- Title
- Biography of the state officers and members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1893 : other interesting facts
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- Date
- 1893
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- Creator
- ["Tomlinson, W. F."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Biography of the state officers and members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1893 : other interesting facts
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the Farmers’ Congress, held in St. Paul some years ago, and has
frequently been favored with similar honors. He is a member
of the World’s Fair Commission, and for years member of the
State Agricultural Society; was a member of the Board of
County Commissioners. In 1889 was elected President of the
State Farmers’ Alliance, and was a delegate to the National
Council which met in Ocala, Fla., December, 1S89, and, in this,
like all other things, his course was conservative and worthy
of example. On the iSlh day of May, 1S92, he was nominated
by the Democratic Convention for the highest position in the
gift of the people of the State, which was unsought for, and as
much a surprise to himself as his friends. He canvassed the
entire State, and 011 the 8th of November, received almost as
many votes as his three opponents combined. He was inaugu¬
rated on the 18th of January, 1893, and now, for the first time
in the history of the "Old North’ State,” the executive chair is
filled by a farmer, and equally as creditable as it was by any of
his predecessors.
RUFUS ALEXANDER DOUGHTON,
Lieutenant-Governor of North Carolina.
This gentleman, who not only holds the second highest posi¬
tion in the State, that of Lieutenant-Governor, but lie is also
President of the Senate, which he fills acceptably. He was
born in Alleghany County, January 10, 1857, and was educated
at the High School at Independence, Va., and was at the Uni¬
versity from 187S to 1880. He was licensed to practice law in
June, 1S80, and practiced in partnership with the late E. L.
Vaughan. He was married January 2, 18S3, to Miss Sue Parks,
of Alleghany, and has one son and one daughter. He was
County Superintendent of Schools in 1883, and in 1887 was
elected to the House of Representatives. He was re-elected in
1889, and served as Chairman of the Committee on Education.
He was rc-clected in 1891, aud chosen Speaker of the House.
At the Democratic State Convention he was nominated for the
second highest office in the gift of the people, aud in Novem¬
ber elected l>y a majority of more than forty thousand over his
Republican opponent, and by a much larger majority over the
others for the same place, after making a vigorous and success¬
ful campaign. He is yet a young man and has the promise to
be of much usefulness to the State.
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