Personal -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
Military Service -US Coast Guard: served 5 ½ years active duty -US Coast Guard Reserve: served 18 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 -Ranking Member on Courts and Intellectual Property Subcommittee -Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security -Member of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure -Aviation Subcommittee -Coast Guard Subcommittee -Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee
Professional Organizations -Greensboro Bar Association -NC Bar Association -NC State Bar -Guilford College Board of Visitors -US Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors Clubs & Organizations -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
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