William L. Wainwright

William L. Wainwright
William L. Wainwright
Deputy Minority Leader of the ; North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 26, 2011 – July 17, 2012
Leader	Joe Hackney
Succeeded by	Michael Wray
Speaker Pro Tempore of the ; North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 24, 2007 – January 26, 2011
Leader	Joe Hackney
Preceded by	Richard Morgan
Succeeded by	Dale Folwell
Member of the ; North Carolina House of Representatives
	In office; January 30, 1991 – July 17, 2012
Preceded by	Bev Perdue
Succeeded by	Barbara Lee
Constituency	3rd District (1991-1993) ; 79th District (1993-2003) ; 12th District (2003-2012)
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1947; Somerville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 17, 2012 (aged 64); New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Havelock, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Memphis State University (BS)
Occupation	Presiding 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

^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2007-2008". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1991-1992". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2011-2012". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2003-2004". Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ News & Observer: Rep. William Wainwright, a leading Democrat, has died Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".
^ North Carolina Manual 1995–1996. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
^ Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ http://www.stategovernmentradio.com/articlePrint.html?section=25&aid=15878 ^{[dead link]}
^ 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.
^ 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 Bev Perdue	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 Julia Craven Howard
Preceded by Nurham Warwick	Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 12th district 2003–2012	Succeeded by Barbara Lee
Preceded by Richard Morgan	Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives 2007–2011	Succeeded by Dale Folwell

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[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] Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[10] ttp://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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