OVERVIEW:

BORN:
May 18, 1862;
Washington, North Carolina

DIED:
January 15, 1948 (age 85);
Raleigh, North Carolina

EDUCATION:
Wilson Collegiate Institute
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (LLB)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1891:
Became editor and publisher of the Raleigh News & Observer
1913-1921:
Secretary of the Navy
1933-1941:
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

RESOURCES:

BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. Navy
Miller Center
NCPedia
NC History Project
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
University of North Carolina

OBITUARIES:
New York Times

PORTRAITS: