Wilkins P. Horton
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Wilkins Perryman Horton(September 1, 1889 – 1950) was the 18thLieutenant Governor of North Carolinafrom 1937 to 1941 serving under GovernorClyde R. Hoey.
Horton was born inKansas City, Kansason September 1, 1889. He practiced law and was elected to theNorth Carolina Senatefrom theChatham Countyarea, serving in 1919, 1927, 1931, and 1935. In 1940, barred by the state constitution of the time from running for a second term as lieutenant governor, Horton ran for governor, but lost the Democraticprimary electiontoJ. Melville Broughton.
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