Edwin Robeson MacKethan
Edwin Robeson MacKethan | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1901–1901 | |
| Mayor of Fayetteville | |
| In office 1921–1923 | |
| North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1925–1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1869 Cool Spring Place, Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Died | December 16, 1951 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lulie Williams Biggs (m. 1906) |
Edwin Robeson MacKethan (September 7, 1869 - December 16, 1951) was a lawyer, mayor, and state legislator in North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina Senate.
Biography
[edit]MacKethan was born September 7, 1869 to Edwin Turner MacKethan and Janie Wright MacKethan (nee Robeson) in the family home Cool Spring Place in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[1] The house belonged to his family for generations since his grandfather Alfred A. MacKethan purchased it in 1860.[2][3]
Edwin was the eldest of five children with three brothers and one sister.[1] He attended Davidson College, graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1891 and received his law degree in 1892 from the law school at the same university.[1] After living in Savannah, Georgia for a few years, he returned to Fayetteville and worked as a lawyer.[1]
He served in the Spanish American War and continued to serve after the war as an officer in the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry.[1] He served as rank of captain until he retired around 1911 and was given the rank of Major.[4]
MacKethan married Lulie Williams Biggs in 1906, the granddaughter of Asa Biggs, they married in her home town Oxford, North Carolina.[5][1] He had three children,[6] including a son Edwin Robeson MacKethan Jr. and grandson Edwin Robeson MacKethan III.[7]
He was a Democrat and a white supremacist and was elected in March 1900 as the president if the White Supremacy Club in Fayetteville.[8] He retired from the post by the end of the year as he was running for a seat in the House of Representatives.[9]
MacKethan was elected a represent Cumberland County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1901.[10][11] Due to his military service he was selected as the chairman of the House's Committee on Military Affairs.[1] He later served as mayor of Fayetteville 1921-1923 and then he served in the North Carolina Senate from 1925-1929.[1][12]
He was one of the incorporators of the Cumberland County Genealogical and Historical Society.[13] He was a state commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a member of the Sons of the Revolution.[11]
MacKethan died December 16, 1951 aged 82 after suffering a long illness.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Edwin R. MacKethan Papers, 1794-1970, 2003, 2015-2018 (bulk 1884–1932)". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Old Homes and Gardens of North Carolina". 1939.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (March 1972). "Cool Spring Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Order for military election". Fayetteville Weekly Observer. 15 February 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Interesting Carolinian: Mrs. E. R. MacKethan Is Loyal Tar Heel". The Charlotte Observer. 15 August 1948. p. 63. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "North Carolina Manual". 1925.
- ^ "Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, 1946-1984 | Sargeant Memorial Collection". smcarchives.libraryhost.com.
- ^ "A fine gathering of cross creek democrats". Fayetteville Observer. 2 March 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Hon D. H. McLean Speaks". The Farmer and Mechanic. 2 October 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Connor, Robert Digges Wimberly (April 12, 1913). "A Manual of North Carolina". North Carolina Historical Commission – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Edwin T MacKethan (Aged 82)". The News and Observer. 17 December 1951. p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Edwin Robeson MacKethan". The Charlotte Observer. 17 December 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Carolina, North (April 12, 1907). "Public Laws and Private Laws of the State of North Carolina (other Slight Variations)" – via Google Books.
