When John Edward McRoy was born on 10 July 1888, in Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, his father, Caleb McRoy, was 30 and his mother, Adaline A Spencer, was 28. He married Rosa Lee Mathews on 2 March 1921, in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Smithville, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 6 February 1964, at the age of 75, and was buried in Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Rúaidh, a patronymic from the personal name or byname Rúadh ‘red’. See also Roe .
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