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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Rufus Amis |
| Address | Granville County
, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | NC House (Granville) 1879-80, 1889
Leader in progressive cultivation of tobacco in North Carolina [Raleigh News & Observer, 1/25/1884]
Affiliated with the Democratic Party until 1885. Amis wrote an article in the Raleigh News & Observer on 10/23/1898 that he changed parties due to Pres. Cleveland's monetary policies.
Contender for U.S. House nomination (R-NC) 1890. Ran against U.S. Rep. John M. Brower; lost the nomination by a vote of 12.5 to 9.5. [Raleigh News & Observer, 7/24/1890]
Contender for U.S. House nomination 1894. Defeated by Thomas Settle. Announced he would run as an Independent Republican with a free silver platform but withdrew later. Raleigh News & Observer, 8/17/1894
NC Government (1979), p. 1148. |
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