Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr., Papers, 1930-1968

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

United States. Farm Security Administration

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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...

United States. Congress. Senate

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Hancock, Frank W. (Franklin Wills), 1894-1969

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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) was an attorney and politician from Oxford, Granville County, N.C. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served under the United States Attorney General (1915-1916), and after being admitted to the bar in 1916, practiced law in Oxford, where he also participated in local Democratic Party activities. Hancock served in the North Carolina Senate (1926-1928), North Carolina House (1928-1930), and United States House (1930-1939). After an unsuccess...

Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...