James Archibald Hardison (November 18, 1867 – July 18, 1930) was the husband of
Adele Louise Schwarz and a member of the North Carolina Park Commission;
Mount Hardison is named after him. James graduated from the
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
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in 1890. Afterwards, he returned to
Wadesboro, North Carolina
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where he opened a pharmacy. The Calvary Episcopal Church Parish House was dedicated in his memory in 1948 by Bishop Edwin Penick.
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1867 births
1930 deaths
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