Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan b. November 28, 1820 d. September 17, 1862 Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Enfield, North Carolina, and was a graduate of the College of New Jersey. Before his college career he was tutored by future Union Secretary of Treasury and Chief Justice of the United States, Salmon P. Chase. After his graduation he served as a newspaperman, a Florida lawyer, a soldier in the Seminole War, and in Congress representing his native state from 1854 to 1860. When North Carolina left the Union, he accepted an appointment as...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway) Cause of death: gunshot City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Haywood Jr., William Henry b. October 23, 1801 d. October 7, 1852 US Senator. He was a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1831 to 1836. He was elected in 1843 as a Senator from North Carolina to the United States Senate. In 1846, he resigned, refusing to let the state legislature instruct him on a tariff issue. (Bio by: Evening Blues) City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Hines, Richard b. June, 1792 d. November 20, 1851 US Congressman. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1816, he established a practice in Raleigh. He was elected to Congress as a Jacksonian Democrat from North Carolina in 1824, serving from 1825 to 1827. Defeated for reelection to a second term, he returned to his legal practice in Raleigh. (Bio by: Garver Graver) City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Manly, Charles b. May 13, 1795 d. May 1, 1871 North Carolina Governor. He served as the principal clerk of the house of commons for 18 years before becoming the as the Governor of North Carolina for two years (1849-1851). (Bio by: Evening Blues) City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Rogers, Sion Hart b. September 30, 1825 d. August 14, 1874 US Congressman. He was a United States Representative from North Carolina from 1853 to 1855. He served as a colonel in the Confederate Army until he was elected as the North Carolina state attorney general (1863-1868). He returned to the United States Congress again, serving from 1871 to 1873. (Bio by: Evening Blues) City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Tatom, Absalom b. 1742 d. December 20, 1802 US Congressman. Some sources indicate he was born in Granville County, North Carolina, and others Norfolk County, Virginia. Active in the militia, in 1775 he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Continental Army. He resigned as a Captain in 1776 and returned to the militia, including service as Major in command of a cavalry detachment. In 1779 he was elected Randolph County Clerk. In 1782 he was named one of three Commissioners to survey Tennessee land for grants to Continental Army...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA Plot: Section D-1, Lot 90 (the oldest grave in this cemetery)
b. November 28, 1820 d. September 17, 1862