William L. Wainwright

Representative William L. Wainwright

Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 12th district
In office 1991–2012
Deputy Minority Leader
In office 2011–2012
Speaker Pro Tempore
In office 2007–2010
Preceded by	Richard T. Morgan
Succeeded by	Dale Folwell
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1947 Somerville, Tennessee
Died	July 17, 2012(2012-07-17) (aged 64) New Bern, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Havelock, North Carolina
Alma mater	Memphis State University
Occupation	Presiding Elder
Religion	A.M.E. Zion

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.^[1]

Biography

William Wainwright was born in Somerville, Tennessee and graduated with a BS degree from Memphis State University in 1970. He was pastor of Piney Grove AME Zion Church from 1985 to 1993.^[2]

In January 2007, Wainwright was nominated by his colleagues in the Democratic caucus as Speaker pro tempore of the House.^[3] He was elected on January 24, making him the first African American to serve in the number-two post in the House since Reconstruction.^[4] He was re-elected Speaker pro tempore in 2009.^[5] After Democrats lost their House majority, Wainwright was elected deputy minority leader.^[6]

Footnotes

↑ News & Observer: Rep. William Wainwright, a leading Democrat, has died
↑ North Carolina Manual 1995–1996. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110605095200/http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/531208.html. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ http://www.stategovernmentradio.com/articlePrint.html?section=25&aid=15878
↑ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (January 28, 2009). "Wainwright named House's No. 2". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
↑ Christensen, Rob (January 19, 2011). "Democratic House team announced". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Paul Stam (R) Majority Leader: Mike Hager (R) Minority Leader: Larry Hall (D)

Bob Steinburg (R) Larry Yarborough (R) Michael Speciale (R) Jimmy Dixon (R) Howard J. Hunter, III (D) Paul Tine (U) Bobbie Richardson (D) Susan Martin (R) Brian Brown (R) John R. Bell, IV (R) Duane Hall (D) George Graham (D) Pat McElraft (R) George Cleveland (R) Phil Shepard (R) Chris Millis (R) Frank Iler (R) Susi Hamilton (D) Ted Davis, Jr. (R) Rick Catlin (R) Larry Bell (D) William Brisson (D) Shelly Willingham (D) Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D) Jeffrey Collins (R) N. Leo Daughtry (R) Michael H. Wray (D) James Langdon, Jr. (R) Larry Hall (D) Paul Luebke (D) Mickey Michaux (D) Nathan Baskerville (D) Rosa Gill (D) Grier Martin (D) Chris Malone (R) Nelson Dollar (R) Paul Stam (R) Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) Darren Jackson (D) Marilyn Avila (R) Gale Adcock (D) Marvin W. Lucas (D) Elmer Floyd (D) William O. Richardson (D) John Szoka (R) Ken Waddell (D) Charles Graham (D) Garland E. Pierce (D) Gary Pendleton (R) Graig R. Meyer (D) Brad Salmon (D) Jamie Boles (R) David R. Lewis (R) Robert T. Reives, II (D) Mark Brody (R) Verla C. Insko (D) Pricey Harrison (D) Ralph C. Johnson (D) Jon Hardister (R) Cecil Brockman (D) John Faircloth (R) John Blust (R) Stephen M. Ross (R) Dennis Riddell (R) Bert Jones (R) Ken Goodman (D) Justin Burr (R) D. Craig Horn (R) Dean Arp (R) Pat Hurley (R) Evelyn Terry (D) Edward Hanes, Jr. (D) Lee Zachary (R) Debra Conrad (R) Donny Lambeth (R) Carl Ford (R) Harry Warren (R) Allen McNeill (R) Julia C. Howard (R) Sam Watford (R) Rayne Brown (R) Larry Pittman (R) Linda B. Johnson (R) Rena W. Turner (R) Josh Dobson (R) Hugh Blackwell (R) George S. Robinson (R) Rob Bryan (R) Mitchell S. Setzer (R) Sarah Stevens (R) Bryan R. Holloway (R) Charles Jeter (R) Jonathan C. Jordan (R) Jeffrey Elmore (R) John A. Fraley (R) Jay Adams (R) Jason Saine (R) John R. Bradford, III (R) Rodney W. Moore (D) Tricia Cotham (D) Beverly M. Earle (D) Becky Carney (D) William Brawley (R) Dan Bishop (R) Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer (R) Carla Cunningham (D) Kelly Alexander (D) John Torbett (R) Dana Bumgardner (R) Kelly Hastings (R) Timothy K. Moore (R) Mike Hager (R) Chris Whitmire (R) Susan C. Fisher (D) John Ager (D) Brian Turner (D) Chuck McGrady (R) Michele D. Presnell (R) Joe Sam Queen (D) Roger West (R)

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