Pittman, Robert

Henry Clark Bridgers, Jr., (1913-1981) was the son of Henry Clark Bridgers, Sr., (1876-1951) and the great nephew of Robert Rufus Bridgers (1819-1888). R. R. Bridgers was the president of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and the Wilmington, Columbia, and Augusta Railroad. Bridgers, Sr., organized (1898) and was president and general manager of the East Carolina Railway. Also active in banking, he was the president of the First National Bank in Tarboro, as well as banks in Conetoe, Pinetops, Macclesfield, Fountain, and Hookerton. Henry C. Bridgers, Jr., graduated from the University of North