Harry McMullan (23 July 1884 – 24 June 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served as

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from 1938 until his death in 1955. He served in that office longer than any other person to date (17 years). McMullan served in the

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from 1929 through 1933, representing the Beaufort County area. He subsequently served as director of the Collections and Assessments Division of the state Department of Revenue, chairman of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, and assistant attorney general of the state. In 1938, Governor

Clyde R. Hoey Clyde Roark Hoey (December 11, 1877May 12, 1954) was an American Southern Democrats, Democratic politician from North Carolina. He served in both houses of the state legislature and served briefly in the United States House of Representatives, U ...

elevated McMullan to the position of attorney general to replace

Aaron A. F. Seawell Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (1864–1950) was an American politician and jurist. The son of Aaron Ashley Flowers Sr. (1822-1894) and Jeannette Ann (Buie) Seawell (1829-1907), he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in ...

, who had been appointed to the

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