Elijah L. Daughtridge

Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (1863-1921) was a North Carolina politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917.

Daughtridge was born near Rocky Mount, North Carolina on January 17, 1863. A farmer and Democrat, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Edgecombe County for two terms (1901 and 1903). Daughtridge operated several businesses, was a Rocky Mount city alderman and Edgecombe County commissioner, served on the state Board of Agriculture and sat on the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University.

He was elected Lt. Governor in 1912 with 38 percent in a three-way race. Barred from seeking a second term by the state constitution of the time, Daughtridge ran for Governor of North Carolina and lost to Thomas Bickett in the first gubernatorial primary election in state history. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=229495 Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 03, 1916 ] at www.ourcampaigns.com]

succession box
title=Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
before=William C. Newland
after=Oliver Max Gardner
years=1913-1917

References

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daughton-daveis.html The Political Graveyard]
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=71220 OurCampaigns.com]
* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html NC Manual of 1913]