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1956 Walter Bickett High School yearbook
The Rebel
vintage original , not a reproduction.
Monroe NC , has all Grades 6-12th
6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , 10th , 11th and 12th.
Union County , North Carolina
Yearbook is hard cover ; good condition ; good binding.
signatures and writing near back of book.
Thomas Walter Bickett (February 28, 1869 – December 28, 1921) was the 54th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921. He was born in Monroe, North Carolina.
Bickett was a graduate of Wake Forest College. Prior to being elected Governor, Bickett practiced law in Louisburg, represented Franklin County in the North Carolina General Assembly and then served as North Carolina Attorney General for two terms (1909–1917).
On November 29, 1898, he married Fanny Neal Yarborough of Rose Hill Plantation.
In 1916, Bickett became the first state governor who was nominated by means of a Democratic Party primary election (in which he defeated Lt. Gov. Elijah L. Daughtridge). Under Bickett's leadership, various reforms were implemented including improvements in child welfare, public health, electricity, and running water. He also persuaded the legislature to establish the state's first income tax. He also had to lead the state through World War I. He was also governor when women got the right to vote.
