CHATHAM, Richard Thurmond, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Elkin, Surry County, N.C., August 16, 1896; educated in the public schools; attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915 and 1916 and Yale University in 1916 and 1917; served in the United States Navy from May 1917 until discharged as an ensign in June 1919; in July 1919 started working in the textile mills of Chatham Manufacturing Co. at Winston-Salem, N.C., and retired in 1955 as chairman of the board of directors; also owned and operated a farm near Elkin, N.C.; member of the Woolen Wage and Hour Board, Washington, D.C., in 1939; served as a member of the State Board of Conservation and Development and as county commissioner of Forsyth County; served in the Navy from February 14, 1942, to November 25, 1945, with combat duty in the Southwest Pacific; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1957); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1956; died in Durham, N.C., February 5, 1957; interment in Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Source: Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present.

CLARKE, James McClure, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Manchester, Vt., June 12, 1917; attended public schools of Manchester, Vt., and Buncombe County, N.C.; graduated from Asheville School, Asheville, N.C., 1935; A.B., Princeton University, 1939; served in the United States Navy, lieutenant, 1942-1945; dairy farmer and orchardist; chairman, Buncombe County Board of Education, 1969-1976; elected to the North Carolina house of representatives, 1977-1980; elected to the North Carolina senate, 1981-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth Congress (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1985); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1984 to the Ninety-ninth Congress; elected to the One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1991); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress; was a resident of Fairview, N.C., until his death there on April 13, 1999.
(Source: Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present.)