About Wilkins P. Horton
Lived 1889 – 1950 (aged 60). Wilkins P. Horton was an American politician and lawyer.
Wilkins Perryman Horton (September 1, 1889 – February 1, 1950 ) was the 18th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1937 to 1941 serving under Governor Clyde R. Hoey.
Horton was born in Kansas City, Kansas on September 1, 1889. He practiced law and was elected to the North Carolina Senate from the Chatham County area, serving in 1919, 1927, 1931, and 1935. In 1940, barred by the state constitution of the time from running for a second term as lieutenant governor, Horton ran for governor, but lost the Democratic primary election to J. Melville Broughton.
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Who was Wilkins P. Horton?
American politician (1889-1950)
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Wilkins P. Horton was born on 1 September 1889 in Kansas City.
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Wilkins P. Horton died on 1 February 1950.
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Wilkins P. Horton was a politician and lawyer.
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Wilkins P. Horton was American.
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