North Carolina Sec. of State Thad Eure 1961 signed document

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FRAMEABLE Part-printed copy of North Carolina House Bill # 956 signed by Secretary of State of North Carolina, Thad Eure .� Attractive document with embossed great seal of the Dept. of State of North Carolina on gold foil at lower left.� Bold� signature I green pen at lower right. Document size 9.5" by 14" by two pages on rag-content bond paper.� Mildly age toned, overall very fine condition. Thaddeus Armie (Thad) Eure (November 15, 1899 – July 21, 1993) was a North Carolina political figure who holds the record for longest tenure as North Carolina Secretary of State (1936-1989). Prior to his service as secretary of state, Eure served as mayor of Winton, NC, and as a state legislator. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan recognized Eure as having held public office longer than any official in the nation at that time, with more than 64 years of continuous service. In his later years, he was known as the "oldest rat in the Democratic barn." Ironically, in his first run for the office of Secretary of State, he asked voters to "give a young man a chance.