JAMES PENLAND.
James Penland, Republican, Representative from Clay County, was born at Shooting Creek, N. C, April 11,1888. Son of Charles Newton and Margaret (McClure) Penland. Was educated at the State School for the Blind, Raleigh, N. C, 1901-1908. Dealer in musical instruments. General Manager Clay County Telephone Company. Dealer in general merchandise from 1908-1912. Traveling representative for a publishing house in Philadelphia from 1912-1913. Piano and organ salesman from 1913-1915. Treasurer of Clay County, 1912-1914. Methodist. Married Miss Iola Phillips, July 30, 1908. Three children. Sight lost by accident in 1900. Address: Hayesville, N. C.
(Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission.)
