Record #:

20751

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

William Faircloth was a successful lawyer, an officer in North Carolina's Civil War regiments, legislator, and an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme. In the 1890s, he was elected Chief Justice of the Court. He was the last Republican to hold that position.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 14 Issue 11, Aug 1946, p8, 21-22

Subject(s):

Faircloth, William Turner, 1829-1900; North Carolina Supreme Court. Chief Justice