Daniel Reid Simpson (February 20, 1927 – January 24, 2015) was an American jurist and politician. Born in

Glen Alpine, North Carolina Glen Alpine ( ) is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,517 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory, North Carolina, Hickory–Lenoir, North Carolina, Lenoir–Morga ...

, Simpson served in the

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on the Pacific Front during

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. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

. Simpson practiced law and served on the Glen Alpine City Council and as mayor and was a

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. He also served as judge of the

Burke County, North Carolina Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,570. Its county seat is Morganton. Burke County is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

Criminal Court. Simpson served in the

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in 1957, 1961, and 1963. Simpson then served in the

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from 1985 to 1995. After his retirement from political life, Simpson's home town of Glen Alpine named their baseball field "Simpson Field", in his honor.

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