The People of North Carolina (original) (raw)

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| Thomas Hart Benton | Hillsboro | 1782-1858 | Statesman | | | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | --------- | --------------------------- | | | Braxton Bragg | Warrenton | 1817-1876 | Soldier | | | Thomas Lanier Clingman | Huntersville | 1812-1897 | Soldier, politician | | | James Buchanan Duke | Durham | 1856-1925 | Industrialist | | | William Franklin (Billy) Graham | Charlotte | 1918- | Evangelist | | | Andrew Johnson | Raleigh | 1808-1875 | U.S. President | | | Dolley Payne Madison | Guilford City | 1768-1849 | U.S. first lady | | | Edward Roscoe Murrow | Greensboro | 1908-1965 | Jounalist, broadcaster | | | James Knox Polk | Mecklenburg County | 1795-1849 | U.S. President | | | William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) | Greensboro | 1862-1910 | Author | | | Matt Whittaker Ransom | Warren County | 1826-1904 | Soldier, lawyer, legislator | | | Zebulon Baird Vance | Buncombe County | 1830-1894 | Lawyer, politician | | | Thomas Clayton Wolfe | Asheville | 1900-1938 | Author | |

Source: The World Almanac of the U.S.A. by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, Copyright 1996.