Charles Brantley Aycock

Charles Brantley Aycock (* November 1, 1859 in Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina, † April 4, 1912 in Alabama ) was an American politician and the 50th Governor of the state of North Carolina.

Early years and political rise

Charles Aycock visited the Wilson Collegiate Institute and the Kingston Collegiate Institute and then studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, he graduated in 1880. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he opened a law office in Goldsboro. He also developed a passion for education. For a time he worked as a teacher and school inspector in Wayne County. He was also a director of a school for African Americans.

Aycock was a member of the Democratic Party. On their behalf it was 1888 and 1892 an elector for Grover Cleveland in the presidential election of years. Between 1893 and 1898 he was United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Aycock was very popular in those years and his party nominated him in 1900 for the governorship. His nomination was unopposed.

Governor of North Carolina

After winning the election, he resigned on January 15, 1901 to his four -year term. As Governor, he devoted himself expected of educational policy. In this field, he acquired great merit. He was given the honorary title "Education Governor ." Teachers' salaries have been increased to make the profession more attractive. The school hours were extended and hundreds of new schools were built. Most, however, were reserved for white children. Nevertheless, were also used for black children new schools built. policy of racial segregation was overcome in North Carolina until the mid- 20th century. Aycock also improved the child labor laws and advocated the alcohol prohibition. another law in his time concerned a better control in elections against fraud and vote-rigging. too against lynchings new laws were enacted because mention at that time in the southern U.S., and thus also in North Carolina, often people were simply hanged without trial. in this context, one must also to the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, the also made ​​use of such methods.

Retirement

After the end of his term on January 11, 1905 Aycock revitalized his law firm. But he has never lost sight of the policy. He sat down to continue working to improve the education system. In 1911, he announced his candidacy for a seat in the U.S. Senate. But he died before the elections of a heart attack during a speech before the education commission of Alabama. Charles Aycock was married twice and had ten children.

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