Denny, Emery B. (Emery Byrd), 1892-1973
Variant namesEmery Byrd Denny was an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, 1942-1962, and chief justice, 1962-1966.
From the description of Emery B. Denny papers, 1912-1973. WorldCat record id: 25814398
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23 November 1892:
Emery Byrd Denny born Pilot Mountain, N.C., to Gabriel Denny and Sarah Delphina Stone -
1915 -1916 :Student, University of North Carolina -
1917 -1919 :Law student, University of North Carolina -
1917 -1919 :Served in Army Air Corps in Texas and Washington -
1919:
Became partner in law firm of Mangum and Denny, Gastonia, N.C. -
1922:
Married Bessie Brandt Brown of Salisbury, N.C. -
1929 -1937 :Mayor of Gastonia, N.C. -
1940:
Manager of J. Melville Broughton North Carolina gubernatorial campaign -
1940 -1942 :Chairman, North Carolina State Democratic Executive Committee -
1941:
Legislative counsel for Governor Broughton -
1942 -1962 :Associate justice, North Carolina Supreme Court -
1951:
Elected to Board of Trustees, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C. -
1962 -1966 :Chief justice, North Carolina Supreme Court -
1968 -1970 :Chairman, North Carolina State Study Commission -
25 April 1973:
Died, Raleigh, N.C.
From the guide to the Emery B. Denny Papers, ., 1912-1973, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Denny, Emery B. (Emery Byrd), 1892-1973. Address : presentation of portrait of Governor J. Melville Broughton to the state of North Carolina, April 23, 1959, 8:00 p.m., House of Representatives, Raleigh / by Emery B. Denny. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| referencedIn | Susie Sharp Papers, 1900-1997 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Emery B. Denny Papers, ., 1912-1973 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Denny, Emery B. (Emery Byrd), 1892-1973. Emery B. Denny papers, 1912-1973. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| associatedWith | Broughton, J. Melville (Joseph Melville), 1888-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | North Carolina. Supreme Court | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sharp, Susie, 1907-1996 | person |
| associatedWith | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1892-11-23
Death 1973-04-24
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