Like his father, Bennehan Cameron studied law and was admitted to the Bar. Unlike Paul, however, Bennehan was extremely restless, finding it hard to concentrate on any one endeavor long enough to make it successful.
In the late 1880s, Paul Cameron turned Stagville over to Bennehan to run, hoping that the responsibility would settle his son. Bennehan turned to stock farming, rather than raising crops. He raised dairy cattle, goats, hogs, and race horses.
During this period, Bennehan lived in the original home at Stagville. He had the cistern built behind the Bennehan Home, where it is still visible today. He also saw to it that the furniture which once filled the home and which had apparently been put in storage was returned to the house. A niece wrote, “He likes to have things as near as possible like they used to be.” Bennehan moved to Fairntosh in 1887 after his older brother Duncan died.
Bennehan lived a much more public life than did his father. He was an ardent supporter of good roads, and served on many boards and commissions for the cause. He also served two terms as a Representative in the North Carolina Legislature (1914 and 1916), and one term as State Senator in 1918.
After his father’s death, Bennehan Cameron married Sally Taliaferro Mayo of Richmond, Virginia in 1891. They had four children; their only son died as a child. On June 1, 1925, Bennehan died of pneumonia.
In 1947, his two daughters divided the estate. Isabel Cameron Van Lennep took Stagville, and her sister Sally Cameron Labouisse took Fairntosh. In 1950, the Van Lenneps sold Stagville to A.P. and Kathryn Brown, who sold it to William A. and Jessie Blount in 1954. Later that year, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company bought Stagville and farmed the land for more than thirty years. The Labouisses sold Fairntosh in 1972; it changed hands again in 1984.
In the late 1880s, Paul Cameron turned Stagville over to Bennehan to run, hoping that the responsibility would settle his son. Bennehan turned to stock farming, rather than raising crops. He raised dairy cattle, goats, hogs, and race horses.
During this period, Bennehan lived in the original home at Stagville. He had the cistern built behind the Bennehan Home, where it is still visible today. He also saw to it that the furniture which once filled the home and which had apparently been put in storage was returned to the house. A niece wrote, “He likes to have things as near as possible like they used to be.” Bennehan moved to Fairntosh in 1887 after his older brother Duncan died.
Bennehan lived a much more public life than did his father. He was an ardent supporter of good roads, and served on many boards and commissions for the cause. He also served two terms as a Representative in the North Carolina Legislature (1914 and 1916), and one term as State Senator in 1918.
After his father’s death, Bennehan Cameron married Sally Taliaferro Mayo of Richmond, Virginia in 1891. They had four children; their only son died as a child. On June 1, 1925, Bennehan died of pneumonia.
In 1947, his two daughters divided the estate. Isabel Cameron Van Lennep took Stagville, and her sister Sally Cameron Labouisse took Fairntosh. In 1950, the Van Lenneps sold Stagville to A.P. and Kathryn Brown, who sold it to William A. and Jessie Blount in 1954. Later that year, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company bought Stagville and farmed the land for more than thirty years. The Labouisses sold Fairntosh in 1972; it changed hands again in 1984.
Like his father, Bennehan Cameron studied law and was admitted to the Bar. Unlike Paul, however, Bennehan was extremely restless, finding it hard to concentrate on any one endeavor long enough to make it successful.
In the late 1880s, Paul Cameron turned Stagville over to Bennehan to run, hoping that the responsibility would settle his son. Bennehan turned to stock farming, rather than raising crops. He raised dairy cattle, goats, hogs, and race horses.
During this period, Bennehan lived in the original home at Stagville. He had the cistern built behind the Bennehan Home, where it is still visible today. He also saw to it that the furniture which once filled the home and which had apparently been put in storage was returned to the house. A niece wrote, “He likes to have things as near as possible like they used to be.” Bennehan moved to Fairntosh in 1887 after his older brother Duncan died.
Bennehan lived a much more public life than did his father. He was an ardent supporter of good roads, and served on many boards and commissions for the cause. He also served two terms as a Representative in the North Carolina Legislature (1914 and 1916), and one term as State Senator in 1918.
After his father’s death, Bennehan Cameron married Sally Taliaferro Mayo of Richmond, Virginia in 1891. They had four children; their only son died as a child. On June 1, 1925, Bennehan died of pneumonia.
In 1947, his two daughters divided the estate. Isabel Cameron Van Lennep took Stagville, and her sister Sally Cameron Labouisse took Fairntosh. In 1950, the Van Lenneps sold Stagville to A.P. and Kathryn Brown, who sold it to William A. and Jessie Blount in 1954. Later that year, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company bought Stagville and farmed the land for more than thirty years. The Labouisses sold Fairntosh in 1972; it changed hands again in 1984.
In the late 1880s, Paul Cameron turned Stagville over to Bennehan to run, hoping that the responsibility would settle his son. Bennehan turned to stock farming, rather than raising crops. He raised dairy cattle, goats, hogs, and race horses.
During this period, Bennehan lived in the original home at Stagville. He had the cistern built behind the Bennehan Home, where it is still visible today. He also saw to it that the furniture which once filled the home and which had apparently been put in storage was returned to the house. A niece wrote, “He likes to have things as near as possible like they used to be.” Bennehan moved to Fairntosh in 1887 after his older brother Duncan died.
Bennehan lived a much more public life than did his father. He was an ardent supporter of good roads, and served on many boards and commissions for the cause. He also served two terms as a Representative in the North Carolina Legislature (1914 and 1916), and one term as State Senator in 1918.
After his father’s death, Bennehan Cameron married Sally Taliaferro Mayo of Richmond, Virginia in 1891. They had four children; their only son died as a child. On June 1, 1925, Bennehan died of pneumonia.
In 1947, his two daughters divided the estate. Isabel Cameron Van Lennep took Stagville, and her sister Sally Cameron Labouisse took Fairntosh. In 1950, the Van Lenneps sold Stagville to A.P. and Kathryn Brown, who sold it to William A. and Jessie Blount in 1954. Later that year, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company bought Stagville and farmed the land for more than thirty years. The Labouisses sold Fairntosh in 1972; it changed hands again in 1984.
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