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Lunsford Richardson Preyer

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Lunsford Richardson Preyer

Birth
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Apr 2001 (aged 82)
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent North Carolina's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1969 to 1981. Also served as a Superior Court Judge in 1956, Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1961 to 1963, and Candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 1964. The Federal Building in Greensboro, North Carolina, was named for him in 1988. He was the grandson of inventor Lunsford Richardson, who invented Vick's Vaporub and Vick's cough drops.
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent North Carolina's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1969 to 1981. Also served as a Superior Court Judge in 1956, Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1961 to 1963, and Candidate for Governor of North Carolina in 1964. The Federal Building in Greensboro, North Carolina, was named for him in 1988. He was the grandson of inventor Lunsford Richardson, who invented Vick's Vaporub and Vick's cough drops.

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7682776/lunsford_richardson-preyer: accessed ), memorial page for Lunsford Richardson Preyer (11 Jan 1919–3 Apr 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7682776, citing Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.