Carl T. Durham
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Carl Thomas Durham was a U.S. Representative
from North Carolina
.
Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
Pharmacist at Chapel Hill 1912-1938.
He served as a pharmacist's mate in the United States Navy
from 1917 to 1918.
He served as member of the city council of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
from 1924 to 1932, and of the Orange County Board of Commissioners 1932-1938.
He served as member of the school board of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
from 1924 to 1938.
Trustee of the University of North Carolina
.
Durham was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1961).
He served as chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (Eighty-second and Eighty-fifth Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress.
In 1964 retired and resided in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
.
He died in Durham, North Carolina
, April 29, 1974.
He was interred in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Born in Bingham Township, Orange County, at White Cross, North Carolina, Durham attended the public schools of Orange County, Mandale Private School, Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Saxapahaw is a census-designated place in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Pharmacist at Chapel Hill 1912-1938.
He served as a pharmacist's mate in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1917 to 1918.
He served as member of the city council of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
from 1924 to 1932, and of the Orange County Board of Commissioners 1932-1938.
He served as member of the school board of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
from 1924 to 1938.
Trustee of the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
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Durham was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1961).
He served as chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (Eighty-second and Eighty-fifth Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress.
In 1964 retired and resided in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
.
He died in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
, April 29, 1974.
He was interred in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
.