The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-09
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EX-Judge Faircloth was born Jan
uary the 8th, 1929, in Edgecombt
country, North Carolina. His faith
er was William Faircloth, and he is
the oldest of five children. His an
cestors were English, and came e.
North Carolina from the Eastern
shores of Maryland and Virginia.
lis father Wa u farmer, and the sab
Ject of this sketch bore his hand to
the plow until he was Is years OF
age. Having attended the common
schools and academies, he entered
Wake Forest College in 1850, grad
uatlng from that Institution in 1854
at the head of his class. His means
being limited, he taught school dur
ing vacation and thus earned the
money to pay the first part of his
college expenses.
In 1871 he entered the famous law
| chool of Chief Justice Pearson at
Richmond HUI, n. c., and was Ii
censed to practice law in the State
Courts in 1886. He located at Snow
Hill. Greene county and was soon
elected county Solicitor. The frs,
money that he raised from his prac-
tlce went to pay the balance that
he was due for his College and law
education. In May 1886 he located
IN Goldsboro, n. c., where he still
resides: He was a Henry Clay Wing,
| "A nd ,lnnnSa1 u. /
State seeded, he took up arms and
went to the front to fight for the
cause. He enlisted as private in
Company &. IL the 2nd North Caro-
Una troops. commanded by Col c.
e. Tew, and was on duty in the army
of Northern Virginia until Lees
surrender at Appomattox where he
held position as Captain of the
cavalry. After the war he resumed
his professional work.
| In August 1868 he was elected
from Wayn. county to the provis-
| Ional State convention which con-
| vened October Z, 1865. He repre-
sented this county in the first legis-
lature after the war, which conveu =
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serving his term in the legislature
| he was elected Solicitor of the 3rd
Judicial district Of North Carolina
and discharged the duties of that Off
ce with marked ability until dis.
placed IN the reconstruction of the
State in 1868.
On January the 10th, l667 he was
married to Miss Evelyn, the Oldest
daughter of Council Wooten OF
Mosely Hall tnow LaGrange.) in Lee
nor county. During the ensuing
y ar he applied himself diligently to
the law, and rapidly rose IN his pro
fesslOn. In 1870 he was sent from
Wayne county as delegate to the
constitutional convention which as
sembled in Raleigh September the
9th, 1870. On November the 18th
of the same year he was appointed
and commissioned a Justice Of the
Supreme Court of the State, where
he served with marked ability. The
other members of the Court were
Chief Justice Pearson, and Justice
Read, Rodman, and Bynum. 1t was
probably the abiest Supreme Court
that the State has ever had.
Judge Faircloth is all ardent
friend of the cause Of education. He
is now Il Trustee of the State Uni
versity and of Wake Forest College.
He Is also one of the Trustees of the
Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville,
n. G. He has frequently served as
a director of the W.. 4 w. Il. r., and
the A, 4 n. G. Il. Il, and also as
the director of many State institu-
tiOns. In 1888 he was the nominee
on the Republican ticket for Judge
Of the Supreme court,
Judge Fairoloth has been very
successful as business man, and has
been extensively identified with sari-
ous important enterprises looking
towards the developments of the
States resources.