Wilmer Mizell

A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Vinegar Bend, Washington County, Ala. , August 13, 1930. Graduated from high school, Leakesville, Miss. , 1949. Served in the United States Army, 1953-1954. Professional baseball pitcher, 1949-1963. Employed by the Pepsi-Cola Co. In sales management and public relations, Winston-Salem, N. C. , 1963-1967. Elected Davidson County commissioner and later selected as chairman, Board of County Commissioners, 1966. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1975). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, March 1975 to May 1976. Unsuccessful candidate for election in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Governmental and Public Affairs under President Ronald Reagan. Under President George Bush Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, and executive director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Was a resident of Midway, N. C. Died February 21, 1999, in Kerrville, Tex. Interment at Faith Church Cemetery, Midway, N. C.