Eugene C. Beddingfield (1862-1926), a native of Raleigh, was a teacher in Wake County and the leader of the Democratic Party in North Carolina. He was elected to the state legislature in 1888 and 1891. He served as secretary to the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance in 1890, a member of the North Carolina Railroad Commission (1891-1897), and a member of the North Carolina Corporation Commission (1896-1908). He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1919 and was appointed Trustee of East Carolina Teachers College in 1925.
From the description of Eugene C. Beddingfield papers, 1890-1926 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 301012639