R. Gregg Cherry

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R. Gregg Cherry

Robert Gregg Cherry (born October 17, 1891 in Catawba Junction , York County , South Carolina , †  June 25, 1957 in Gastonia , North Carolina ) was an American politician and the 61st governor of the state of North Carolina.

Early years and political advancement

Gregg Cherry attended Gastonia High School and Duke University , where he studied law. He took an active part as a captain in the First World War and fought in France. After the end of the war he began a political career. Between 1919 and 1923 he was mayor of Gastonia . Between 1931 and 1940 he sat as a member of the Democratic Party in the North Carolina House of Representatives . In 1940 he was speaker of this parliamentary chamber. Between 1937 and 1940 he held the position of party leader of the Democrats in North Carolina. From 1941 to 1943 he was a member of the North Carolina Senate . His party nominated him for the gubernatorial election of 1944, which he won with 69.6 percent of the vote against Republican Frank C. Patton.

North Carolina Governor

After winning the election, Cherry took office as governor on January 4, 1945. His term of office ended four years later on January 6, 1949. At the beginning of his term of office, the United States was still in the middle of World War II , which was only to end in September 1945 with the Japanese surrender. There was a labor shortage in North Carolina due to the war. After the war ended, the governor had to restore the state to normal peacetime needs. He campaigned for the expansion of the road network, increased the education budget and the salaries of civil servants and teachers employed in the public sector. In addition, the state's mental hospitals have been better equipped.

After his tenure, Cherry took up a position as a lawyer. He was also a curator at the University of North Carolina and Duke University . Gregg Cherry died in June 1957. He was married to Mildred Stafford.

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SURNAME Cherry, R. Gregg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cherry, Robert Gregg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Catawba Junction , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1957
Place of death Gastonia , North Carolina