Zeb Vance Walser (June 17, 1866 – February 17, 1940) was a
North Carolina attorney and politician. Named for Governor
Zebulon B. Vance
Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
A prolific writer and noted public speake ...
, Walser nevertheless became active in the
Republican Party
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rather than Vance's Democrats.
Biography
Zeb V. Walser was born at
Yadkin College
Yadkin College was a college founded in 1857 by the Methodist Protestant Church. It was located in rural Davidson County, North Carolina and named for the nearby Yadkin River. High Point University serves as the successor to Yadkin College.
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, North Carolina on June 17, 1866.
He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and began practicing law in
Lexington, North Carolina. He attended Yadkin College, the
University of North Carolina, and the
University of Michigan Law School.
[ He was elected to the ]North Carolina House of Representatives
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in 1888, and to the North Carolina Senate in 1890. In 1894, Walser was again elected to the state House, which elected him Speaker for one term after Republicans and Populists formed a majority.
In 1896, Walser was elected North Carolina Attorney General. In 1900, he became official reporter for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
In 1912, Walser served as state campaign manager for Theodore Roosevelt's unsuccessful presidential campaign.
He died in Lexington on February 17, 1940, at age 76.
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Binkley Walser law firm history
1866 births
1940 deaths
North Carolina Attorneys General
North Carolina state senators
Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
People from Davidson County, North Carolina
Speakers of the North Carolina House of Representatives
University of Michigan Law School alumni
University of North Carolina alumni
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