Prominent people of North Carolina: brief biographies of leading people for ready reference purposes

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versity of the State since 1S91 and a
trus<tee of that institution since 1879.
He is also a trustee of St. Mary's
School for girls, at Raleigh. In poli­tics
he belonged to the Conservative
Union party before the war between
the states, and he has been a Democrat
since the organization of the party in
this state after the war. He was for
many years a member of the Demo­cratic
state committee and from 1884
to 1888 the chairman of that commit­tee.
A~ainst his wishes he was nom­inated
by his party in Wake cOllnty
for the House of Representatives in
1872, for the constitutional convention
in 1875 and the State Senate in 1880.
The Republicans, in these years, were
in the ascendancy in Wake, but each
time he made a vigorous campaign and
received more than the vote of his
party.
Mr. Battle is a mem'ber of the Epis­copal
church, has been senior warden
of the Church of the Good Shepherd
at Raleigh since its organization in
1874, and has served as a delegate to
the general conventions of his church
and a member of its committee on
canons, continuously, since 18S9.
Mr. Battle was married in Novem­ber,
1860, to Miss Annie Ruffin. sec­ond
daughter of Hon. Thos. S. Ashe.
late of the Supreme court of the state.
She died in July, 188J. Of eleven
children born to her and her husband
only four are now surviving.
Was born January 9, 1855, a son
of John Foust Holt. a farmer. His
mother was Miss Louisa Williams, of
Rockingham county. with the history
of which her ancestors were closely
identified.
He was educated at Oak Ridge In­stitute
and later took his degree at
Western Maryland College, of West­minster,
Md. With his brother, J.
A. Holt, he bought the Oak Ridge
Institute of Oak Ridge, N. C, in 1080,
and has remained in the conduct of
that institUli n ever since. He repre­sented
Guilford county in the State
Legi lature in 1893, and was trus­tee
of the Stat University from 189J
1897, and a director of the North
Carolina School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Morganton since its founda­tion.
He is a class leader in the Meth­odist
Protestant church. and repre-sented
his church in the General Con­ference
of 1888.
He married Miss l\'lary Lambeth. a
daughter of Harvey Lambeth, of
Reedy Fork. Giulford county, a well
known farmer. His daughter. Miss
~Iyrtle Holt. is now the wife of Prof.
]. T. Bennett, of Oak Ridge Institute,
and his son, John Holt. is a
in the State University.
1850 Patterson,' J ones, school.
C, ISgI IBgg ISgJ C, T. Senseman. C Heath. William educated He was principal Lexington. N.
C. Seminary during 1887 and 1888;
professor of Latin and Science in
Greensboro Female College from
1888 to 1394. and president of the
Greensboro Female College from 1894
to 1902; general agent Provident Sav­ings
Life of N. Y. from 1902 to 190J
and vice-president of the Globe Home
Furniture Co.• of High Point, N. C,
since 1904.
He is a member of the M. E. Church
South.
He married Miss Ella Carr, a daugh­ter
of O. W. Carr, of Trinity, N. C.
He is the father of two children, a
daughter, Odell Peacock, five years of
age, and John R. Peacock, eleven
years of age.
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CHARLES ALPHONSO SMITH
Was born May 2B, 1864, at Greens­boro,
N. C, a son of Jacob Henry
Smith, a Pres'byterian minister of
Greensboro, N. C His mother was
Miss Mary Kelly Watson, a daugh­ter
of Judge Egbert R. Watson, of
Charlottsville, Va. He was educated
in the Greensboro graded schools, Da­vidson
College. Johns Hopkins Univer­sity
and studied abroad in 1900 and
190I. He was professor of English
in the Louisiana State University from
189J to 1902 and was made professor
of English in the University of North
Carolina in 1902, and dean of the
Graduate Department in 190J.
He is a member of the Kappa Alpha
fraternity and an elder in the Pres­byterian
church.
He married Miss Susie McGee
Heck, a daughter of Col. J. M. Heck,
of Raleigh. November 8, 1905.
LYCURGUS LAFAYETTE STA­TON,
M. D.
Was born in Edgecombe county.
February I, 1849, a son of Henry La
Fayette Staton, a large planter of
cotton, who was a county commis­sioner
in Edgecombe county, ani:! an
officer in the Confederate service.
His mother was Miss Margaret Batts,
a daughter of Benjamin Batts. who
was a county court judge and a mem­ber
of the county commission. He
was educated at the Wilkerson Male
Academy, Tarboro, N. C, and the V.
