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The Hulls of Georgia
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Cornelia Norris McKimmon |
Birth |
5 Sep 1914 |
Raleigh, NC |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
Raleigh, NC |
Notes |
- From William Trott:
The five children in that generation went through some difficult times because their father James III died of pneumonia at age 43 the year before the Great Depression began, my mother being the oldest at l4. The family had been used to a certain lifestyle but suddenly had to struggle mightily to keep things together.
- Cornelia Norris McKimmon Trott was honored in 2014 by induction into the Raleigh, NC Hall of Fame. Following is the biographical sketch citing her achievements:
Cornelia Norris McKimmon Trott
After deciding a teaching career was not the career she desired, Cornelia Norris McKimmon Trott went to night school to become a lawyer in the 1930s. In 1938 she passed the bar and was one of only a handful of female lawyers in the state. She became the first woman lawyer to work in the Attorney General?s Office. In 1948, she left the Attorney General?s Office and became president of what would become Lawyers Title Insurance Company of North Carolina, Inc. In 1948, title insurance was in its infancy and by the time Cornelia retired in 1973; the company she helped run out of a Cameron Village office handled the majority of the title insurance business in the state and had expanded to Charlotte and Winston-Salem. In addition to being a role model in business, she was an active community member and avid sportswoman. One of the community roles she enjoyed most was providing legal counsel for the Junior League of Raleigh.
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Person ID |
I1892 |
Hull |
Last Modified |
18 Oct 2014 |
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