#887.05.37">W. Kerr Scott</a> 1949-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#441.43.87">William B. Umstead</a> 1953-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#078.45.74">Luther H. Hodges</a> 1954-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanford.html#048.44.76">Terry Sanford</a> 1961-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore2.html#890.35.34">Dan K. Moore</a> 1965-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott7.html#681.71.38">Robert Scott</a> 1969-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holmstrom-holswade.html#263.94.18">James E. Holshouser, Jr.</a> 1973-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#960.28.95">James B. Hunt, Jr.</a> 1977-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin5.html#727.07.86">James G. Martin</a> 1985-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#960.28.95">James B. Hunt, Jr.</a> 1993-2001 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/earman-eastland.html#401.37.88">Mike F. Easley</a> 2001-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pennoyer-perk.html#315.08.31">Bev Perdue</a> 2009-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> 2013-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#493.27.83">Roy Cooper</a> 2017- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1802: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#889.88.88">John Baptista Ashe</a>, elected, but died before taking office. <li> 1840: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saunders.html#902.53.89">Romulus M. Saunders</a>, defeated. <li> 1856: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmann-gilmer.html#066.36.02">John A. Gilmer</a>, defeated. <li> 1861 Jul 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#654.07.96">John Willis Ellis</a>, died in office. <li> 1868: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#321.66.42">Thomas Samuel Ashe</a>, defeated. <li> 1872: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merriman-merrit.html#637.92.51">A. S. Merrimon</a>, defeated. <li> 1874 Jul 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#467.37.14">Tod R. Caldwell</a>, died in office. <li> 1876: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#657.86.43">Thomas Settle</a>, defeated. <li> 1880: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#200.06.36">Ralph P. Buxton</a>, defeated. <li> 1884: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/york.html#177.27.03">Tyre York</a>, defeated. <li> 1888: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steck-steel.html#627.09.50">Charles M. Stedman</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#324.13.03">Oliver Hart Dockery</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker9.html#798.40.50">William Walker</a>, defeated. <li> 1891 Apr 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html#793.73.67">Daniel G. Fowle</a>, died in office. <li> 1892: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#532.98.89">David M. Furches</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/excell-ezequiel.html#013.63.28">Will P. Exum</a> (Populist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#693.62.04">James M. Templeton</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guthrie.html#343.31.87">William A. Guthrie</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson2.html#075.75.42">Cyrus B. Watson</a>, defeated. <li> 1900: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams8.html#102.89.53">Spencer B. Adams</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1904: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris2.html#149.60.21">Charles J. Harris</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1908: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#584.26.76">J. Elwood Cox</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1912 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#982.98.59">Locke Craig</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#401.45.97">Iredell Meares</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#179.17.39">Thomas Settle</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#050.68.16">H. E. Hodges</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#487.97.25">Thomas W. Bickett</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#553.33.52">Frank A. Linney</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller6.html#192.87.18">L. Miller</a>, defeated. <li> 1920: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#249.70.03">O. Max Gardner</a> (Dem), defeated for nomination. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#094.20.39">Cameron Morrison</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker5.html#772.21.31">John J. Parker</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#060.17.64">Angus W. McLean</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#555.27.31">Isaac M. Meekins</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#249.70.03">O. Max Gardner</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seashoal-sebald.html#203.12.00">Herbert F. Seawell</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#046.43.69">J. C. B. Ehringhaus</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frazier-frechette.html#060.49.78">C. Clifford Frazier</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#726.85.24">Clyde R. Hoey</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grimke-grissom.html#949.08.85">Gilliam Grissom</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/broughton.html#120.98.27">J. Melville Broughton</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#220.58.02">Robert H. McNeill</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#929.42.51">R. Gregg Cherry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patton.html#034.67.72">Frank C. Patton</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott9.html#887.05.37">W. Kerr Scott</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#804.44.97">George M. Pritchard</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/price.html#929.16.70">Mary Price</a> (Progressive), defeated. <li> 1952 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#441.43.87">William B. Umstead</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seashoal-sebald.html#981.55.71">Herbert F. Seawell, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1954 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#441.43.87">William B. Umstead</a>, died in office. <li> 1956 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#078.45.74">Luther H. Hodges</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayes.html#337.09.66">Kyle Hayes</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1960: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#518.92.80">I. Beverly Lake</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seashoal-sebald.html#131.41.09">Malcolm B. Seawell</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larkins-larrain.html#284.92.51">John D. Larkins, Jr.</a> (Dem), defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gatewood-gayheart.html#135.21.21">Robert L. Gavin</a>, defeated. <li> 1964: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brentano-brewington.html#778.85.74">Kidd Brewer</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#579.32.54">Bruce Burleson</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanly-stansel.html#539.01.98">R. J. Stansbury</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strong.html#150.51.37">Charles W. Strong</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baczkowski-baile.html#922.20.27">Don Badgley</a> (Rep), defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#518.92.80">I. Beverly Lake</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preswick-pribble.html#727.43.84">L. Richardson Preyer</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gatewood-gayheart.html#135.21.21">Robert L. Gavin</a>, defeated. <li> 1968: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/broughton.html#937.84.70">J. Melville Broughton, Jr.</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#615.84.05">Reginald A. Hawkins</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sthuette-stigler.html#356.83.27">John L. Stickley</a>, defeated for nomination; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#698.98.63">James Carson Gardner</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1980: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#420.00.61">I. Beverly Lake, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#393.71.40">Lauch Faircloth</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green5.html#041.96.25">Jimmy Green</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller3.html#067.68.49">Glenn Miller</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#471.03.87">Rufus L. Edmisten</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1996: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayes.html#636.73.51">Robin Hayes</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2000: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/earman-eastland.html#401.37.88">Mike F. Easley</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2004: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/earman-eastland.html#401.37.88">Mike F. Easley</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2008: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 2012: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howarth-howe.html#769.95.45">Barbara J. 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Rural Telephone</a>. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute <b>fair use</b> under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">Creative Commons License</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3 align="left" valign="top"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b>Site information:</b> The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by <b>Lawrence Kestenbaum</b>, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is <b>The Political Graveyard, P.O. 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