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

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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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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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