Ervin Murray Bruner (November 12, 1915 – November 24, 2008) was a member of the

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from

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and

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Biography

Bruner was born on November 12, 1915, in

Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,263 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Lenoir is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. To the northe ...

. He graduated from the

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, the

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, and the

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. He practiced law and was a farmer. During

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, he served in the

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. Bruner died on November 24, 2008.

Political career

Bruner was a member of the Assembly from 1955 until his resignation on July 1, 1957, to become a judge of the

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Small Claims Court. He was a

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References

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