Elijah L. Daughtridge
Politician, Deceased Person
1863 – 1921
Who was Elijah L. Daughtridge?
Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge was a North Carolina politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917.
Daughtridge was born near Rocky Mount, North Carolina on January 17, 1863. A farmer and Democrat, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Edgecombe County for two terms. Daughtridge operated several businesses, was a Rocky Mount city alderman and Edgecombe County commissioner, served on the state Board of Agriculture and sat on the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University.
He was elected Lt. Governor in 1912 with 38 percent in a three-way race. Barred from seeking a second term by the state constitution of the time, Daughtridge ran for Governor of North Carolina and lost to Thomas Bickett in the first gubernatorial primary election in state history.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1863
Edgecombe County - Also known as
- Elijah Daughtridge
- Profession
- Lived in
- North Carolina
- Died
- Jun 12, 1921
Rocky Mount
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on July 23, 2013
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