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V. Lamar Gudger

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V. Lamar Gudger

Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr. (April 30, 1919 – August 2, 2004) represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Gudger, who was born in Asheville, had several degrees from the University of North Carolina, served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945, and subsequently became a lawyer, serving as solicitor for the state from 1952 to 1954. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1951 to 1952 and a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1971 to 1977 before his election to the federal Congress. Following an unsuccessful 1980 reelection campaign, he served as a Buncombe County special superior court judge from 1984 to 1989.

He died on August 2, 2004, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Burial detail: Gudger, Vonno Lamar, Jr". ANC Explorer. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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  • Biography, The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
James Edgar Divelbiss, Jr.
Leslie Harold McDaniel
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
from Buncombe County

1951–1953
Served alongside: Roy Arthur Taylor, Claude L. Love
Succeeded by
John Yates Jordan, Jr.
Dr. John Clingman Young
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Raymond Theodore Dent, Jr.
Bruce Burry Briggs
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 31st district

1971–1973
Served alongside: Irvin Cooper Crawford
Succeeded by
District abolished
Preceded by
Bobby Lee Combs
Norman Hepler Joyner
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 26th district

1973–1977
Served alongside: Irvin Cooper Crawford
Succeeded by
Robert Stringfield Swain
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 11th congressional district

1977–1981
Succeeded by