Zeb V. Walser

Zeb V. Walser
33rd North Carolina Attorney General
In office
1896–1900
GovernorDaniel Lindsay Russell
Preceded byFrank I. Osborne
Succeeded byRobert Dick Douglas
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1888–1889
In office
1894–1895
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1890–1892
Personal details
Born
Zeb Vance Walser

(1866-06-17)June 17, 1866
Yadkin College, North Carolina
DiedFebruary 17, 1940(1940-02-17) (aged 73)
Lexington, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Education
OccupationLawyer, politician

Zeb Vance Walser (June 17, 1866 – February 17, 1940) was a North Carolina attorney and politician. Named for Governor Zebulon B. Vance, Walser nevertheless became active in the Republican Party rather than Vance's Democrats. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives including as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He also served as Attorney General of North Carolina.

Biography

Zeb V. Walser was born at Yadkin College, North Carolina on June 17, 1866.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and began practicing law in Lexington, North Carolina. He attended Yadkin College, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Michigan Law School.[1] He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1888, and to the North Carolina Senate in 1890. In 1894, Walser was again elected to the state House, which elected him Speaker for one term after Republicans and Populists formed a majority[2] in a Fusionist controlled legislature.[3]

In 1896, Walser was elected North Carolina Attorney General, and as of 2024, remains the last Republican to have been elected to that office. In 1900, he became official reporter for the North Carolina Supreme Court.

In 1912, Walser served as state campaign manager for Theodore Roosevelt's unsuccessful presidential campaign.

He died in Lexington on February 17, 1940, at age 76.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Vanhoy, J. M. (September 20, 1908). "Life Story of Man Named for Congress in Seventh". Daily Industrial News. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Our Campaigns - NC House - Control Indicator Race - Nov 06, 1894 at www.ourcampaigns.com
  3. ^ Leon Prather, H. (January 22, 1979). Resurgent Politics and Educational Progressivism in the New South, North Carolina, 1890-1913. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8386-2071-7.
  4. ^ "Zeb Vance Walser, Veteran G. O. P. Leader Of State, Dies in Lexington". The Charlotte Observer. Lexington, North Carolina. AP. February 18, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of North Carolina
1896, 1900 		Succeeded by
W.H. Yarborough Jr.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of North Carolina
1897–1900 		Succeeded by


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