Zebulon WEAVER

1872 - 1948  (76 years)

• Name	Zebulon WEAVER  [1, 2]
  Born	12 May 1872	Weaverville, Buncombe, NC, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Oct 1948	Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA   [4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA
  Person ID	I4774	Boyd
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2010

  
  

  Family	Anna HYMAN,   b. Goldsboro, Wayne, NC, USA
  Children	+ 1. Theodore Hyman WEAVER,   b. 20 Feb 1905, , Buncombe, NC, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1946, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, NC, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2010
  Family ID	F3445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1872 - Weaverville, Buncombe, NC, USA Died - 29 Oct 1948 - Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Zebulon WEAVER National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress

  
  

• Notes

  US Congressman. He graduated from Weaver College in 1889, studied law at the University of North Carolina, and became an attorney in Asheville in 1894. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1907 to 1909, and the North Carolina Senate from 1913 to 1915. In 1916 he appeared to be the successful Democratic nominee against Congressman James J. Britt for a seat in the US House of Representatives and served all but three days of his term, March 4, 1917 to March 1, 1919. Weaver was succeeded by Britt, who had contested the election, and Britt served from March 2 to March 4. Weaver defeated Britt when they ran again in 1918 and served five terms, 1919 to 1929. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1928, but won again in 1930 and served eight terms, 1931 to 1947. Weaver ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1946, afterwards living in retirement in Asheville. His congressional service was marked by strong support for the interests of western North Carolina, including work to create the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Blue Ridge Parkway. (Bill McKern) [4] WEAVER, Zebulon, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Weaverville, Buncombe County, N.C., May 12, 1872; attended the public schools and was graduated from Weaver College at Weaverville in 1889; studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Asheville, N.C.; member of the State house of representatives 1907-1909; served in the State senate 1913-1915; presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, to March 1, 1919, when he was succeeded by James J. Britt, who contested his election; elected to the Sixty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1929); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress; elected to the Seventy-second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1947); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946; resumed the practice of law in Asheville, N.C., until his death there October 29, 1948; interment in Riverside Cemetery. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S507] Death Certificate of Theodore Hyman Weaver, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, (Provo, UT) 2007). [S10] Find a Grave, Photo. [S10] Find a Grave, photo. [S10] Find a Grave. [S314] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.