Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-1989

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U.S. Representative, from Gastonia, N.C.

From the description of Papers, 1889-1968. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273757 May 14, 1915 Born in York County, South Carolina. 1931 Graduated from Lowell High School. 1933 Graduated from Rutherford Junior College. 1933 1935 Student at University of South Carolina. 1937 Received LL. B. degree from Duke University. Aug., 1937 Admitted to the North Carolina Bar and entered general practice in Gastonia, North Carolina. 1938 Organizer and first President, Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1938 1940 Instructor of business law at Belmont Abbey College. 1940 1941 Vice President, North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1941 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Re-nominated in 1942, but resigned to enter the U. S. Navy. 1941 1942 President, North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. Sept. 26, 1942 Married Harriet Priscilla Morgan. Their children are John Morgan (1945), Laura Lee (1950), Basil Lee, Jr. (1952), and Barrett Simpson (1960). Oct. 5, 1942 Nov. 6, 1945 Served as gunnery officer in U. S. Navy during World War II, and was separated from service with the rank of Lieutenant USNR. 1946 Member, North Carolina General Statutes Commission. 1946 1956 Solicitor of the 14th Solicitorial District. 1946 1947 President, Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina. 1947 1949 Member of Commission to Study Improvement of Administration of Justice. 1948 Delegate, Democratic National Convention. 1948 1949 Chairman, Speakers' Bureau, Young Democratic Clubs of America. Nov., 1949 Permanent Chairman, Young Democratic National Convention. 1949 1951 Chairman of Advisory Committee of Young Democratic Clubs of America. 1950 President of Gaston County Bar Association. 1951 Chairman of the Board of Regional Directors of the Young Democratic Clubs of America. 1957 1968 Elected to the 85th - 87th Congresses as Representative for the Eleventh District of North Carolina, and to the 88th - 90th Congresses as Representative for the Tenth District of North Carolina. June 4, 1959 Admitted to District of Columbia Bar. 1960 Delegate, Democratic National Convention. Honorary LL. D. degree from Belmont Abbey College. 1965 Honorary LL. D. degree from Pfeiffer College. 1968 Returned to the practice of law in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Commmittee on Veteran's Affairs (Jan. 3, 1957 - Jan. 16, 1958)

Committee on the District of Columbia (87th Congress, 1st Session, 1961 - 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968)

Special Subcommittee on Metropolitan Police Department, Chairman

Special Subcommittee to Study Revenue Procedures in the District of Columbia, Chairman

Special Subcommittee on Traffic, Streets, and Highways, Chairman

Committee on the Judiciary (86th Congress, 1st Session, 1959 - 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968)

Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce, Appointed in 1961

In addition, Whitener served on several special committees investigating such matters as interstate taxation, the Chinese refugee problem, the International Police organization, and the International Court of Justice.

From the guide to the Basil Lee Whitener Papers, 1889-1968, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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