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William Bradley Umstead (May 13, 1895 – November 7, 1954) was an American politician who served as the 63rd governor of North Carolina from 1953 until his death in 1954. A Southern Democrat , he previously represented North Carolina in the U.S. Senate from 1946 to 1948 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1933 to 1939.
Merle Holland Davis Umstead (July 11, 1901 – April 14, 1988) was an American educator, political hostess, and civic leader. She worked as a school principal and as a high school teacher prior to her marriage. As the wife of Governor William B. Umstead, she served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954.
He teaches at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is the William Umstead Distinguished Professor in the History department. [4] Brundage is the author and editor of a number of books. He won the Merle Curti Award from the Organization of American Historians in 1994 for Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880 ...
William B. Umstead State Park is a North Carolina state park in Wake County, North Carolina in the United States. It covers 5,599 acres (22.66 km 2 ) [ 3 ] nestled between the expanding cities of Raleigh , Cary , and Durham, North Carolina .
The planned expansion of a stone quarry next to William B. Umstead State Park may depend on a single word in a 43-year-old mining permit.. The word determines whether the mine’s owner, Wake ...
In 1948, Broughton was elected to the United States Senate, after defeating William B. Umstead, an appointed incumbent, in the Democratic primary. [8] In November, Broughton won both a special election to complete the Senate term [9] and an election for a full term. [10] He took office on December 31, 1948, but his service in the Senate was brief.
She was married to Hap Tivey from 1984 to 2003, and they have two children: Quinn and Rhys Tivey. Maria Burton (b. 1961) Maria Burton (left) and Elizabeth Taylor at the Roxy Roller Rink in New ...
Here's everything you need to know about Oppenheimer's two children and what has happened in the 56 years since their father's death. J. Robert Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine, daughter Kit and son ...