Hamilton C. Horton Jr.

Hamilton Cowles "Ham" Horton Jr. (August 6, 1931 – January 31, 2006)[1] was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth county. Horton attended R. J. Reynolds High School from 1945 to 1949.[2] He received his AB and LLB from UNC-Chapel Hill.[3] He also served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant from 1956 to 1960.[4] He also served for one year in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970. An attorney from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Horton served a combined eight terms in the state Senate, from 1971-1975 and 1995-2006.[5] He previously served as Chief of Staff to Senator Jesse Helms from 1977 to 1978.[6] He ran for North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the 1978 election. He lost to incumbent, Stephen L. Neal.[7]

Senator Hamilton C. Horton Jr.

Senator Horton died of cancer on January 31, 2006 at age 74.[8][9] He was survived by his wife of 43 years and his daughter.[10]

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North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Wesley Bailey
Claude M. Hamrick
Ronald K. Ingle
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 30th district

1969–1971
Served alongside: Howard A. Jemison, Ed. M. McKnight, C. Dempsey McDaniel, Marshall Ted Wills
Succeeded by
E. Lawrence Davis
Fred C. Farmer
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Geraldine R. Nielson
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 22nd district

1971–1973
Served alongside: Harry Stroman Bagnal
Succeeded by
Cy N. Bahakel
Eddie Knox
Herman A. Moore
Michael P. Mullins
Preceded by
Luther J. Britt, Jr.
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 20th district

1973–1975
Served alongside: Harry Stroman Bagnal
Succeeded by
E. Lawrence Davis
Carl D. Totherow
Preceded by
Ian Theodore Kaplan
Marvin Ward
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 20th district

1995–2003
Served alongside: James Mark McDaniel, Linda Dew Garrou
Succeeded by
Jeanne H. Lucas
Preceded by
William N. "Bill" Martin
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 31st district

2003–2006
Succeeded by
William B. Miller
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