James McPhersonTempleton and Family Papers, PC.987
Abstract
James McPherson Templeton (1855-1932) was born to Rufus R. and Frances Louisa McPherson Templeton, Iredell County, N.C. He was a physician first in Dallas, Gaston County, N.C., then Cary, Wake County, N.C. from 1884, when he married Rachel W. Jones, his first wife (d. 1891) An active prohibitionist all of his life, Dr. Templeton ran for the office of governor of N.C. on the Prohibition ticket of 1892. In 1895 he married Edith Augusta Burns, a native of Ontario Canada. Active in the Farmers' Union and the Cotton Growers' Association, Dr. Templeton continued his medical practice, ran a lumber concern, and served in the Medical Corps during World War I. His son, Hugh Burns Templeton also served during World War I. These are personal papers, including diaries, political papers, speeches, medical practice papers, receipts, papers and letters of family members, and newspapers, and miscellaneous materials.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- James McPhersonTempleton and Family Papers
- Call Number
- PC.987
- Creator
- James McPherson Templeton
- Date
- 1894
- Extent
- 8.00 cubic feet
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Collection Overview
These are Dr. James McPherson Templeton's personal papers, including diaries, political
papers, speeches, medical practice papers, receipts, papers and letters of family
members, newspapers, and miscellaneous materials. There are also family materials,
including letters and other materials concerning Templeton's second wife, Edith Burns
Templeton, his children including James McPherson Templeton, Jr., Hugh Burns Templeton,
Grace Alice Templeton, and Elva Muriel Templeton. There are about 150 irregular volumes
and tablets arranged by date and subject; an autobiography, 1869-1883, reminiscences,
medical school material, masonic activities, service in World War I, for both Templeton
and his son, Hugh Burns Templeton; guardianship of children's inheritance; diaries,
1877-1932, containing some candid comments about people and events; family papers
relating to children, political papers concerning Farmer's Union and Prohibitionist
party (Templeton's candidacy for governor of N. C., in 1892); speeches concerning
roads (Good Roads movement); education; Confederate Women's Home; military; American
Legion; Wake County Cotton Growers Association; patriotic subjects, etc.; physician's
fee books, 1882-1932; some birth and death records; expense accounts; photographs;
picture postcards; newspaper clipping; scrapbooks: and miscellaneous materials.
The first accession of the Templeton papers is an 1894 letter to the president of
Caraleigh Phosphate Company, Raleigh, from Justice Walter Clark of the N.C. Supreme
Court, requesting extension of time for payment of debt.
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