Ike Andrews

A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Bonlee, Chatham County, N. C. , September 2, 1925. Attended the public schools. Fork Union Military Academy, Fork Union, Va. , 1941-1942. B. S. , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1950. LL. B. , same university, 1952. Served in the United States Army, field artillery forward observer, 1943-1945, attained the rank of master sergeant, received Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1972 and commenced practice in Pittsboro. State senator, 1959. State representative, 1961, 1967, 1969, and 1971. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1985). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress. Died on May 10, 2010, in Carrboro, N. C.