Charles O. Whitley Sr.

A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Siler City, Chatham County, N. C. , January 3, 1927. Graduated from Siler City High School, Siler City, N. C. , 1943. B. A. , Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N. C. , 1949, LL. B. , Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N. C. , 1950. M. A. , George Washington University, Washington, D. C. , 1974. United States Army, 1944-1946. United States Army Reserve, 1947-1952. Lawyer, private practice. Mount Olive, N. C. , town attorney, 1961-1967. Staff, United States Representative David Henderson of North Carolina, 1961-1976. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-December 31, 1986). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986. Consultant. Died on October 27, 2002, in Durham, N. C.