WILLIAM T. CROSS.
(First District.—Counties: Perquimans, Currituck, Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Hertford.   Two Senators.)
William T. Cross, Democrat, of Gates County, Senator from First District, was born in Gates County, N. C, March 25, 1862. Son of Thomas E. and Martha E. (Gatling) Cross. Was educated in private schools in Gatesville, 1872-1875. Farmer. Clerk of the Superior Court of Gates County, 1886-1918. Chairman County Democratic Executive Committee, 1880-1918; Chairman Board of Trustees Gatesville High School; President Bank of Gates. Mason; Odd Fellow. Baptist. Married Miss Elizabeth C. P. Hunter, June 22, 1899. Four children. Address: Gatesville, N. C.
(Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission.)