John Merrick, pioneer and builder : address by Governor J.M. Broughton at the launching of Liberty Ship John Merrick at Wilmington, N.C., Shipyard, Sunday, July 11, 1943, 5:15 P.M. [1943]
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Broughton, J. Melville (Joseph Melville), 1888-1949
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Joseph Melville Broughton Jr. (1888–1949) was the 60th Governor of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945. He later briefly served as a United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his death in office approximately two months later. Broughton graduated from Wake Forest College, in 1910 and taught school in Bunn, North Carolina, (1910-1912). He earned a law degree from Harvard University, in 1913, was admitted to the bar in 1914 and commenced to practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a memb...
Merrick, John, 1859-1919
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