Death of A Governor

Record #:

11002

Author(s):

Rankin, Ed

Abstract:

William B. Umstead is the only Governor of North Carolina to die in office in the 20th-century. He passed away November 7, 1954 and was succeeded by Lt. Gov. Luther H. Hodges.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 28 Issue 11, Nov 1970, p16, 233, por

Subject(s):

Governors