-Born in Greensboro, NC, March 18, 1931

-Single; Presbyterian

Education

-Public schools of Guilford County, NC

-1949 Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

-1958 BA, History, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC

-1962 JD, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC

- Doctor of Laws, Elon University

Military Service

-US Coast Guard- served 5 ½ years active duty

-US Coast Guard Reserve- served 22 years

-Last Reserve assignment- Commanding Officer, US Coast Guard Reserve Unit, Wilmington, NC

Professional

-1961-67 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Claims Department

-1967-69 Assistant County Attorney, Guilford County, NC

-1969-73 Assistant US Attorney, Middle District of North Carolina

-1973-77 Secretary, NC Department of Revenue

-1979-83 Practiced law with Turner, Enochs & Sparrow, Greensboro, NC

Legislative

-1969, 1979-84 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives

-Nov. 6, 1984 Elected to US House of Representatives

-Member of the Committee on Judiciary

-Chairman on the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law

-Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

- Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation

- Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

-Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Professional Organizations

-Greensboro Bar Association

-NC Bar Association -NC State Bar

-Guilford College Board of Visitors

-US Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors

-Alamance Presbyterian Church

-American Legion

-Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

-Lions Club

-Greensboro Scottish Rite 33° (Guilford Lodge No. 656)

-Sons of the American Revolution

-The Sons of Confederate Veterans

-Member- Jefferson Islands Club of Washington, DC