Robert B. Morgan

A Senator from North Carolina. Born in Lillington, Harnett County, N. C. , October 5, 1925. Attended the Lillington public schools. Attended East Carolina College 1942-1944, 1946-1947. B. S. , University of North Carolina 1945. J. D. , Wake Forest College School of Law, Winston-Salem, 1950. Served in United States Navy 1944-1946, recalled during Korean Conflict 1952-1955, and remained in the Navy Reserve through 1971, advancing to lieutenant commander. Served in United States Air Force Reserve 1971-1973, retiring as lieutenant colonel. Admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1950. County clerk and judge of probate, Harnett County, N. C. , 1950-1954. General practice of law 1955-1969. Served in North Carolina State senate 1955-1969, named president pro tempore 1965. Attorney general of North Carolina 1969-1974. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1974 and served from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1981. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980. Director, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations 1985-1992. Resumed general practice of law in Lillington, N. C. , in 1992. Was a resident of Buies Creek, N. C. , until his death on July 16, 2016. Interment in Harnett Memorial Park, Lillington, N. C.