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Walser, Zeb Vance

lawyer, legislator, legal author, was born June 17, 1863, in Davidson county, N. C. He received the degree of A. B. from the university of North Carolina, and the degree of LL. B. from the law school of the university of Michigan.

He has three times been a member of the North Carolina state legislature; served with distinction as a state senator, and was elected speaker of the house of representatives of the North Carolina general assembly.

He is now attorney-general of North Carolina; is the author of the monograph on Cross Examination of Witnesses, and other works. He has been trustee of the university of North Carolina; attorney of the Southern Railway company, and at the time of his election to the assembly was the youngest speaker of the house of representatives and attorney-general in the history of the state.

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