List of United States Political Families (L) - The Lockes and Wingos

The Lockes and Wingos

  • Matthew Locke (1730–1801), Treasury Commissioner of North Carolina 1771, Rowan County, North Carolina Safety Committeeman; Rowan County, North Carolina Secrecy, Intelligence, and Observation Committeeman; Delegate to the Colonial Congress 1776; delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention 1776 1789; member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1777-1781 1783-1792; North Carolina State Senator 1781-1782; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1793-1799. Uncle of Francis Locke.
    • Francis Locke (1776–1823), Judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1803-1814, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1814-1815. Nephew of Matthew Locke.
      • Effiegene Locke Wingo (1883–1962), U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1930-1933. Great-great-great granddaughter of Matthew Locke.
      • Otis Wingo (1877–1930), Arkansas State Senator 1907-1909, U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1913-1930. Husband of Effiegene Locke Wingo.

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