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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Thomas Settle Jr. |
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, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 23, 1831
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| Died | December 01, 1888
(57 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Apr 27, 2020 07:37am |
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| Info | SETTLE, Thomas - North Carolina attorney and Republican politician.
Born in Rockingham Co., NC on 1/23/1831; parents: Thomas & Mary H. (Graves) Settle. First cousin once removed of John Kerr and Bartlett Yancey
Univ of NC 1850; studied law with Richmond Pearson
Private secretary of Gov. David S. Reid
Married Mary Glenn c. 1854; three sons and six daughters
NC House of commons, 1854-59; speaker, 1858-59
Presidential Elector (D-NC) 1856
Delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861
Solicitor, First Judicial District 1861-62
Confederate Army during the Civil War: third NC Regiment
Delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865
Delegate to the National Union Convention, 1865
NC Senate 1865 (Speaker)
Associate justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1868-71, 1873-76
U.S. Minister to Peru, 1871-72
Delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1872 and served as chairman
Candidate for U.S. House (R-NC) 1872
Candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1876
Judge of U.S. District Court for Florida, 1877-88
Died December 1, 1888. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
James T. Havel, 1:514
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