M. I., Lexington, Va.• the University
Medical College. N. Y., and the Col­lege
of Physicians and Surgeons, New
York.
He is one of the founders of the
Pittman' Hospital and Visiting Physi­cians.
Since leaving college he has been
a memiber of the firm of Staton &
Zoeller.
He is president of the Tar River
Oil Company and the Tarboro Cot­ton
Factory and a director of the
Pamlico Insurance and Banking Co.,
and was health officer for Edgecombe
county for twelve years.
He married Miss Kate E. Barker,
second daughter of Dr. W. S. Barker.
a physician of Tarboro, N. C He is
the father of three children, Henry, a
lawyer practising in New York city.
Adolphus, of the U. S. N., who.gradu­ated
from the Naval Academy in
1902 and Miss Sallie B. Staton, who
graduated from Vassar in class of
ISg7.
DANIEL ALBRIGHT LONG
Was born in Orange county, in that
portion which has since become Ala­mance
county. May 22, 1844. a son of
Jacob Long, a farmer. His mother
was Miss Jane Stewart Stockard, a
daughter of Colonel John R. Stock­ard,
who served in the war of 1812.
and was a member of the Legislature
of North Carolina from Orange
county for seventeen successive terms.
He was educated in Graham high
school under Rev. W. S. Long, D. D.•
at Melville Academy. under Rev.
Alex Wilson. D. D., the University
of North Carolina. Yale Universitf.
University of Virginia and Colum'bla
University. New York city. He won
a fellowship at Columbia University.
took the degrees of A. M. and D. D.
at the University of North Carolina.
and the degree of LL. D. from the
Union Christian College.
His life work has been teaching and
preaching. He first taught in the
public schools. He was president of
Graham Normal College for ten years,
president of Antioch College. Ohio,
for sixteen years. pastor of Christian
Church. Raleigh, one year.
He is a Master Mason and pastor of
the New Providence Christian church
at Graham. which is situated within
three miles of the farm on which he
was born and reared. and where he
now resides.
His first wife was Miss Avarilla
Warters. of Kinston, North Carolina.
A lady of rare accomplishments. who
lived a short time after marriage. His
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versity of the State since ISgI and a
trus-tee of that institu tion since 1879.
He is a lso a trustee of St. Mary's
~ c hool for girls, at Raleigh. In poli­tIcs
he belonged to the Conservative
Union party before the war between
the states, and he has been a Democrat
since the organization of the party in
this state after the war. He was for
many years a member of the Demo­cratic
state committee and from 1884
to 1888 the chairman of that commit­tee.
Against his wishes he was nom­inated
by his party in Wake county
for the House of Representatives in
1872, for the constitutional convention
in 187 ~ and the State Senate in 1880.
The Republicans, in these years, were
in the ascendancy in Wake, but each
time. he made a vigorous campaign and
received more than the vote of his
party.
Mr. Battle is a mem'ber of the Epis­copal
church, has been senior warden
of the Church of the Good Shepherd
at Raleigh since its organization in
1874, and has served as a delegate to
the general conventions of his church
and a member of its committee on
canons, continuously, since 188g.
Mr. Battle was married in Novem­ber,
1860, to Miss Annie Ruffin, sec­ond
daughter of Hon. Thos. S. Ashe,
late of the Supreme court of the state.
She died in July, 1883. Of eleven
children born to her and her husband
only four are now surviving.
MARTIN HICKS HOLT, A. M.
Was born January 9, 1855, a son
of John Foust Holt, a farmer. His
mother was Miss Louisa Williams, of
Rockingham county, with the history
of which her ancestors were closely
identified.
He was educated at Oak Ridge In­stit
ute and later took his degree at
Western Maryland College, of West­minster,
Md. With his brother, ].
A. Holt, he bought the Oak Ridge
Institute of Oak Ridge, N. c., in 1080,
and has remained in the conduct of
that institu ti n ever since. He repre­sented
Guilf rd county in the State
Legislature in 1893, and was trus­tee
oi the State University from 1893
1897, and a director of the North
Carolina School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Morganton since its founda­tion.
He is a class leader in the Meth­odist
Protestant church, and repre-sen
ted his church in the General Con­ference
of 1888.
He married Miss l\<Iary Lambeth, a
daughter of Harvey Lambeth, of
Reedy Ft!lrk, Giulford county, a well
known farmer. His daughter, Miss
Myrtle Holt, is now the wife of Prof.
