Eugene St. Clair Lupton was born on August 6, 1880, in Pamlico County, North Carolina. During World War I, Lupton garnered much media attention in 1918 when the Federal government indicted him for failing to arrest deserters while sheriff of Pamlico County. It's unclear what resulted of the indictment, but Lupton continued on as sheriff. He died in Whortonsville (Pamlico County) on May 29, 1957.