Robert Burren Morgan

Robert Burren Morgan

Robert Burren Morgan (born October 5, 1925 in Lillington , Harnett County , North Carolina , † July 16, 2016 there ) was an American politician . Between 1975 and 1981 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US Senate .

Career

Robert Morgan attended public schools in his home country. Between 1942 and 1947 he graduated from East Carolina College . This time was interrupted by his military service during the final stages of World War II in the United States Navy (1944-1946). Between 1952 and 1955 he was drafted into the Navy again during the Korean War. Until 1971 he was a member of their reserve. He was then a member of the United States Air Force Reserve until 1973 . He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After studying law at Wake Forest College School of Law in Winston-Salem and being admitted to the bar in 1950, he began working in this profession. Between 1950 and 1954 he served as a county clerk in Harnett County. At the same time he was also a probate judge there. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . Between 1955 and 1969 he was a member of the North Carolina Senate . In 1965 he was elected its incumbent President ( President pro Tempore ). From 1969 to 1974 he held the office of Attorney General of North Carolina.

In the 1974 elections, Morgan was elected as his party's candidate to the US Senate, where he succeeded Sam Ervin on January 3, 1975 . Since he was not re-elected in 1980, he had to leave Congress on January 3, 1981 . From 1985 to 1992 he was a director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations . He then practiced as a lawyer again. From 2000 to 2003, he headed the not-for-profit North Carolina Center for Voter Education .

Web links

• Robert Burren Morgan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Former Democratic US Sen. Robert Morgan dies at age 90