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William Thomas "W.T." Harris
William Thomas (W. T.) Harris, of the Harris Teeter grocery store chain, was a prominent businessman, self-made millionaire, Baptist devotee, politician, and community advocate
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John McNeill
Best remembered for the hundreds of poems he wrote, this Scotland County native was also a lawyer and teacher. John McNeill's (1874-1907) work was first published in the campus journal of Wake Forest College, where McNeill was valedictorian of the class of 1898.
Thomas Spratt
Thomas Spratt (1685-1757) was one the first white settlers in Mecklenburg County and was the first to cross the Yadkin River with a wagon. When Spratt came to the area he first settled on Rocky River, near Concord. Trouble with local Indians precipitated his migration further south. He resettled in a location that is now the intersection of Caswell and Randolph roads, behind Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. The first court ever convened in Mecklenburg County was held at Thomas Spratt's home.
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Dorothy Masterson
Dorothy Simpson Masterson (July 28, 1897 - March 22, 1991) has been called Charlotte's First Lady of the Theatre. She was an experienced and professionally trained actress. Mrs. Masterson studied drama at the Perry Manville School and studied theatre directing at the Southwestern School of the Theatre in Dallas, Texas. Her acting experience included work in Decatur, Illinois, and in radio shows in Chicago.
Neill Morrison
Neill Morrison (1728 - 9/1784) was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence. Neill, son of James Morrison, was born in Philadelphia and married Annabelle Johnston of New Castle, Delaware. Neill, Annabelle, and James moved to the Four-Mile Creek area of Mecklenburg County in Providence township.
George Stephens
George Stephens (1873-1946) was a banker, and a pioneer in Charlotte's real estate development. He was a native of Guilford County, North Carolina. He was a graduate of UNC, now UNC-CH, and later served on the University's Board of Trustees.
Stephens' business career in Charlotte began in 1896. He was a founder in 1901 and later president of the Southern States Trust Company, which evolved into the American Trust Company.
Sue Myrick
Born in Ohio, Sue Myrick (1941-) is a former advertising executive who first held political office on Charlotte's City Council from 1983-85. In 1987, Myrick, a Republican, was elected the city's first female mayor and served two terms until 1991. Part of her winning campaign was based on the need to build new roads as Charlotte experienced tremendous growth. In 1994, she won the 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. She has been a member of the Budget Committee and the Rules Committee. She and her husband, Ed Myrick, have two children.