Benjamin R. Lacy
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Benjamin Rice Lacy served as North Carolina Commissioner of Labor
from 1893–1897 and 1899–1901, and as North Carolina State Treasurer
from 1901–1929. Lacy died one month after taking office for his eighth term as Treasurer.
Lacy's father, Rev. Drury Lacy, was the president of Davidson College
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North Carolina Commissioner of Labor
The Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina is the head of the state's Department of Labor.The Constitution of North Carolina provides for the election by the people every four years of a Commissioner of Labor whose term of office runs concurrently with that of the governor...
from 1893–1897 and 1899–1901, and as North Carolina State Treasurer
North Carolina State Treasurer
The North Carolina State Treasurer is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The current state treasurer is Janet Cowell....
from 1901–1929. Lacy died one month after taking office for his eighth term as Treasurer.
Lacy's father, Rev. Drury Lacy, was the president of Davidson College
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News...
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