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The Political Graveyard: Edgecombe County, N.C.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Edgecombe County, N.C.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 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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font-family:garamond,serif;">Politicians who lived in Edgecombe County</p> <table width=100%><tr><td valign="top"> <table width=100% cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County (no city given):</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1770-1779: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#354.02.43">Elisha Battle</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#306.59.63">Nathan Boddie</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/excell-ezequiel.html#679.70.19">Ethelred Exum</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haywood.html#224.89.31">William Haywood</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#541.53.26">Jonas Johnston</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#382.20.09">Isaac Sessums</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1780-1789: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#354.02.43">Elisha Battle</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#172.90.68">John Dalvin</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#490.72.85">Robert Diggs</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#454.14.24">Joshua Fort</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#189.47.46">William Fort</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#131.49.08">Ethelred Gray</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haywood.html#433.53.53">John Haywood</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/horn.html#430.77.93">Henry Horn, Jr.</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#672.56.92">Ethelred Phillips</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#382.20.09">Isaac Sessums</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toole.html#472.66.84">Henry Irwin Toole</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson5.html#474.68.79">James Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1790-1799: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker1.html#993.71.29">Blake Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#839.37.91">Bythel Bell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coffee-coffield.html#180.20.12">David Coffield</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilbert.html#069.75.99">Nathan Gilbert</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#125.05.49">William Gray</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haywood.html#973.55.41">Adam John Haywood</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hilliard.html#821.55.28">Jeremiah Hilliard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lehmann-lemp.html#539.43.03">John Leigh</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayne-mcallen.html#308.45.59">Nathan Mayo</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#769.03.87">Lawrence O'Bryan</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#672.56.92">Ethelred Phillips</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#803.86.49">Frederick Phillips</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toole.html#472.66.84">Henry Irwin Toole</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1800-1809: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bale-baliles.html#100.09.44">William Balfour</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#839.37.91">Bythel Bell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brownlee-brubeck.html#153.60.53">George Brownrigg</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cotton.html#081.94.13">John Cotton</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#628.45.56">Joseph Farmer</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#094.95.34">Hardy Flowers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#025.24.31">Richard Harrison</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haywood.html#945.70.37">Henry Haywood</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hilliard.html#821.55.28">Jeremiah Hilliard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#737.89.32">William Hyman</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#736.66.25">Nathan Stancil</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#711.24.12">Duke W. Sumner</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toole.html#472.66.84">Henry Irwin Toole</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1810-1819: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker6.html#600.43.15">Moses Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bale-baliles.html#100.09.44">William Balfour</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#978.59.10">Joseph Bell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benton.html#306.34.08">James Benton</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark5.html#718.16.95">James W. Clark</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#628.45.56">Joseph Farmer</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#094.95.34">Hardy Flowers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/horn.html#951.31.91">John Horn</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toole.html#472.66.84">Henry Irwin Toole</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#002.05.31">Louis D. Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1820-1829: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker6.html#600.43.15">Moses Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#409.53.81">Henry Bryan</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#094.95.34">Hardy Flowers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hines.html#413.12.69">Richard Hines</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/little.html#683.35.44">Gray Little</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#925.43.13">Joseph R. Lloyd</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharpe.html#697.46.67">Benjamin Sharpe</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkins.html#524.62.66">William Wilkins</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkinson-will.html#236.68.58">Benjamin Wilkinson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#002.05.31">Louis D. Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1830-1839: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#142.28.04">William S. Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#614.28.26">Robert Bryan</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#372.16.04">Turner Bynum</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#633.39.42">Joseph J. Daniel</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#258.79.68">L. Deberry</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#094.95.34">Hardy Flowers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/george.html#080.07.32">James George</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/little.html#683.35.44">Gray Little</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#219.48.98">Joseph J. Pipkin</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#669.18.33">Redding Pittman</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/potterton-powe.html#136.64.85">John W. Potts</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharpe.html#697.46.67">Benjamin Sharpe</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#002.05.31">Louis D. Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1840-1849: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker9.html#142.28.04">William S. Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#298.79.40">Joshua Barnes</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#718.84.83">Robert R. Bridgers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#781.62.11">William F. Dancy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmurchie-mcnally.html#645.78.45">Ralph E. McNair</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#015.73.73">Wyatt Moye</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#878.53.81">William Thigpen</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#002.05.31">Louis D. Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1850-1859: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#298.79.40">Joshua Barnes</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#718.84.83">Robert R. Bridgers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#801.49.93">Henry T. Clark</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#983.43.10">John S. Dancy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#250.37.24">W. Ellis</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noone-norrell.html#540.41.60">William Norfleet</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#745.00.40">Kenneth Thigpen</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams2.html#236.56.87">David Williams</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1860-1869: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#184.75.85">J. H. Baker</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#869.74.66">N. B. Bellamy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#772.61.43">Robert Bynum</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#681.75.43">Henry C. Cherry</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark4.html#801.49.93">Henry T. Clark</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#236.46.65">David Cobb</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#565.69.26">L. D. Farmer</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#900.70.49">George Howard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#389.15.77">Joseph H. Hyman</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peck.html#673.53.00">George Peck</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#525.86.52">Jesse H. Powell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/theaker-thom.html#745.00.40">Kenneth Thigpen</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodall-woodburn.html#493.16.18">James S. Woodard</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1870-1879: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#419.74.65">C. W. Battle</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#869.74.66">N. B. Bellamy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bunn.html#833.82.73">Willis Bunn</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#435.92.88">Joseph Cobb</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#353.94.97">Frank D. Dancy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dufrene-dukakis.html#829.85.78">W. A. Duggan</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#566.73.97">Henry Eppes</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#468.29.57">T. Goodwin</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson7.html#092.90.86">R. M. Johnson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#655.11.61">W. P. Mabson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#573.76.05">D. Wimberly</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1880-1889: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battle.html#419.74.65">C. W. Battle</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/belcher.html#945.24.55">William Belcher</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#320.01.14">N. D. Bellamy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#046.58.46">A. R. Bridger</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#317.63.91">Edward Bridges</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#015.95.18">C. C. Crenshaw</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#625.37.54">Robert R. Gray</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#708.40.50">Daniel R. H. Justice</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#769.08.08">R. S. Taylor</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thornwell-thurlow.html#036.14.80">B. W. Thorpe</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson9.html#294.16.43">W. W. Watson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williamson.html#177.86.84">W. P. Williamson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#573.76.05">D. Wimberly</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1890-1899: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker5.html#869.29.38">J. H. Baker, Jr.</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barlow.html#929.06.47">W. L. Barlow</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bragaw-brancato.html#028.79.12">Jesse Brake</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#705.06.34">W. Aaron Bridgers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan.html#564.76.13">Elbert E. Bryan</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carr.html#693.57.18">Elias Carr</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danaher-danhof.html#087.26.29">J. H. Dancy</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hart.html#508.12.68">S. L. Hart</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#531.47.27">W. O. Howard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mercer.html#425.72.10">W. P. Mercer</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#144.36.52">W. L. Person</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#398.76.62">R. H. Speight</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1900-1909: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/basset-bastin.html#756.31.19">L. V. Bassett</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#954.20.99">Hugh B. Bryant</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilliam-gillon.html#290.27.16">Donnell Gilliam</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#744.12.62">W. Stamps Howard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#462.02.53">Mark B. Pitt</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#898.83.78">B. F. Shelton</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#398.76.62">R. H. Speight</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#681.33.13">P. C. Vestal</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8>&nbsp;<b>Edgecombe County, 1910-1919: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/basset-bastin.html#756.31.19">L. V. Bassett</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#954.20.99">Hugh B. Bryant</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#462.02.53">Mark B. Pitt</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Macclesfield:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html#592.79.14">Robert L. Corbett</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#963.06.18">W. W. Eagles</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Penelo:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cox.html#639.24.75">William R. Cox</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Rocky Mount:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#762.23.77">T. F. Cherry</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daughton-daveis.html#781.58.17">Elijah L. Daughtridge</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html#499.45.89">Richard T. Fountain</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hart.html#508.12.68">S. L. Hart</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#548.99.06">Leon Henderson</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robbins.html#932.02.11">G. W. Robbins</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Speed:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#264.58.93">F. B. Shelton</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#425.05.35">Henry G. Shelton</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Tarboro:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blount.html#100.38.26">Thomas Blount</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#612.52.10">Henry C. Bourne</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#718.84.83">Robert R. Bridgers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewton-brigadier.html#097.01.55">Vinson Bridgers</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#283.16.77">W. G. Clark, Jr.</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#218.32.38">Will Clark</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark9.html#467.33.24">William G. Clark</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html#041.69.92">Lawrence H. Fountain</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#335.60.26">Haywood Foxhall</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilliam-gillon.html#332.25.21">H. A. Gilliam</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall8.html#025.28.26">Thomas H. Hall</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#531.47.27">W. O. Howard</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#858.36.39">B. B. Howell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones7.html#899.87.31">Paul Jones</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#925.43.13">Joseph R. Lloyd</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin9.html#692.35.95">Victoria L. Martin</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#852.35.12">Mary F. Pender</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#530.46.51">W. H. Powell</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#250.31.54">Mrs. J. R. Satterthwaite</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#209.04.66">Eugene Simmons</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#638.59.44">Cameron S. Weeks</a>&nbsp;&mdash; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white4.html#834.21.91">George H. White</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Near Tarboro:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#513.27.47">J. H. Satterthwaite</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp;<b>Whitakers:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/proctor.html#482.35.10">James Proctor</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>&nbsp; <i>See also</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ZZ-lived.html">North Carolina areas not assigned to counties</a>. </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872</span></td> <td><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/"> <img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/tpgsub.gif" width=450 height=71 align="right" border=0 alt="The Political Graveyard"></a></td></tr></table> <br clear="all"> <table width=100% cellpadding=2> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <b><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html">The Political Graveyard</a></b> is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 338,260 politicians, living and dead.</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3><span style="font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=32 align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <img src="rd.gif" width=10 height=10> The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. 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