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Jim Broyhill | |
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 Official portrait, 1986 | |
| Secretary of Commerce of North Carolina | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| Governor | James G. Martin |
| Preceded by | Claude E. Pope |
| Succeeded by | Estell C. Lee |
| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office July 14, 1986 – November 4, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | James G. Martin |
| Preceded by | John Porter East |
| Succeeded by | Terry Sanford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – July 14, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Quincy Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Cass Ballenger |
| Constituency | 9th district (1963–1969) 10th district (1969–1986) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Thomas Broyhill August 19, 1927 Lenoir, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2023 (aged 95) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Louise Robbins (m. 1951) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | James Edgar Broyhill (father) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Profession | Businessman |
James Thomas Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986 and briefly served in the United States Senate in 1986. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1986, and served in the U.S. Senate for nearly four months in 1986.[1] He had a career in the furniture industry before entering politics.