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David Stone (A-7)

November 30, 2023

Governor, 1808-10; U.S. Senator; Congressman. "Hope," his home, stands 4 miles northwest.

Harold Cooley, Powerful Agriculture Committee Chair

January 15, 2016

On January 15, 1974, congressman and agricultural advocate Harold Cooley died from the effects of emphysema.

“Brother Exum” Takes Her Seat, 1921

January 5, 2016

On January 5, 1921, Lillian Exum Clement took her seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives, becoming the first woman in the South to hold legislative office.