George Ezekial Hood (January 25, 1875 – March 8, 1960) was a politician and former

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from the

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Biography

Hood was born near Goldsboro,

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. He attended public schools there and became a telegraph operator. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1896 and commenced practice in Goldsboro. From 1899 to 1909, he was a captain and subsequently promoted to colonel in the Second Regiment of the North Carolina National Guard. Hood held several local, state and national political offices between 1896 and 1919, including a member of the

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. He then returned to practice law in Goldsboro. Hood died in Goldsboro and is interred in Willow Dale Cemetery.

Political career

*1896–1900 - secretary of the Wayne County Democratic executive committee *1898–1900 - treasurer of Wayne County *1899–1901 - representative in the

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*1901–1907 - mayor of Goldsboro *1912 - his name was presented as a candidate for

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; he lost out at the nominating convention *March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 - elected as a

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to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1918

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hood, George E. 1875 births 1960 deaths Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina lawyers People from Goldsboro, North Carolina National Guard (United States) officers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina North Carolina National Guard personnel