Itimous T. Valentine Sr. (1887 – July 27, 1970) was a justice of the

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from 1951 to 1952."Itimous T. Valentine, 82, Dies After Long Illness", ''

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'' (July 28, 1970), p. 1A-2A. Born in

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, Valentine attended

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. He enlisted in the

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on December 15, 1917, during

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, and was deployed with the United States Army to the Headquarters Company of the

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in France. Entering as a private first class, he was promoted to corporal during his service, returning to North Carolina after the war, in 1919. After the war, Valentine studied law at

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. He spent twelve years as a prosecuting attorney of the Nash County Recorder's Court, and served as an alderman for the city of

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, and on the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. He served in the U.S. Army again during

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, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being awarded the

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. In 1951, Governor

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appointed Valentine to a seat on the state supreme court. The following year, Valentine ran for reelection to the seat, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by

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, who went on to win the general election. Valentine died in Nashville, North Carolina, at the age of 82, following a lengthy illness. His son, popularly known as

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, served in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valentine, Itimous T., Sr. Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1887 births 1970 deaths People from Nash County, North Carolina Guilford College alumni United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army personnel of World War II Wake Forest University alumni North Carolina Democrats 20th-century American judges