J. Melville Broughton

Joseph Melville Broughton (17 November 1888 - 6 March 1949) was the Democratic governor of the state of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945. A lawyer by training (and a graduate of Harvard Law School), Broughon worked as a school principal and journalist before actively entering the legal profession. As governor, one of his major legacies was the extension of the public school term from six to nine months. Broughton briefly served in the United States Senate from 1948 to 1949. Preceded by:
Clyde R. Hoey>
width="40%" align="center"|Governor of North Carolina
1941-1945
width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
R. Gregg Cherry
align="center"|Preceded by:
William Bradley Umstead
align="center"|Senator from North Carolina
1948-1949
align="center"|Succeeded by:
Frank Porter Graham
align="center" colspan=3 | Served in Senate alongside: Clyde Roark Hoey
Broughton, Melville Broughton, Melville Broughton, Melville Broughton, Melville

 

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