J. T . Bennett, of Oak Ridge Institute,
and his son, John Harvey Holt, is a
student in the State University.
SAMUEL L. PATTERSON
Was born in Yadkin Valley, Cald­well
county, March 6, 1850, a son of
Samuel Finley Patterson, a farmer
who was for many years chairman of
the county court, several times a mem­ber
of the House of Representatives
and the Senate of the State Legisla­ture,
and at one time state treasurer.
His mother was Miss Phebe Caroline
Jones, a daughter of Gen. Edmund
Jones, a farmer, who was also a mer­chant,
and many times a member of
the Legislature from Wilkes county.
He was educated at Wilson's school,
a short time at the State University
and at the University of Virginia.
He clerked in a store and was a
bookkeeper in Salem, N. c., for sev­eral
years to learn business methods.
He was supervisor of the census of
1880, a member of the House of Rep­resentatives
in and in 1899 and of
the State Senate in 1893 and has been
commissioner of agriculture from
1895 to the present time, except from
'97 to '99. He has also been a county
commissioner and has held numerous
other minor offices.
He i9 a member of the Episcopal
church. He married Miss Mary
Senseman, of Salem, N. c., a daughter
of the late Rev. E. T . Senseman, of
Indiana.
DRED PEACOCK
Was born April 12, 1864, a son of
Dr. Calvin C. Peacock, a physician.
His mother was Miss Ava Heath, a
daughter of William Heath. He was
educated at Trinity College, N. C.
He was principal of Lexington, N.
c., Seminary during 1887 and 1888;
professor of Latin and Science in
Greensboro Female College from
1888 to 1894, and president of the
Greensboro Female College from 1894
PROMINENT PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA 49
to 1902; general agent Provident Sav­ings
Life of N. Y. from 1902 to 1903
and vice-president of the Globe Home
Furniture Co., of High Point, N. c.,
s ince 1904.
He is a member of the M. E. Church
South.
He married Miss Ella Carr, a daugh­ter
of O. W. Carr, of Trinity, N. C.
is the father of two children, a
daughter, Odell Peacock, five years of
age, and John R. eleven
..r-
2il, c., Presbyterian C. in- College, stu died 1901. IB93 in. 1903.
Raleigh, L YCURGUS county,
I, ill coun.ty, ani! Batts, was Male
N. c., V.
Lexington, Va., the University
Medical College, N. Y., and the of Physicians an.d Surgeons, New
York.
He is one of the founders of the
Pittman Hospital and Visiting Physi­cians.
Since leaving college he has been
a memiber of the firm of Staton &
Zoeller.
He is president of the Tar River
Oil Company and the Tarboro Cot­ton
Factory and a director of the
Pamlico Insurance and Banking Co.,
and was health officer for Edgecombe
county for twelve years.
He married Miss Kate E. Barker,
second daughter of Dr. W. S. Barker,
a physician of Tarboro, N. C. He is
the father of three children, Henry, a
lawyer practising in New York city,
Adolphus, of the U. S. N., who. gradu­ated
from the Naval Academy in
1902 and Miss Sallie B. Staton, who
graduated from Vassar in class of
1897.
DANIEL ALBRIGHT LONG
Was born in Orange county, in that
portion which has since become Ala­mance
county, May 22, 1844, a son of
Jacob Long, a farmer. His mother
was Miss Jane Stewart Stockard, a
daughter of Colonel John R Stock­ard,
who served in the war of 1812,
and was a member of the Legislature
of North Carolina from Orange
county for seventeen successive terms.
He was educated in Graham hiEh
school under Rev. W. S. Long, D. D.,
at Melville Academy, under Rev.
Alex Wilson, D. D., the University
of .N or~h Carol~na! .Yale University,
Umverslty of VIrginia and Colum'bla
University, New York city. He won
a fellowship at Columbia University,
took the degrees of A. M. and D. D.
at the University of North Carolina,
and the degree of LL. D. from the
Union Christian College.
His life work has been teaching and
preaching. He first taught in the
public schools. He was president of
Graham Normal College for ten years,
president of Antioch College, Ohio,
for sixteen years, pastor of Christian
Church, Raleigh, one year.
He is a Master Mason and pastor of
the New Providence Christian church
at Graham, which is situated within
three miles of the farm on which he
was born and reared, and where he
now resides.
His first wife was Miss Avarilla
Warters, of Kinston, North Carolina.
A lady of rare accomplishments, who
lived a short time after marriage. His