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| constituency3 = [[North Carolina's 3rd House district|3rd]] District (1991-1993) <br/> [[North Carolina's 79th House district|79th]] District<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1993-1994.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994|accessdate=2021-04-03}}</ref> (1993-2003) <br/> [[North Carolina's 12th House district|12th]] District<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_house_2003-2004.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004|accessdate=2021-04-03}}</ref> (2003-2012)
| birth_date = October 19, 1947
| birth_date = October 19, 1947
| birth_place = [[Somerville, Tennessee]]
| birth_place = [[Somerville, Tennessee]]
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Revision as of 22:07, 5 July 2022

Representative
William L. Wainwright
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 26, 2011 – July 17, 2012
LeaderJoe Hackney
Succeeded byMichael Wray
Speaker Pro Tempore of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 24, 2007[1] – January 26, 2011
LeaderJoe Hackney
Preceded byRichard Morgan
Succeeded byDale Folwell
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 30, 1991[2] – July 17, 2012[3]
Preceded byBev Perdue
Succeeded byBarbara Lee
Constituency3rd District (1991-1993)
79th District[4] (1993-2003)
12th District[5] (2003-2012)
Personal details
BornOctober 19, 1947
Somerville, Tennessee
DiedJuly 17, 2012(2012-07-17) (aged 64)
New Bern, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHavelock, North Carolina
Alma materMemphis State University (BS)
OccupationPresiding Elder

William L. Wainwright (October 19, 1947 – July 17, 2012) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twelfth House district, including constituents in Craven and Lenoir counties. A church elder from Havelock, North Carolina, Wainwright was serving in his eleventh term in the state House of Representatives when he died in office after a prolonged illness.[6]

Biography

William Wainwright was born in Somerville, Tennessee and graduated with a BS degree from Memphis State University in 1970.[7] He was pastor of Piney Grove AME Zion Church from 1985 to 1993.[8]

In January 2007, Wainwright was nominated by his colleagues in the Democratic caucus as Speaker pro tempore of the House.[9] He was elected on January 24, making him the first African American to serve in the number-two post in the House since Reconstruction.[10] He was re-elected Speaker pro tempore in 2009.[11] After Democrats lost their House majority, Wainwright was elected deputy minority leader.[12]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2007-2008". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1991-1992". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2011-2012". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. ^ News & Observer: Rep. William Wainwright, a leading Democrat, has died Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
  8. ^ North Carolina Manual 1995–1996. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
  9. ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/531208.html. Retrieved January 11, 2007. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  10. ^ http://www.stategovernmentradio.com/articlePrint.html?section=25&aid=15878 [dead link]
  11. ^ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (January 28, 2009). "Wainwright named House's No. 2". Raleigh News & Observer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  12. ^ Christensen, Rob (January 19, 2011). "Democratic House team announced". Raleigh News & Observer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
1991–1993
Served alongside: Gerald L. Anderson, Daniel T. Lilley 		Succeeded by
John M. Nichols
Preceded by
Constituency established
 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 79th district
1993–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 12th district
2003–2012 		Succeeded by
Barbara Lee
Preceded by Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives
2007–2011 		Succeeded by


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