T. Lamar Caudle
American lawyer and assistant attorney general
Theron Lamar Caudle Jr. (July 22, 1904 – April 1, 1969) was an American lawyer and assistant attorney general.
Early life and education
Caudle was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina on July 22, 1904, to Theron Lamar Caudle (1874–1929), a lawyer who was president of the North Carolina Bar Association, and Susie Gooch Caudle (died 1948). He had a brother, Charles B. Caudle, an attorney who was assigned to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and two sisters.
Caudle attended Wake Forest College, becoming president of the student body and receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1926. Following his graduation, he was admitted to the North Carolina bar and began practicing law with his father's firm in Wadesboro. He married his first wife, Fairfid Monsalvatge, in 1928. They had four children together, all of whom survived him. From 1931 until 1939, Caudle served as a prosecuting attorney for Anson County.
Career
During January 1940, Caudle was nominated by Senator Robert R. Reynolds to serve as the district attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, a position that was held by W. Roy Francis after his predecessor Marcus Erwin had died.
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