Born: 25 Oct 1851, Lincolnton, NC
Education: Private Schools,
Judge Richmond Pearson,
Richmond Hill Law School
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Admitted: 25 Oct 1872
House of Commons: 1889
Elected to Superior Court: 1890
Elected to Supreme Court: 1904, 1912, 1920
App’t Chief Justice: 1924
Elected Chief Justice: 2 Jun 1924
Resigned: 16 Mar 1925
Preceded by:
Associate Justice: Robert A. Douglas
Chief Justice: Walter Clark
Succeeded by:
Associate Justice: George W. Connor
Chief Justice: Walter Stacy
Number of Opinions:
1118 Majority
32 Dissenting
28 Concurring
1178 Total