Charles Laban Abernethy

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 3rd district

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 3

    March 9, 1933 - January 3, 1935

7

Congresses Served

7

House Terms

March 18, 1872 (82 years old)

Birthday

February 23, 1955

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1922 to 1935.
  • Elected in a special election to fill a vacancy and re-elected for five additional terms.
  • Practiced law after being admitted to the bar in 1895 and held the position of solicitor for twelve years.
  • Founded a local newspaper, the Beaufort Herald, in Beaufort, North Carolina.
  • Involved in the North Carolina Democratic Party as a member of its executive committee.
  • Moved to New Bern, North Carolina, in 1913, where he continued his legal practice.
  • Defeated in his bid for re-election in 1934 and retired from law practice in 1938.
  • Died in 1955 and is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
  • Related to Arthur Talmage Abernethy, North Carolina’s first Poet Laureate.