Governor, 1808-10; U.S. Senator; Congressman. "Hope," his home, stands 4 miles northwest.
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Governor, 1879-1885; Minister to Brazil; U.S. Senator; was born in a house which stood here.
On December 19, 1929, Governor O. Max Gardner sponsored a “Live at Home” dinner. The purpose of the special meal, the signature event of Live at Home Week, was to “emphasize North Carolina products and industries.”
On December 10, 1825, former North Carolina Governor William Miller died in Key West, Florida.
On November 7, 1954, attorney, teacher, congressman and North Carolina Governor William B. Umstead died of heart failure.
On November 4, 1782, John Branch, governor of North Carolina, was born in Halifax.
On October 31, 1754, Arthur Dobbs, the newly minted governor of North Carolina, arrived in the colony. He had previously been a very successful politician in Ireland. For the first few years of his tenure Dobbs was a successful governor. By 1764, with factionalism rampant, Dobbs asked for and received a leave of absence.
On June 25, 1781, Thomas Burke was chosen by the General Assembly to serve as North Carolina’s third governor under the constitution of 1776.
On June 13, 1929, Governor Robert W. Scott was born in Alamance County to family active in the state’s political and social life.