Hamilton C. Horton Jr.
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Hamilton C. Horton Jr. | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 31st district | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Preceded by | William N. "Bill" Martin |
Succeeded by | William B. Miller |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 20th district | |
In office 1995–2003 Serving with James Mark McDaniel, Linda Dew Garrou | |
Preceded by | Ian Theodore Kaplan Marvin Ward |
Succeeded by | Jeanne H. Lucas |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 20th district | |
In office 1973–1975 Serving with Harry Stroman Bagnal | |
Preceded by | Luther J. Britt, Jr. |
Succeeded by | E. Lawrence Davis Carl D. Totherow |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 22nd district | |
In office 1971–1973 Serving with Harry Stroman Bagnal | |
Preceded by | Geraldine R. Nielson |
Succeeded by | Cy Bahakel Eddie Knox Herman A. Moore Michael P. Mullins |
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
In office 1969–1971 Serving with Howard A. Jemison, Ed. M. McKnight, C. Dempsey McDaniel, Marshall Ted Wills | |
Preceded by | Wesley Bailey Claude M. Hamrick Ronald K. Ingle |
Succeeded by | E. Lawrence Davis Fred C. Farmer |
Personal details | |
Born | Hamilton Cowles "Ham" Horton Jr. August 6, 1931 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | January 31, 2006 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 74)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Evelyn (m. 1963) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB, LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1956–1960 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Hamilton Cowles "Ham" Horton Jr. (August 6, 1931 – January 31, 2006)[1] was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth county. Horton attended R. J. Reynolds High School from 1945 to 1949.[2] He received his AB and LLB from UNC-Chapel Hill.[3] He also served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant from 1956 to 1960.[4] He also served for one year in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970. An attorney from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Horton served a combined eight terms in the state Senate, from 1971-1975 and 1995-2006.[5] He previously served as Chief of Staff to Senator Jesse Helms from 1977 to 1978.[6] He ran for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the 1978 election. He lost to incumbent, Stephen L. Neal.[7]
Senator Horton had a cancerous kidney removed in September after the 2005 legislative session.[8] He died of cancer on January 31, 2006 at age 74.[9][10] He was survived by his wife of 43 years and his daughter.[11]
References[]
- ^ https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S2064v3.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://archive.org/details/northcarolinama1969nort/page/648/mode/2up
- ^ https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/414/mode/2up
- ^ https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/414/mode/2up
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart".
- ^ "Hamilton Cowles Horton Jr. (1931-2006) - Find A Grave Memorial".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC District 5 Race - Nov 07, 1978".
- ^ "Page Title". Archived from the original on 2006-02-02.
- ^ "Hamilton Cowles Horton Jr. (1931-2006) - Find A Grave Memorial".
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/339411529/[dead link]
- ^ "Hamilton Horton Obituary (2006) - Winston-Salem, NC - Winston-Salem Journal".
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