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| Name | Edward W. Pou |
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Smithfield, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 09, 1863
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| Died | April 01, 1934
(70 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Jul 07, 2021 07:30pm |
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| Info | POU, Edward William, (cousin of James Paul Buchanan), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala., September 9, 1863; moved to North Carolina with his parents, who settled in Smithfield in 1867; received private instructions and attended the common schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1885 and practiced in Smithfield, Johnston County, N.C.; chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Johnston County in 1886; solicitor of the fourth judicial district of North Carolina 1890-1901; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the U.S. House in 1896. U.S. Representative (D-NC) 1901-1934. Chairman, Committee on Claims (Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses), Committee on Rules (Sixty-fifth, Seventy-second, and Seventy-third Congresses); delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916; died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1934; funeral services were held in the Chamber of the United States House of Representatives; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, N.C.
Raleigh News & Observer, 4/2/1934; [Link] |
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