Wooten, Emmett R. (Emmett Robinson), 1878-1915.
Emmett Robinson Wooten, son of John C. and Mary Cobb Wooten, was born November 1878 at Ft. Barnwell, Craven County, N.C. Wooten received his education at Wake Forest College and the University of North Carolina law school. Admitted to the bar in 1900, Wooten opened his practice in Kinston, N.C. After serving as attorney for Kinston and Lenoir County, Wooten was elected to four consecutive terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1909-1915). Not long after his election as Speaker of the House in 1915, Wooten died from injuries caused by an automobile accident.
From the description of Emmett R. Wooten papers, 1914 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 652498606
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