Husband of Mary McBee Hoke (1862-1920).
William Alexander Hoke (1851-1925) was a lawyer, legislator, Superior Court Judge, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and, finally, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was born in Lincolnton, N.C. Alex Hoke, as he was known, represented Lincoln County in the state legislature in 1889 and was elected a state Superior Court judge the following year. He remained a trial judge until 1904 when he was elected an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Reelected in 1912 and 1920, he was appointed Chief Justice in 1924, succeeding Walter Clark upon his death. Hoke was elected Chief Justice in 1924, but resigned in March of 1925 because of poor health.
Source: Biographical information in the online finding aid for the William Alexander Hoke Papers #345, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Husband of Mary McBee Hoke (1862-1920).
William Alexander Hoke (1851-1925) was a lawyer, legislator, Superior Court Judge, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and, finally, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was born in Lincolnton, N.C. Alex Hoke, as he was known, represented Lincoln County in the state legislature in 1889 and was elected a state Superior Court judge the following year. He remained a trial judge until 1904 when he was elected an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Reelected in 1912 and 1920, he was appointed Chief Justice in 1924, succeeding Walter Clark upon his death. Hoke was elected Chief Justice in 1924, but resigned in March of 1925 because of poor health.
Source: Biographical information in the online finding aid for the William Alexander Hoke Papers #345, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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