Denny, Emery B. (Emery Byrd), 1892-1973

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Birth 1892-11-23
Death 1973-04-24

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Emery 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

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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