Background
Larkins, John Davis was born on June 8, 1909 in Morristown, Tennessee, United States. Son of C.H. and Mamie (Dorset) Larkins.
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John Davis Larkins
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Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest College, 1929; law student, Wake Forest College, 1930; Doctor of Laws, Belin U., 1957; Doctor of Laws, Wake Forest U., 1977.
Career
Practiced in, Trenton, from 1930;
United States district judge, Eastern District North Carolina, from 1961;
chief judge, Eastern District North Carolina, 1975-1979;
senior judge, Eastern District North Carolina, from 1979. Secretary Larkins Stores, Inc. Director Life Insurance Company of North Carolina.
Delaware-at-large Democratic National Convention, 1940, 44, 48, 56, 60. Secretary North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee, 1952-1954, chairman, 1954-1958. Member Democratic National Committee, 1958-1960, North Carolina Senate7th district, 1936-1944, 48-54, president pro tem, 1941-1942.
Chairman governor's advanced.budget commission, 1951-1953, liaison officer, legislative counsel, 1955.
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Membership
Member national board directors, vice chairman American Cancer Society. Trustee U. North Carolina, Baptist Hospital, Wake Forest U. Served as private Army of the United States, 1945. Member American Legion, 40 and 8, Woodmen of World, American, Federal, North Carolina bar associations, North Carolina Bar, Inc., Phi Alpha Delta.
Connections
Married Pauline Murrill, March 15, 1930(deceased September 1982). Children: Emma Sue (Mistress David Herbert Loftin), Polly (Mistress J.H. Bearden).
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Buried Trenton, North Carolina -
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American -
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Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Service award American Cancer Society, Distinguished Service award Wake Forest U. School Law, 1968. John D. Larkin Junior Federal Building, Trenton, North Carolina, named in his honor.Recipient Distinguished Service award American Cancer Society, Distinguished Service award Wake Forest U. School Law, 1968. John D. Larkin Junior Federal Building, Trenton, North Carolina, named in his honor.