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Armistead Burwell (judge)
Armistead Burwell (October 22, 1839 – May 13, 1913) was a teacher, Confederate soldier, lawyer, state senator, and associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Life Burwell was born on October 22, 1839, in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Hillsborough, North Carolina. His parents were Rev. Robert Burwell, the Presbyterian pastor there and Margaret Anna (Robertson) Burwell. His parents moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte in 1857 and founded the Charlotte Female Institute that year, which is now Queens University of Charlotte. After graduating from Davidson College in 1859 he taught school. Teaching in Princeton, Arkansas, Princeton, Arkansas at the start of the American Civil War, Civil War, he served as adjutant in Company A of the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry, reached the rank of Captain (armed forces), Captain. His unit saw action in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia where he was severely wounded on July 28, 1864, while h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the state legislature of North Carolina. The term of office for each senator is only two years. The Senate's prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, but the Lt. Governor has very limited powers and only votes to break a tie. Before the office of Lt. Governor was created in 1868, the Senate was presided over by a "Speaker." After the 1988 election of James Carson Gardner, the first Republican Lt. Governor since Reconstruction, Democrats in control of the Senate shifted most of the power held by the Lt. Governor to the senator who is elected President Pro Tempore (or Pro-Tem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
