Thomas Walter Bickett North Carolina Governor 1917 - 1921
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N 36° 07.360 W 078° 17.624
17S E 743558 N 4000946
Governor of North Carolina 1917-21, state representative 1907-09 and attorney general 1909-17.
Waymark Code: WM6VHP
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2009
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Born in Monroe and after attending Wake Forest College and The University of North Carolina he moved to Louisburg in 1895 where he married Fannie Yarborough in 1898 before being elected as a state representative in 1907. Bickett Boulevard, the main thoroughfare in Louisburg, is named for him.
The grave site is located at the town of Louisburg's municipal-owned Oakwood Cemetery. (visit link)
A picture of Thomas W Bickett can be seen here.(visit link)
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