Locke Craig
Locke Craig was the 53rd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917. Locke Craig, was born in Bertie County, North Carolina on August 16, 1860. He graduated from University of North Carolina in 1880. He studied law, and established a successful legal career, serving as county attorney and the Asheville city corporation counsel. Craig was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1899 and again in 1901. While a member of the North Carolina State House, Craig worked on the constitutional amendment that would effectively disfranchise African American voters. Craig twice failed in attempts at higher office, losing in a bid for his partys nomination for the U.S. Senate and the North Carolina governorship. Finally winning the Democratic nomination, he was elected governor in the 1912 general election. During his time as governor, a highway commission was formed conservation policies were sanctioned the state park system was improved and fishing regulation
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