L. Richardson Preyer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Horace R. Kornegay |
| Succeeded by | Walter E. Johnston III |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | |
| In office October 7, 1961 – October 9, 1963 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Andrew Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-01-11)January 11, 1919 |
| Died | April 3, 2001(2001-04-03) (aged 82) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Lunsford Richardson Preyer (January 11, 1919 – April 3, 2001) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and later aUnited States representative fromNorth Carolina.
Born inGreensboro,Guilford County,North Carolina, Preyer graduated fromWoodberry Forest School inWoodberry Forest,Virginia. He received anA.B. inEnglish fromPrinceton University in 1941 after completing a senior thesis titled "The Contrasting Values ofDickens andDaudet."[1] At Princeton he was on the 150 lb. football team and the golf team and was vice-president ofPrinceton Tower Club.[2] He received aBachelor of Laws fromHarvard Law School in 1949. He was in theUnited States Navy from 1941 to 1946, serving as gunnery officer and executive officer on destroyers in both theAtlantic andPacific.[2] He received aBronze Star for action atOkinawa.[2] He was in private practice of law inNew York City,New York from 1949 to 1950. He worked forVick Chemical Company in 1950 (founded by his grandfather and namesakeLunsford Richardson).[2] He was in private practice of law in Greensboro from 1951 to 1956. He was a City Judge from 1953 to 1954. He was a Judge of theNorth Carolina Superior Court from 1956 to 1961.[3][4]
Preyer received arecess appointment from PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on October 7, 1961, to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was nominated to the same seat by President Kennedy on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received his commission on February 17, 1962. His service was terminated on October 9, 1963, due to his resignation.[4]
Preyer was an unsuccessful candidate forGovernor of North Carolina in 1964. He was Senior Vice President and Trust Officer ofNorth Carolina National Bank (nowBank of America) from 1965 to 1968.[3][4]
Preyer was elected as aDemocraticUnited States Representative from North Carolina to the91st United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1981. He was Chairman of theHouse Ethics Committee, as well as theHouse Select Committee on Assassinations's, JFK Subcommittee during the95th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the97th Congress in 1980.[3]
In 1988, Preyer was elected to theCommon Cause National Governing Board.[2] Preyer resided in Greensboro until his death ofcancer on April 3, 2001, in that city. He is interred in Green Hill Cemetery in Greensboro.[3][4][5]
TheL. Richardson Preyer Federal Building in Greensboro is named in Preyer's honor.[2] Preyer and his wife, Emily, both received theNorth Carolina Award for Public Service.[2]
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| Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina 1961–1963 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 6th congressional district 1969–1981 | Succeeded by |
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