Record #:

15973

Author(s):

Abernethy, Mrs. Max

Abstract:

Thomas Walter Bickett, a native of Monroe, was the attorney-general (1909-17) before being elected Governor in 1917. Shortly after his inauguration, the United States entered World War I; he received high marks from the citizenry for his leadership during that period. Of the forty-eight measures he recommended to the Legislature during his term, forty were passed, including increased teacher salaries; broader agricultural education; expansion of public health; better rural-life conditions; and a more humane prison administration.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 2, June 1936, p6

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Politics and government--1865-1950