Everything about J Melville Broughton totally explained
Joseph Melville Broughton (born
17 November 1888 in
Raleigh, North Carolina - died
6 March 1949 in
Bethesda, Maryland) was the
Democratic governor of the state of
North Carolina from
1941 to
1945.
A lawyer by training (and an alumnus of
Harvard Law School), Broughton 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, the appointed incumbent, in the Democratic primary.
(External Link
) In November, Broughton won both a special election to complete the Senate term
(External Link) and an election for a full term.
(External Link) He took office on December 31, 1948, but his service in the Senate was brief, as he died in March 1949.
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