Hamilton C. Horton Jr.
North Carolina politician
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| Intro | North Carolina politician | ||||||||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||||||||
| was | Politician Environmentalist | ||||||||||||
| Work field | Activism Politics | ||||||||||||
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| Religion: | Moravian church | ||||||||||||
| Birth | 6 August 1931, Winston-Salem, USA | ||||||||||||
| Death | 31 January 2006Winston-Salem, USA (aged 74 years) | ||||||||||||
| Star sign | Leo | ||||||||||||
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Hamilton Cowles "Ham" Horton Jr. (August 6, 1931 – January 31, 2006) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth county. He also served for one year in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1970. An attorney from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Horton served a combined eight terms in the state Senate, from 1971-1975 and 1995-2006.
Senator Horton died of cancer on January 31, 2006 at age 74.