Background
Brogden, Willis James was born on October 18, 1877 in near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Willis Hall and Virginia (Robinson) Brogden.
Associate Justice state Supreme Court
Brogden, Willis James was born on October 18, 1877 in near Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Willis Hall and Virginia (Robinson) Brogden.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of North Carolina, 1898. Studied law at University of North Carolina and Duke U.
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1907, and began practice at Durham. Vice president 1st National Bank of Durham, 1922-1926. Mayor of Durham, 1911-1915.
The American Association For Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, since 1926. Trustee University of North Carolina, 1923-1926, North Carolina College for Negroes (Chairman of the Board).
Government is appointed by God as His servant to encourage good and restrain evil to the end that all people are blessed and His people are enabled to live quiet and peaceful lives in all godliness and holiness.
The sense of being connected is how the Church as a whole should be structured. At its heart is an understanding of the Christian community as the 'body of Christ '.
Member, Masons. Club: Kiwanis.
Married Lila Bingham Markham, January 9, 1917. Children: Willis James, Blackwell Markham.