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Francis D. Winston

Francis Donnell Winston (October 2, 1857 – January 26, 1941) was a North Carolina politician and judge who served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909 under Governor Robert B. Glenn.

Francis Winston, originally a Republican, became a leading Democrat after objecting to the inclusion of African Americans in the political alliance between his party and the Populists. He helped lead the Democrats' "white supremacy" campaigns in 1898 —when he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives— and in 1900.

Early life and education

Winston, son of Patrick H. Winston Sr. and Elizabeth Byrd, lived in Bertie County, North Carolina, where he was raised on a plantation in Windsor called "Windsor Castle." His brother was the university president George T. Winston.

In 1873, Winston entered Cornell University but did not graduate. When The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reopened in 1875, he transferred there as the first student to register. He graduated from UNC in 1879. The following year he taught school and studied law with his father, Patrick Henry Winston. In 1880, he attended Dick and Dillard Law School in Greensboro and obtained his license to practice law in 1881. This same year he was appointed Clerk of Court for Bertie County, a position which he held for two years. After this Winston entered into a successful law practice of his own in Bertie County.

Political career

In 1884, Winston was the Republican nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 1887, he represented Bertie and Northampton Counties in the North Carolina Senate (presumably as a Republican), and in 1898, he accepted the Democratic nomination for a seat in the House of Representatives, to which he was re-elected in 1900.

In 1901, Gov. Charles B. Aycock, a college friend of Winston, appointed him Judge of superior court for the second Judicial District.

In 1904, Winston was elected lieutenant governor. Under the constitution of the time, he was not eligible to serve more than a single term. He later served as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Personal life

Winston married Rosa Mary Kenney. Although the Winstons had no children, they adopted a nephew, Stephen Etheridge Winston Kenney.

Francis Winston was an active Mason, serving as state Grand Master in 1906 and 1907. He also served as president of the North Carolina Bar Association.

References

Specific
  1. Ashe, Samuel. "Biographical History of North Carolina". archive.org.
  2. "COALITION IN NORTH CAROLINA.; LIBERALS AND REPUBLICANS UNITING ON A STATE TICKET". 3 May 1884. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. "Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. of North Carolina". Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  4. "History - North Carolina Bar Association". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
General
Party political offices
Preceded byArchibald R. Black Republican nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
1884 		Succeeded byJames B. Mason
Preceded byWilfred D. Turner Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1904 		Succeeded byWilliam C. Newland
North Carolina Senate
Preceded byThomas W. Mason Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 3rd district
1887–1889 		Succeeded byBenjamin T. Copeland
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded byKing W. White Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from Bertie County
1899–1903 		Succeeded byD.W. Britton
Political offices
Preceded byWilfred D. Turner Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1905–1909 		Succeeded byWilliam C. Newland
Legal offices
Preceded byHerbert F. Seawell United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
1913–1916 		Succeeded byJames O. Carr
Governors and lieutenant governors of North Carolina
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