▁Category : American ▁women ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : W omen ▁che fs <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Horn ▁Battle ▁( 1 8 0 2 – 1 8 7 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁jur ist ▁and ▁law ▁professor ▁who ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁K emp ▁P . ▁Battle . ▁ ▁Battle ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Edge com be ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁after ▁studying ▁under ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Leonard ▁Hend erson . ▁Battle ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁court ▁rep orter ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁representing ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁Wh ig ▁National ▁Convention , ▁and ▁a ▁state ▁superior ▁court ▁judge . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁students ▁were ▁future ▁G ov . ▁Z eb ul on ▁B . ▁V ance ▁and ▁future ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁just ices ▁Joseph ▁J . ▁Davis , ▁James ▁E . ▁She ph erd , ▁and ▁Walter ▁Clark . ▁ ▁Battle ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁by ▁Governor ▁William ▁Alexander ▁Graham ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁until ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁could ▁meet ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Judge ▁Joseph ▁J . ▁Daniel . ▁The ▁legisl ators ▁did ▁not ▁elect