Waynick, Capus M.

Capus Miller Waynick (1889-1986), born in Rockingham County, N.C., was the son of Joshua James Newton and Anna (Moore) Waynick. He attended the University of North Carolina, and he married Elizabeth McBee in 1915. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and began his political career as a member of the North Carolina House in 1931. He later served as a North Carolina state senator, chairman of the North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission, Ambassador to Nicaragua and Colombia, campaign manager for W. Kerr Scott's gubernatorial campaign, director of the National Re-Employment Service, Adjutant General, and Director of the Venereal Disease Education Institute. Waynick was also a reporter and city editor for the Greensboro Daily News, reporter for the Charlotte Observer, and editor of the High Point Enterprise.

From the description of Capus Miller Waynick papers, 1775-1980, undated (bulk 1932-1966) [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 560632523

Capus M. Waynick (b. 1889), state senator from High Point, N.C., was chair of the joint legislative committee established in 1936 by the North Carolina General Assembly, to consider the 1931 report of the North Carolina Constitutional Commission.

From the description of Materials concerning a proposed revision to the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, 1932-1934 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25740214

Politician.

From the description of Reminiscences of Capus M. Waynick :koral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527297

Capus Waynick (b. 1889), state senator from High Point, N.C., was chair of the joint legislative committee established in 1936 by the North Carolina General Assembly, to consider the 1931 report of the North Carolina Constitutional Commission.

From the guide to the Capus M. Waynick's materials concerning a proposed revision to the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, 1932-1934, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)