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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Charlotte, North Carolina</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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Davidson</a> 1853-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parks.html#971.70.79">David Parks</a> 1857-59 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerr.html#292.40.25">Jennings B. Kerr</a> 1859-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owenby-ozzard.html#260.90.38">William A. Owens</a> 1861-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#639.49.06">Robert F. Davidson</a> 1862-63 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris8.html#473.25.44">Samuel A. Harris</a> 1864-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#329.68.56">H. M. Pritchard</a> 1865-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris8.html#473.25.44">Samuel A. Harris</a> 1866-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/afan-aieta.html#729.77.93">F. W. Ahrens</a> 1867-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#329.68.56">H. M. Pritchard</a> 1868-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dowd-dowlin.html#408.52.80">Clement Dowd</a> 1869-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young5.html#683.36.35">John A. Young</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#886.59.61">William F. Davidson</a> 1873-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#795.03.31">William Johnston</a> 1875-78 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#635.68.29">B. R. Smith</a> 1878-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osborne.html#534.36.09">F. I. Osborne</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewine-dewson.html#524.04.65">F. S. DeWolfe</a> 1880-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maxwell.html#122.62.85">W. C. Maxwell</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#795.03.31">William Johnston</a> 1884-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdowell.html#081.49.19">F. Brevard McDowell</a> 1887-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brentano-brewington.html#141.12.75">R. J. Brevard</a> 1891-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weclew-weekes.html#694.35.43">James H. Weddington</a> 1895-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spriggs-springweiler.html#910.52.06">E. B. Spring</a> 1897-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccall.html#465.18.87">J. D. McCall</a> 1899-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown7.html#585.76.12">Peter Marshall Brown</a> 1901-05 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#916.63.13">Samuel S. McNinch</a> 1905-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/franklin.html#945.73.70">T. S. Franklin</a> 1907-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hawkins.html#488.80.85">T. W. Hawkins</a> 1909-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bland.html#345.98.12">Charles A. Bland</a> 1911-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirkpatrick.html#203.24.92">T. L. Kirkpatrick</a> 1915-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#863.22.78">Frank R. McNinch</a> 1917-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#362.10.95">John M. Wilson</a> 1920-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker5.html#621.18.96">James O. Walker</a> 1921-24 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore4.html#270.21.64">Harvey W. Moore</a> 1924-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#379.91.11">David M. Abernathy</a> 1926-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#422.23.77">F. Marion Redd</a> 1927-29 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#233.04.90">George E. Wilson, Jr.</a> 1929-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#013.84.97">Charles E. Lambeth</a> 1931-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wattson-weatherwax.html#959.37.77">Arthur E. Wearn</a> 1933-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#588.52.33">Ben E. Douglas</a> 1935-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#627.02.77">E. McA. Currie</a> 1941-43 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#926.47.00">H. H. Baxter</a> 1943-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#872.80.24">Victor Shaw</a> 1949-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vandyne-vanmeter.html#920.15.10">Philip L. Van Every</a> 1953-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#345.89.69">James Saxon Smith</a> 1957-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#548.69.93">Stanford R. Brookshire</a> 1961-69 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beldam-belknap.html#063.81.48">John Belk</a> 1969-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#179.48.95">Kenneth R. Harris</a> 1977-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knox.html#860.43.06">Eddie Knox</a> 1979-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#064.18.85">Harvey B. Gantt</a> 1983-87 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myerson-myus.html#736.94.04">Sue Myrick</a> 1987-91 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vincente-vliet.html#263.43.16">Richard Vinroot</a> 1991-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> 1995-2009 <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1995 Sep 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin4.html#312.71.66">Hoyle Martin</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#515.30.20">David Erdman</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1995 Sep 26: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#483.97.58">Ed Peacock</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#570.66.84">Steve James</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1995 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin4.html#312.71.66">Hoyle Martin</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1997 Sep 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvie-hasenfratz.html#106.46.09">Jim Harwood</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#800.74.27">Leonard Harris</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1997 Sep 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pfaelzer-phellis.html#433.15.59">Ken Pfenninger</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1997 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvie-hasenfratz.html#106.46.09">Jim Harwood</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1999 Sep 