Robert L. Doughton
| Robert L. Doughton | |
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| 36th Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office November 6, 1952 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Adolph J. Sabath |
| Succeeded by | Sam Rayburn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 8th & 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1911 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by |
Charles H. Cowles (8th) Alfred L. Bulwinkle (9th) |
| Succeeded by |
Walter Lambeth (8th) Hugh Q. Alexander (9th) |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
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In office 1908–1909 |
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Robert Lee Doughton November 7, 1863 Laurel Springs, North Carolina |
| Died | October 1, 1954 (aged 90) Laurel Springs, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Baptist |
Robert Lee "Bob" Doughton (November 7, 1863 – October 1, 1954), of Alleghany County, North Carolina, sometimes known as "Farmer Bob," was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina for 42 consecutive years (1911–1953). A Democrat originally from Laurel Springs, North Carolina, he was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives for his last few months in Congress. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of North Carolina.
Doughton's father was a captain in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War; he named his son Robert after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Robert earned the equivalent of a high-school diploma from the Traphill Academy. Although he never attended college, he was awarded honorary bachelor's degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Catawba College during his political career.
Doughton was married twice. His first wife, Boyd Greer, died in 1895 after only two years of marriage. He remarried in 1898 to Lillie Hix; they remained married until her death in 1946. He had two sons and two daughters. His elder brother was Rufus A. Doughton, who was at various times Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. Doughton was a member and deacon of the Laurel Springs Baptist Church. After his death in 1954 at the age of 90 he was buried next to his wife Lillie in the church cemetery. In the 1990s Rufus Doughton's former home in Laurel Springs was restored, and it is now a popular bed-and-breakfast for tourists to the region.
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