T. Wade Bruton

Thomas Wade Bruton (September 10, 1902 – May 21, 1976) was an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of North Carolina from February 1960 through January 1, 1969.

Wade Bruton
42nd Attorney General of North Carolina
In office
1960–1969
GovernorLuther H. Hodges
Terry Sanford
Dan K. Moore
Preceded byMalcolm B. Seawell
Succeeded byRobert Burren Morgan
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
from Montgomery County
In office
1929–1933
Preceded byOscar Haywood
Succeeded byDaniel A. Monroe
Personal details
Born
Thomas Wade Bruton

(1902-09-10)September 10, 1902
Capelsie, Montgomery County, North Carolina
DiedMay 21, 1976(1976-05-21) (aged 73)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Occupationlawyer

A graduate of Duke University Law School, Bruton began the practice of law in 1927. He served two terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Bruton was an assistant Attorney General for 26 years (interrupted by service as a war crimes prosecutor for the United States Army) before he was first appointed to the top office by Governor Luther Hodges in 1960 upon the resignation of Malcolm B. Seawell.[1] He then won two full terms as Attorney General until losing in a Democratic primary to Robert Burren Morgan in 1968.[2] [3][4]

References

  1. Greensboro News & Record
  2. "Candidate - Wade Bruton". Our Campaigns. 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Historical Commission. 28 March 2018 via Google Books.
  4. "The Dispatch - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.


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