Walser, Zeb Vance, 1863-1940

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Lawyer, public official, and historian, of Lexington, N.C.

From the description of Zeb Vance Walser papers, 1825-1930 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24439041

Zeb Vance Walser (1863-1940) was a lawyer, public official, and historian, of Lexington, N.C. Walser was born in Yadkin College, N.C., to Burgess Gaither Walser and Francis Estelle Byerly Walser. He was educated at Yadkin College; the University of North Carolina, 1880-1884; and the University of Michigan Law School, 1884-1886. He began practicing law in Lexington, N.C., and was married in 1894 to Frances Estelle Adderton.

Walser served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, 1888-1890 and 1894-1896; North Carolina State Senate, 1896-1900; and as a North Carolina Supreme Court reporter, 1900-1905. He was also actively involved in the presidential campaigns of Charles Evans Hughes, 1916, and Leonard Wood, 1920.

From the guide to the Zeb Vance Walser Papers, ., 1825-1930, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1937-1982 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Walser, Zeb Vance, 1863-. Campaign book, 1900 : election Aug. 2, 1900 / Zeb V. Walser, Lexingon, N.C. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Zeb Vance Walser Papers, ., 1825-1930 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf Walser, Zeb Vance, 1863-1940. Zeb Vance Walser papers, 1825-1930 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Confederate States of America. Congress corporateBody
correspondedWith Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 person
associatedWith Democratic Party (N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Republican Party (N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan corporateBody
associatedWith Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908-1988 person
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Birth 1863-06-17

Death 1940-02-17

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