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Joseph Wilson Ervin (March 3, 1901 – December 25, 1945) was a member of the
Ervin was born in Morganton, Burke County,
Wisconsin State Journal, December 26, 1945, Page 2
/ref> His brother Sam Ervin was elected to finish his term. Joseph Ervin was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
United States House of Representatives
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from North Carolina
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Family background, education and early professional life
He was the younger brother of a more famous politician,Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Southern Democrats, Democrat, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, North Carolina, ...
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Ervin was born in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
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. He attended the public schools, was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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in 1921 where he was a member of the Dialectic Society and from its law school in 1923, was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Charlotte, North Carolina
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U.S. Congressman
He was elected as aDemocrat
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to the Seventy-ninth Congress and served from January 3, 1945, until his death in Washington, D.C.
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on December 25, 1945, nearly a year after entering Congress.
Suicide
He committedsuicide
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by inhaling gas
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from a kitchen stove. This was said to be due to the pain from osteomyelitis
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from which he was suffering./ref> His brother Sam Ervin was elected to finish his term. Joseph Ervin was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
See also
*Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Southern Democrats, Democrat, he served as a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, North Carolina, ...
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
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References
External links
Excerpt from the book "Defending White Democracy: The Making of a Segregationist Movement and the Remaking of Racial Politics, 1936-1965″ by Jason Morgan Ward (2011) * http://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/index.php/2013/07/25/dec-19-ervin 1901 births 1945 suicides North Carolina lawyers University of North Carolina School of Law alumni American politicians who committed suicide Suicides in Washington, D.C. People from Morganton, North Carolina Suicides by gas Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub