- Henson P. Barnes
Henson Perrymoore Barnes (born November 18, 1934) is a
North Carolina politician who served in theNorth Carolina House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977, and as a member of theNorth Carolina Senate from 1977 to 1992.In his last two terms in the Senate (1989 to 1992), Barnes served as President pro tempore. Under Barnes, that position's power increased at the expense of the Lieutenant Governor, who holds the title of President of the Senate. Shortly after his retirement from the Senate, Barnes published a history of the legislature, "A Work in Progress: The
North Carolina General Assembly " (1993).Following service in the
United States Army , Barnes was educated at Wilmington College (nowUNC-Wilmington ) for two years before earning his bachelor’s degree from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill andjuris doctor degree from theUNC School of Law . He practiced law inGoldsboro, North Carolina from 1961 until 1997. He once served as chairman of the Wayne County Democratic Party.References
* [http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/sessions/1991/bills/senate/html/s1260v2.html NC Senate Resolution honoring Barnes]
* [http://jackbetts.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html "There is, too, a legislative history"] by Jack Betts
* [http://www.ncbar.org/ncLawyer/10/785/index.aspx?type=article&print=true NC Bar Association: General Practice Hall Of Fame Adds Eight Inductees]
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