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Joseph Melville Broughton
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
December 31, 1948 – March 6, 1949
Preceded byWilliam B. Umstead
Succeeded byFrank P. Graham
60th Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 9, 1941 – January 4, 1945
LieutenantReginald L. Harris
Preceded byClyde R. Hoey
Succeeded byR. Gregg Cherry
Personal details
Born(1888-11-17)November 17, 1888
Raleigh, North Carolina
DiedMarch 6, 1949(1949-03-06) (aged 60)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlice Willson
Children4
Alma materWake Forest University,
Harvard Law School

Joseph Melville Broughton (November 17, 1888 – March 6, 1949) was the 60th Governor of North Carolina from 1941 to 1945. He later briefly served as a United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his death in office approximately two months later.

Biography

Broughton was born on November 17, 1888 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He graduated from Wake Forest College, where he also played football, in 1910. Broughton attended Harvard Law School then worked as a school principal and journalist before actively entering the legal profession. As governor, one of his major legacies was the extension of the public school term from six to nine months.

In 1948, Broughton was elected to the United States Senate, after defeating William B. Umstead, an appointed incumbent, in the Democratic primary.[1] In November, Broughton won both a special election to complete the Senate term[2] and an election for a full term.[3] He took office on December 31, 1948, but his service in the Senate was brief, as he died on March 6, 1949 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Family

Joseph Melville Broughton, Jr. was the son of Joseph Melville Broughton, Sr. and Sallie Harris. He married Alice Wilson in 1916, they had four children. He was the nephew of Needham B. Broughton.[4] He was interred at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh.

Legacy

In 1959, the State Hospital at Morganton for psychiatric patients was renamed Broughton Hospital in his memory.[5]

He was a member of Civitan International.[6]

References

  1. ^ OurCampaigns.com: 1948 primary
  2. ^ OurCampaigns.com: 1948 special election
  3. ^ OurCampaigns.com: 1948 regular Senate election
  4. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=qfVEGsArAGUC&pg=PA198&dq=needham+broughton&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF_c3HmI7QAhXL4CYKHTJRB-YQuwUIQDAG#v=onepage&q=needham%20broughton&f=false
  5. ^ NC Historical Marker: Broughton Hospital
  6. ^ Leonhart, James Chancellor (1962). The Fabulous Octogenarian. Baltimore Maryland: Redwood House, Inc. p. 277.

United States Congress. "BROUGHTON, Joseph Melville (id: B000894)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by Governor of North Carolina
1941–1945 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from North Carolina
1948–1949
Served alongside: Clyde Roark Hoey 		Succeeded by
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