Preyer, Richardson, 1919-2001

Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919-2001) was a lawyer, judge, politician, educator, and civic and philanthropic leader from Greensboro, N.C.

Lunsford Richardson Preyer was born in Greensboro, N.C., on 11 January 1919, the third of five sons of William Yost Preyer and Mary Norris Richardson Preyer. Rich graduated from Woodberry Forest School in 1937, Princeton University in 1941, and Harvard Law School in 1949. Between college and law school, Preyer joined the United States Navy. During World War II, he served on a destroyer in the Atlantic and South Pacific as a lieutenant gunnery officer, torpedo officer, and executive officer. He was awarded the bronze star for action off Okinawa.

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