William L. Wainwright

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]

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 byRichard T. Morgan
Succeeded byDale Folwell
Personal details
BornOctober 19, 1947
Somerville, Tennessee
DiedJuly 17, 2012(2012-07-17) (aged 64)
New Bern, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHavelock, North Carolina
Alma materMemphis State University (BS)
OccupationPresiding Elder

Biography

William Wainwright was born in Somerville, Tennessee and graduated with a BS degree from Memphis State University in 1970.[2] He was pastor of Piney Grove AME Zion Church from 1985 to 1993.[3]

In January 2007, Wainwright was nominated by his colleagues in the Democratic caucus as Speaker pro tempore of the House.[4] He was elected on January 24, making him the first African American to serve in the number-two post in the House since Reconstruction.[5] He was re-elected Speaker pro tempore in 2009.[6] After Democrats lost their House majority, Wainwright was elected deputy minority leader.[7]

Footnotes
  1. News & Observer: Rep. William Wainwright, a leading Democrat, has died Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman20032004nort#page/564/mode/2up
  3. North Carolina Manual 1995–1996. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.
  4. http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/531208.html. Retrieved January 11, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. http://www.stategovernmentradio.com/articlePrint.html?section=25&aid=15878
  6. 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.
  7. Christensen, Rob (January 19, 2011). "Democratic House team announced". Raleigh News & Observer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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 C. Howard
Preceded by
Nurham O. Warwick		 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 12th district
2003–2012		 Succeeded by
Barbara Lee
Preceded by
Richard T. Morgan		 Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Dale Folwell



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