William L. Wainwright | |
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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 [1] – 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 [2] – July 17, 2012 [3] | |
Preceded by | Bev Perdue |
Succeeded by | Barbara Lee |
Constituency |
3rd District (1991-1993) 79th District [4] (1993-2003) 12th District [5] (2003-2012) |
Personal details | |
Born | October 19, 1947 Somerville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 2012 New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 64)
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]
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]