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Mr. Murphy in Kalelch. bo made menUon
of flio fuel Hint many native-born North Carolinian* hail loft Ibis state and
bad «on «Ido recognition in other parts of the country and other parts of
I bo world.
“Why not got iis up a list so no ran publish It
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wo suggested.
The list mine in Monday morning, and in his accompanying letter, Mr.
Murphy says:
“You can take most any field of enterprise and you «ill find that North
Carolina has made a real contribution through her sons «tin
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elsewhere. In the field of education it may be news to some that the first
President of the University of Virginia «as a son of North Carolina— Edwin A.
Alderman, «ho «as also President of Tulune and the University of North
Carolina: Paul llarringer, who «as the head of V.P.I.; lleney Louis Smith.
President of Washington and Lee; E. Walter Sikes. President of Clemson, and
Prank Poole, «ho recently succeeded him. The list might be continued; I only
use this one of many fields to illustrate the idea. And before I leave it. I «ill
add George T. Winston, President of Carolina, the University of Texas, and
North Carolina A. and E„ to eive further emphasis.
“In this article uhich I submit, I am of the opinion that it might be proper
to add some of the distinguished sons of Carolina nlm were in various branches
of the Federal services. You will find it enclosed.
“John Steele, the first Comptroller of the Treasury, was a North Carolinian,
and so Is the incumbent, Lindsay C. Warren. Samuel F. Phillips and J. Crawford
Higgs were Solicitors General of the United States. Victor Clay llarringer for
years was a member of the International Court which sat at Cairo. Egypt,
it.
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W. Connor is the first Archivist of the United States, and John Paul Jones
«as an admiral In the navy of Queen Catherine of Russia. This list might be
continued indefinitely."
So herewith we submit the first of a series of articles on North Carolinians
who have made good elsewhere. It will be continued In subsequent issues.
Ry WALTER (“Fete") MURPHY
ALABAMA
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I XU, WILLIAM RUFUS, n repre¬
sentative from North Carolina, in
the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Four¬
teenth Congresses; secretary of
Г.
S. legation at Naples and after¬
wards at St. Petersburg; moved to
Alabama territory; member of the
convention which organized the
State government; upon the admis¬
sion of Alabama as a State into the
Union was elected to the
Г.
S. Sen¬
ate; was reelected in 1822, 182S.
1834. and 1841 ; again in the Senate
from 1848 to 1853;
Г.
S. Minister
to France 1844-1846; President pro
tempore of the Senate; elected Vice
President of the United States in
1852; took the oath of Office in
1853, Havana, Cuba, bv special act
of Congress, died in Alabama, 1853,
graduated at the University of
North Carolina in 1803.
MOORE, GABRIEL, a Representa¬
tive and Senator from Alabama;
attended the University of N. C.,
moved to Alabama; member of the
Territorial House of Representatives
and Speaker of the game; President
of l lie State Senate in 1821 ; member
of the State constitutional conven¬
tion; a member of the U. S. House
of Representatives from 1821 to
1829; Governor of Alabama 1829-
1831; elected to the U. S. Senate
and served from 1831 to 1S37;
moved to Texas and died there in
1845.
PICKENS, ISRAEL, u Representa¬
tive from North Carolina and a
Senator from Alabama; attended
Jefferson College at Canonsburg.
Penn., elected to the U. S. House of
Representatives from North Caro¬
lina in 1811 and served to 1817;
moved to Alabama; Governor of
Alabama 1821-1825; appointed to
the U. S. Senate in 1826 and served
nearly a year, was offered the office
of U. S. Judge for Alabama but de¬
clined; died in Cuba in 1827.
JOHNSTON, JOSEPH FORNEY,
a Senator from Alabama ; volun¬
teered in the Confederate Army as
a boy; served in the 18th Ala., and
the 12th N. C. Regiments, was ad¬
mitted to the bar in 1866; Gover¬
nor of Alabama 1806-1900; elected
to the United States Senate and
served from 1907 to his death in
1913.
TAYLOR, HANNIS, a lawyer of in¬
ternational reputation; United
States Minister to Spain. 1893-
1897; author of many legal treat¬
ises; attended the University of
N. C. ; social counsel Spanish treaty
claims; U. S. Counsel before Alas¬
ka boundary commission; counsel
for Columbia; author The Origin
and Growth of the English Consti¬
tution; The Science of Jurispru-
prudence; The Origin and Growth
of the American Constitution and
many other works.
DARGAN, EDMUND STROTHER,
a Representative from Alabama, a
justice and chief justice of the Su¬
preme Court of Ala., a member of
the Confederate Congress; elected
to the Twenty-ninth Congress,
served one term, declined to run
again; appointed associate justice
of the Alabama Supreme Court in
1847, elected chief justice in 1849;
member of the Confederate Con¬
gress.
HI LLIAIiD, HEN RY WASHING¬
TON, a Representative from Ala¬
bama, graduated at the University
of S. C. ; charge d'affaires to Bel¬
gium 1842-184-1 ; elected a Repre¬
sentative in Congress in 1844,
served from 1845 to 1851; served
as Brigadier General in the Con¬
federate army; U. S. Minister to
Brazil 1S77 to 1881.
MURPHY. JOHN, a Representative
from Alabama and governor of Ala¬
bama; graduated from the Univer¬
sity of S. C. ; moved to Alabama;
governor of Alabama, 1825. to 1829;
represented Alabama in the U. S.
House of Representatives 1833-
1835.
BRAGG, JOHN, a Representative
from Alabama, graduated from the
University of N. O., moved to Ala¬
bama; circuit Judge, served in the
U. S. Congress 1851-1863, declined
to run again ; brother of Senator
Thomas Bragg of North Carolina
and of General Braxton Bragg of
the Confederate army.
('ALLIS, JOHN B., a Representa¬
tive from Alabama, served in 1868-
1869.
('ROWELL, JOHN, a Representa¬
tive from Alabama, served 1819-
1821.
DAVIDSON, A L E X A X D E R
CALDWELL, a Representative
from Alabama, graduated from the
University of Alabama; served in
the U. S. Congress 1885-1889,
FORNEY, WILLIAM HENRY, a
Representative from Alabama;
graduated from the University of
Alabama; Brigadier General in the
Confederate army; served in the
U. S. Congress 1S75 to 1893.
INGE, SAMUEL WILLIAMS, a
Representative from Alabama; edu-
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