J. Melville Broughton

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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. [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 in March 1949.

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Biography at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Clyde R. Hoey	Governor of North Carolina 1941-1945	Succeeded by R. Gregg Cherry
Preceded by William Bradley Umstead	United States Senator (Class 2) from North Carolina 1948-1949 Served alongside: Clyde Roark Hoey	Succeeded by Frank Porter Graham

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