Charles Orville Whitley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | David N. Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Martin Lancaster |
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| Born | (1927-01-03)January 3, 1927 |
| Died | October 27, 2002(2002-10-27) (aged 75) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Charles Orville Whitley (January 3, 1927 – October 27, 2002) was aDemocraticU.S. Congressman fromNorth Carolina between 1977 and 1986.
Born inSiler City, North Carolina, Whitley attendedSiler City High School, graduating in 1943. He served in theUnited States Army from 1944 to 1946, then attendedWake Forest University, earning his undergraduate degree in 1949 and a law degree in 1950. He earned an M.A. from theGeorge Washington University in 1974.
Whitley became a lawyer and practiced inMount Olive, North Carolina. There he taught business law classes atMount Olive Junior College.[1] He became the town's attorney in 1961; that same year, he joined the staff of CongressmanDavid N. Henderson. In 1976 Whitley ran for Congress himself and was elected as aDemocrat to the95th United States Congress.
Re-elected four times (serving in Congress from January 3, 1977 to December 31, 1986). HisRepublican opponent in the 1982 midterm election wasEugene McDaniel, a former Naval Aviator and Vietnam WarPOW, whom he defeated 63–36%. He did not seek re-election in 1986, but retired to political consulting. Whitley died inDurham, North Carolina in 2002.
Whitley was the grandfather of civil rights activist,Annie E. Clark.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1977–1986 | Succeeded by |
