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14131
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Over a period of almost 300 years, North Carolina has had an odd and interesting assortment of chief executives, particularly in the early period of the State's history.
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11449
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In this first of a series of articles on the various departments of North Carolina state government, Sadler discusses the governor's office. The current governor is J.C.B. Ehringhaus, and he is the only Pasquotank County native elected to that position.
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6580
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In this NORTH CAROLINA magazine interview, James E. Holshouser, governor of North Carolina during the mid-1970s, reflects on his time as the state's chief executive. Holshouser was the first Republican governor of North Carolina in the 20th-century.\r\n
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11949
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Beverly Eaves Purdue is North Carolina's seventy-third governor and the first woman to lead the state. After her first year in office, she looks back in this interview, to the past year and forward to what is next in the state's economy, energy, and rural needs.
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14478
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Many interesting and dramatic events occurred during the lifetime of Governor Benjamin Smith, and even after his death his body was not permitted to rest in peace.
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18438
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Daniel Fowle, lawyer, state legislator, judge, and governor, was born in Little Washington. Lawrence writes that he was \"an able lawyer, a far-sighted statesman, a wise political leader, a compelling orator, and a forceful personality who was an outstanding figure in his day and time.\"
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18465
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Although some feel that his name has been eclipsed by his distinguished father, James Iredell, Jr. has earned an important place in the state's history. He was a U.S. Senator, Governor, general of the state militia, and Superior Court judge.
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14768
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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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18525
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Lawrence writes of Franklin that \"for an entire generation in war and peace his name was a power in the land and he was one of the outstanding men of his generation.\" He was a Revolutionary War soldier, a state representative, a United States Senator, and Governor of the state.
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28623
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Josiah Martin, North Carolina’s last royal governor, inherited a number of problems when he was appointed in 1771. Governor Martin had an inflexible loyalty to the crown, and was ultimately hampered by his instructions from Lord Hillsborough and Lord Dartmouth.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Oct 1975,
p1-6, f
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14684
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Thomas Bragg was born 1810 in Warrenton, one of three brothers; John Bragg, a member of Congress, and Braxton Bragg, the heralded Confederate General. Thomas gained his own fame within the state as Governor in 1854 and on a national scale as U.S. Senator after two terms as Governor. In Confederate government, President Davis appointed Bragg as Attorney General in November 1861, but surprisingly resigned in March 1862 for reasons still unknown. Afterward, he resumed his law practice in Raleigh until his death in January 1872.
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37096
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13824
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This article lists the names and terms of every governor to serve in North Carolina and offers statistics regarding who was the first governor, who served the most terms, etc. Included is an illustration of the old capitol in Raleigh, destroyed by fire in 1831.
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15739
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Edward Hyde was the first governor of the colony of North Carolina. His administration was one of the most disastrous the colonists had been called upon to endure in the New World. A revolt led by the former governor Thomas Cary and the Tuscarora Indian War filled his brief two year term with turmoil and violence.
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15740
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Thomas Pollock, described as a \"man of wealth, ability, and influence,\" was the second governor of North Carolina. Among his principal accomplishments were the subjugation of hostile Indian tribes, restoration of religion freedom, and the laying out of the city of Beaufort.
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