Larkins, John Davis, 1909-1990

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North Carolina attorney, State Senator, Democratic Party leader, and U.S. District Court judge.

From the description of Papers, 1960. (Pfeiffer University). WorldCat record id: 42920586

John Davis Larkins, Jr., an attorney in Trenton, N.C., was born on June 8, 1909. Judge Larkins was a member of the North Carolina State Senate and President Protempore, a soldier in the U.S. Army, chairman of annual North Carolina Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinners, secretary of the North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee (1952-1954) and its chairman (1954-1958), chairman of the Governor's Advisory Budget Commission, member of the Democratic National Committee, delegate-at-large to theDemocratic National Convention, and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of North Carolina. In 1961 he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

From the description of John Davis Larkins, Jr., papers, 1934-1969 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 276761035

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creatorOf Larkins, John D. (John Davis). Papers, 1960. Pfeiffer University, Gustavus Adolphus Pfeiffer Library
referencedIn McCauley, Edward J. (Edward Johnson), 1926-2003. Edward J. McCauley photographic materials, 1949-1974. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf John Davis Larkins, Jr., Papers, 1934-1969 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998. Terry Sanford papers, 1946-1993. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Democratic National Convention (1944 : Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
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associatedWith McCauley, Edward J. (Edward Johnson), 1926-2003. person
associatedWith North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development. corporateBody
associatedWith North Carolina State Highway Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998. person
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Birth 1909-06-08

Death 1990-02-16

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