W. Pete Cunningham

Pete Cunningham
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 2009
Preceded byJames Franklin Richardson
Succeeded byKelly Alexander
Constituency59th District (1987–2003)
107th District (2003–2009)
Personal details
Born
William Pete Cunningham

(1929-11-07)November 7, 1929
Union County, North Carolina
DiedDecember 21, 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 81)[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Occupationreal estate investor

William Pete Cunningham (November 7, 1929 – December 21, 2010) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 107th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county.[2] He resigned on December 31, 2007, in his 11th term.[3]

Cunningham worked with Robert F. Williams and the Monroe County chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s. He served in the US Navy, (Ret.) for 16 years, (Submarine) US Army Paratrooper for 4 years.[4] He was also a real estate investor in Charlotte, North Carolina.

  1. ^ "William "Pete" Cunningham Obituary (2010) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. Pete Cunningham".
  3. ^ https://www.thecharlottepost.com/index.php?src=news&refno=3220&category=News [bare URL]
  4. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]".