Background
Broughton, Joseph Melville was born on November 17, 1888 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Melville and Sallie (Harris) Broughton.
Broughton, Joseph Melville was born on November 17, 1888 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Melville and Sallie (Harris) Broughton.
Graduate Hugh Morson Academy, 1906. Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest (North Carolina) College, 1910. Student Harvard Law School, 1912-1913.
Teacher, Bunn, North Carolina, 1910-1912. Reporter Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Journal, 1912. Acting superintendent public instruction, Wake County, North Carolina, 1914.
Admitted to North Carolina bar, 1914, and in practice at Raleigh.
Governor of North Carolina for term 1941-1945. Elected Democratic United States senator from North Carolina on November 2, 1948, sworn in office, December 31, 1948.
Elected for regular term beginning January 1949. Former president Raleigh Chamber Commerce and Raleigh Community Chest.
Baptists can be referred to as the ‘people of the Book’, because the Bible gives time proven principles of living for every area of life, including marriage, child rearing, family, relationships, finances, and spiritual living.
Member North Carolina State Senate, 1927, 29. Member North Carolina Bar Association (president 1936), Wake County Bar Association, American Bar Association. Mason. Junior Order, Modern Woodmen of World.
Clubs: Watauga, Carolina Country, Raleigh Country (all Raleigh).
Married Alice Harper Willson, December 14, 1916. Children: Alice Willson, Joseph Melville, Robert Bain, Woodson Harris.