Biographical Sketches
H Surnames
Luther Thompson HARTSELL
Democrat, Senator from the Twenty-fifth District, was born in Cabarrus County, October 13, 1870. Son of McDonald J. and Sarah C. Boger Hartsell. Educated in public schools till 1888; Union Institute, 1888-1890; graduated from Trinity College in 1894, with degree of Ph.D. Was chief marshall in 1893; editor in chief, Trinity Archive, 1893-1894. Graduated in law at University of North Carolina, 1896, degree of LL.B. Attorney at law. Member North Carolina Bar Association. County Attorney, 1900-1908 and 1910. Member lower House of General Assembly from Cabarrus County, 1899. B.P.O.E., Concord Lodge, 857; Exalted Ruler, 1906-1909. Representative to Grand Lodge, 1908-1910. Now State Councilor, Jr. O.U.A.M. Presbyterian. Delivered address before National Building and Loan Association at Philadelphia, July, 1909. December 4, 1901, married Miss Janie W. Ervin. One son. Address: Concord, N. C. Source: North Carolina Manual (Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historical Commission, 1917), 265.
James F. HURLEY
Born in Concord, Sept. 20, 1870. Father, Alexander F., sheriff of Cabarrus at death; mother, Jane A. King. Educated Davis School and Davidson College. Drug clerk three years; insurance several years. In 1900 established the Tribune; editor and proprietor of Daily and Semi-Weekly Tribune. Mason, Knight Pythias, Jr. O. U. A. M. Presbyterian church. Married in 1895 to Miss Jeannette Erwin, daughter of C. H. Erwin, Cabarrus. One child, a son. Source: T Prominent People of North Carolina: Brief Biographies of Leading People for Ready Reference Purposes (Asheville, North Carolina: Evening News Pub. Co., 1906), 12, digital images, Hathitrust (http://www.hathitrust.org : accessed 14 November 2019).
TOP OF PAGE EMAIL ME SEARCH SITE
- Copyright © 2020 by Donna Sims Conner. All rights reserved.
- Every effort has been made to ensure this data is accurate and complete. However, errors do occur and I welcome any corrections or suggestions.
- Search engine provided by FreeFind.