Charles B. Deane
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Charles Bennett Deane (1898–1969) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.
on 1 November 1898. He attended Pee Dee Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina
, and Trinity Park School, Durham, N.C., 1918-1920. Next Deane studied at and then graduated from the law department of Wake Forest College
in 1923. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Rockingham. He was an active Southern Baptist.
He was register of deeds of Richmond County, North Carolina
from 1926–1934; attorney in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., in 1938 and 1939; in 1940, engaged in administrative law and in the general insurance business; served as chairman of the Richmond County Democratic executive committee 1932-1946; trustee of Wake Forest College.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1957); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. Closely associated with the Moral Rearmament movement, he was defeated in the Democratic primary for a fifth term because he had refused to sign the controversial Southern Manifesto
against desegregation of the races. Deane died in Rockingham, N.C., November 24, 1969, and was interred in Eastside Cemetery.
Career
Deane was born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, North CarolinaAnson County, North Carolina
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on 1 November 1898. He attended Pee Dee Academy in Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States named after the Marquis of Rockingham. The population was 9,672 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Richmond County...
, and Trinity Park School, Durham, N.C., 1918-1920. Next Deane studied at and then graduated from the law department of Wake Forest College
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
in 1923. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Rockingham. He was an active Southern Baptist.
He was register of deeds of Richmond County, North Carolina
Richmond County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 46,564 people, 17,873 households, and 12,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile . There were 19,886 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...
from 1926–1934; attorney in the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., in 1938 and 1939; in 1940, engaged in administrative law and in the general insurance business; served as chairman of the Richmond County Democratic executive committee 1932-1946; trustee of Wake Forest College.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1957); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. Closely associated with the Moral Rearmament movement, he was defeated in the Democratic primary for a fifth term because he had refused to sign the controversial Southern Manifesto
Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a document written February–March 1956 by Adisen and Charles in the United States Congress opposed to racial integration in public places. The manifesto was signed by 101 politicians from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South...
against desegregation of the races. Deane died in Rockingham, N.C., November 24, 1969, and was interred in Eastside Cemetery.