Occupation Lawyer, politician Name Leroy McAfee | Died 1873 | |
Relatives Thomas Dixon, Jr.(nephew) Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | ||
Leroy Magnum McAfee (1837 – 1873) was an American Confederate veteran and politician. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
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Early life
Leroy Magnum McAfee was born on December 17, 1837 in North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1858. McAfee's nephew was Thomas Dixon, Jr..
Career
McAfee worked as an attorney in Shelby, North Carolina.
During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, McAfee served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. He was commissioned as a Major on April 12, 1862, in the 49th North Carolina Infantry. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel on November 1, 1862.
McAfee served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 to 1873, representing Cleveland County, North Carolina. He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. According to his nephew Dixon, McAfee helped impeach Governor William Woods Holden.
Personal life, death and legacy
McAfee was married twice. His first wife was Hattie Cameron and his second wife, Agnes Adelaide Williams.
McAfee died in 1873, and he was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in York, South Carolina. In 1916, his nephew Dixon planned to erect a statue of McAfee on the courthouse square of Shelby, North Carolina. The project was initially met with enthusiasm, until it was announced that Dixon wanted McAfee to wear a Ku Klux Klan mask in the statue.