Capus Miller Waynick (December 23, 1889 – September 7, 1986) was an American newspaperman, politician, and diplomat.

Born inRockingham County, North Carolina, Waynick enrolled at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but did not graduate. He became a reporter for theGreensboro Record and eventually rose to become its publisher, and later editor of theHigh Point Enterprise. Waynick, a Democrat, was elected to one term in theNorth Carolina House of Representatives and to one term in theNorth Carolina Senate. He held a variety of offices in the North Carolina state government, managed the successful gubernatorial campaign ofKerr Scott, and was the chairman of theNorth Carolina Democratic Party in 1948–1949. PresidentHarry Truman appointed him to serve as U.S. Ambassador toNicaragua (1949–1951) and then toColombia (1951–1953). Waynick served asadjutant general of theNorth Carolina National Guard under Gov.Luther Hodges from 1957 to 1961.

• Capus Miller Waynick Papers atEast Carolina University
• Capus M. Waynick Oral History Interview

• 1889 births
• 1986 deaths
• Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• North Carolina state senators
• Adjutants General of North Carolina
• Ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua
• Ambassadors of the United States to Colombia
• North Carolina Democratic Party chairs
• 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly

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