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Timothy Bloodworth was one of the founders of the commonwealth and the only mechanic ever to be elected to the lofty position of United States Senator from North Carolina.
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The Battle of Moore's Creek preceded the Declaration of Independence and is considered as marking a considerable victory for the Patriots in their efforts against the Tories.
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Gertrude Dills McKee was the only female state senator during the 1940s. She represented the 32nd Senatorial District and was elected to office in 1931, 1937, and 1943. Her father, Hon. W. A. Dills, was a legislator and inspired Mrs. McKee to attend the Peace Institute in Raleigh. Her other civic duties included Presidency of the Southern Council of Women's Clubs, Chairman of the Jackson County Board of Education, and trustee of the Western Carolina Teachers College, Peace College, Brevard College, and the University of North Carolina.
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Few citizens of North Carolina have been more zealous in their determination to bring about racial, social, and educational reforms than the Great Commoner, William J. Peele.
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James Turner was one of the early Governors of North Carolina, serving three terms, following which he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served two terms.
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The case of Richard Dobbs Spaight is without parallel in North Carolina history: he was a grand-nephew of a Governor; he became a Governor himself, and his son was elected as Governor, among many other interesting features of his life.
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14786
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Albert W. Tourgee was hated as thoroughly as probably any man in North Carolina, but he sponsored many worthy causes that are still in effect today, such heating for prisons and rights for African Americans.
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Robert Lee Flowers was a native of Alexander County who went on to serve as president of Duke University. He served an uninterrupted 52 years at Trinity College and its successor Duke University. In 1891, he began his career at Trinity College as a mathematics instructor before receiving tenure in 1894. He added the distinction of Vice-President of Duke University in 1925. In 1941, after the death of former President Dr. Few, Dr. Flowers was appointed President of the University.
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Thomas Benton, a Hillsboro native, served thirty years as a United States Senator for Missouri and was a staunch advocate for the westward expansion of the United States. He was also a violent opponent of slavery and the annexation Texas on these grounds.
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The Woman's College in Greensboro opened in 1893 and became part of the greater university system in the 1920s when State College and Woman's College were consolidated under University of North Carolina. In 1943, the college celebrated fifty years with growth in faculty (248) and student body (2250). During the 1940s it was the second largest institution for women's higher education and boasted approximately 6,000 graduates throughout its history. Initial one degree was offered titled \"Normal, business and Home Economics\" but, at the time of the article, offered five degrees under the umbrella of Liberal Arts.
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Starting with Thomas Dockery in the 1800s, the Dockery family has been outstanding in the history of North Carolina for almost two hundred years as senators, generals, colonels, lawyers, and politicians.
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Willie Jones, William R. Davie, Abner Nash, John Branch, the Kitchins, and many other famous lawyers, jurists, and statesmen have come from Halifax County and rendered outstanding service to North Carolina and United States.
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Some Governors were capable and efficient, while others were blackguards and scoundrels, but all, like John Jenkins, Seth Sothel, Robert Daniel, Thomas Cary, and Charles Eden, played an important part in the early history of North Carolina.
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1772 marked the opening of Salem College, an institution of higher learning for women. It boasted of two distinguishing titles: oldest college for women and longest continuously running college, 170 years of uninterrupted service in 1943. The institution was founded by Moravians, a religious group which stressed the value of arts, history, language, and music. In 1943, 45 faculty members taught 363 students and an impressive 50,000 enrolled students passed through the institution during its 170 year history.
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Lawrence classifies David Stone as the champion office-holder of North Carolina. He probably held more political jobs than any other prominent citizen in the history of the State, serving in the North Carolina House of Commons, as a State Supreme Court Judge, in the U.S House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and Governor from 1810-1812.
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