21: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#466.49.30">Ella B. Scarborough</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#800.74.27">Leonard Harris</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1999 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#466.49.30">Ella B. Scarborough</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2001 Sep 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#466.49.30">Ella B. Scarborough</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burgess.html#971.10.77">Susan Burgess</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#646.99.68">Ron Morgan</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2001 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#466.49.30">Ella B. Scarborough</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2003 Sep 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#428.87.87">Craig Madans</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#800.74.27">Leonard Harris</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2003 Sep 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassill-castillo.html#551.48.84">Michael J. Castano</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mozer-mullarky.html#514.34.99">Edward J. Mulheren</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2003 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#428.87.87">Craig Madans</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#867.69.35">Carlton L. Harvey</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2005 Sep 27: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#370.61.37">Martin Davis</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2005 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#428.87.87">Craig Madans</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2007 Sep 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gjesdal-glaspie.html#782.87.32">Ken Gjertsen</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2007 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#559.84.60">Pat McCrory</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#992.58.50">Beverly Earle</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 2009 Sep 15: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larue-latchaw.html#866.15.53">John W. Lassiter</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis6.html#370.61.37">Martin Davis</a> (Rep), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stratton.html#047.12.78">Jack Sheldon Stratton III</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2009 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#351.95.90">Anthony Foxx</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larue-latchaw.html#866.15.53">John W. Lassiter</a> (Rep), defeated. <p><a name=2><hr></a></p> <p> <b>Postmasters at Charlotte, 1794-1972</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagoner-wainwright.html#663.93.43">Edward Waine</a> 1794-99 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#384.60.19">Ephraim B. Davidson</a> 1799-1801 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#845.48.98">Archibald Frew</a> 1801-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roads-robberson.html#701.15.33">James Robb</a> 1810-11 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#845.48.98">Archibald Frew</a> 1811-14 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davidson.html#717.44.59">William Davidson</a> 1814-15 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#845.48.98">Archibald Frew</a> 1815-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vail.html#312.75.41">John Vail</a> 1819-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith9.html#107.42.13">William Smith</a> 1820-32 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams4.html#709.44.06">Henry B. Williams</a> 1832-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hampton.html#087.77.95">Joseph W. Hampton</a> 1844-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#216.89.49">Amzi McGinn</a> 1845-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#585.72.27">Harriet E. McGinn</a> 1847 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#993.47.87">Alexander Beaty</a> 1847-48 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steele.html#797.29.07">Abraham C. Steele</a> 1848-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/graham1.html#282.31.64">Alexander Graham</a> 1849-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#210.86.96">Francis M. Ross</a> 1852-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frazier-frechette.html#645.71.45">Charles A. Frazier</a> 1865-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#741.61.95">Robert E. McDonald</a> 1874-76 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#215.94.75">William W. Jenkins</a> 1876-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young5.html#683.36.35">John A. Young</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#420.01.73">Archibald Brady</a> 1889-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#100.99.36">Thomas R. Robertson</a> 1893-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mullen.html#762.29.71">Jonas W. Mullen</a> 1897-1903 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith7.html#638.59.68">Robert W. Smith</a> 1903-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spence.html#210.55.27">John B. Spence</a> 1907-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weclew-weekes.html#694.35.43">James H. Weddington</a> 1913-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albright.html#835.63.11">Judson D. Albright</a> 1922 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/albright.html#835.63.11">Judson D. Albright</a> 1922-34 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#251.93.31">William R. Robertson</a> 1934 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/youngblood-yulee.html#472.43.99">Paul R. Younts</a> 1934-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#750.81.81">Keely A. Grice</a> 1941-42 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#281.35.48">George A. Wilson, Jr.</a> 1942-57 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas3.html#141.94.19">Edward H. Thomas</a> 1957-58 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas3.html#141.94.19">Edward H. Thomas</a> 1958-65 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carpenter-carper.html#187.36.71">George F. Carpenter</a> 1965-66 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carpenter-carper.html#187.36.71">George F. 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