Horace R. Kornegay
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (March 12, 1924 – January 21, 2009) was a U.S. Representative
from North Carolina
.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina
, Kornegay was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, North Carolina
, graduating from Greensboro Senior High School (see Grimsley High School
) in 1941.
He attended Georgia School of Technology and graduated from Wake Forest College with a B.S., 1947, and an LL.B., 1949.
He was admitted to the bar and entered the practice of law in Greensboro in 1949.
He served in the United States Army
, One Hundredth Infantry, from December 14, 1942, to February 1, 1946, with service in the European Theater.
He served as assistant district solicitor from 1951 to 1953.
Kornegay was elected district solicitor (prosecuting attorney), for the twelfth district of North Carolina in 1954 and again in 1958. He served as a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention
.
Kornegay was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1969).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress.
He served as vice president and counsel (January 1969-June 1970), then president (June 1970-February 1981), and finally chairman (February 1982-December 1986), of the Tobacco Institute, Inc.
He resumed the practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina
, in January 1987.
He lived in Greensboro until his death in 2009, aged 84.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Born in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, Kornegay was educated in the public schools of Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, graduating from Greensboro Senior High School (see Grimsley High School
Grimsley High School
Grimsley Senior High School is a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Formerly known as "Greensboro Senior High School," It is part of the Guilford County Schools system. The school has an enrollment of around 2,000 students in grades 9-12...
) in 1941.
He attended Georgia School of Technology and graduated from Wake Forest College with a B.S., 1947, and an LL.B., 1949.
He was admitted to the bar and entered the practice of law in Greensboro in 1949.
He served in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, One Hundredth Infantry, from December 14, 1942, to February 1, 1946, with service in the European Theater.
He served as assistant district solicitor from 1951 to 1953.
Kornegay was elected district solicitor (prosecuting attorney), for the twelfth district of North Carolina in 1954 and again in 1958. He served as a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
The 1964 Democratic National Convention was the 1964 presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party. It took place at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey from August 24 to 27, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson -- who had been Vice President under...
.
Kornegay was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1969).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress.
He served as vice president and counsel (January 1969-June 1970), then president (June 1970-February 1981), and finally chairman (February 1982-December 1986), of the Tobacco Institute, Inc.
Tobacco Institute
The Tobacco Institute, Inc. was a United States tobacco industry trade group, founded in 1958 by the American tobacco industry.It was dissolved in 1998 as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.-Founding:...
He resumed the practice of law in Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, in January 1987.
He lived in Greensboro until his death in 2009, aged 84.