Dr. Douglas Yongue | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Howard DeVane John Calvin Hasty Adolph Dial |
Succeeded by | Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen[1] |
Constituency | 16th District (1993-2003) 46th District (2003-2011) |
Personal details | |
Born | Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. March 20, 1937 Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | March 21, 2019 (aged 82) Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. |
Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. (March 20, 1937 – March 21, 2019) was an American Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth House district,[2] including constituents in Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. A retired educator from Laurinburg, North Carolina,[3] Yongue served for 8 terms before being defeated by Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen when running for his 9th term.[2][3][4]
Yongue previously served on the following General Assembly committees: Appropriations (Chairman); Education (Member); Education Subcommittee on Education (Member); Ethics (Vice-Chairman); Federal Relations and Indian Affairs (Member); Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House (Member); State Personnel (Member). Yongue died on March 21, 2019, in Laurinburg, at the age of 82.[5]