BURGESS GAITHER CRISP.
Burgess Gaither Crisp, Democrat, Representative from Dare County, was born at Lenoir, N. C, July 9, 1864. Son of James C. and Jane Caroline (Hayes) Crisp. Was educated at Lenoir High School, 1878-1879; Trinity College, 1879-1883. Studied law at the Law School of Judge Clinton A. Cilley, at Lenoir, 1879-1880, 1885. Lawyer. Teacher, 1883-1896. County Superintendent of Dare County, 1902-1905, 1911-1915. Mayor of Manteo, 1909-1910, 1917-1918. Mason; Jr. O. U. A. M. Universalist. Married Miss Maggie Hayes, February 5, 1893. Three children. Address: Manteo, N. C.
(Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission.)
