Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr.
Kenneth C. Royall Jr. | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1967โ1973 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1973โ1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr. September 2, 1918 Warsaw, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 5, 1999 (aged 80) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Julia Zollicoffer
(m. 1945; died 1995) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr. (September 2, 1918 – June 5, 1999) was an American politician and businessman.
Biography
Born in
North Carolina State Senate (1973โ1993) as a Democrat. In the Senate, he was majority leader and chairman of the Appropriations committee, and he advocated for mental health and blindness prevention. The state-supported Kenneth C. Royall Jr. Children's Vision Screening Improvement Program is named in his honor.[1] He was key to the formation of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
and to the Royall Center for the Arts, both in Durham.
He died in Durham, North Carolina on June 5, 1999, at the age of 80.[2][3] Kenneth Royall's wife, Julia, died in Durham, North Carolina on November 30, 1995, at age 71. They were interred in Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina.
Notes
- ^ Prevent Blindness North Carolina
- ^ 'North Carolina Manual 1973,' North Carolina Secretary of State: 1973, Biographical Sketch of Kenneth Royall, pg. 592-594
- ^ "Ken Royall, Legendary Legislator, Dies at 80". WRAL News. June 5, 1999. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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