Biography
A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N. C. , April 30, 1919. Attended the public schools of Asheville, N. C. B. A. , University of North Carolina, 1940. LL. B. , University of North Carolina, 1942. Admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1942. Lawyer, private practice, Asheville, N. C. United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1945. Member of the North Carolina house of representatives, 1951-1952. Member of the North Carolina state senate, 1971-1977. Solicitor, Nineteenth Solicitorial District of North Carolina, 1952-1954. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-seventh Congress in 1980. Special superior court judge, Buncombe County, N. C. , 1984-1989. Died on August 2, 2004, in Asheville, N. C. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
