Douglas Y. Yongue
Dr. Douglas Yongue | |
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Yongue in the 1999 legislative manual | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Howard DeVane John Calvin Hasty Adolph Dial |
| Succeeded by | Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen |
| Constituency | 16th District (1993-2003) 46th District (2003-2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. March 20, 1937 |
| Died | March 21, 2019 (aged 82) Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Douglas Yates Yongue Sr. (March 20, 1937 – March 21, 2019) was an American Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-sixth House district, including constituents in Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. A retired educator from Laurinburg, North Carolina, Yongue served for 8 terms before being defeated by Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen when running for his 9th term.
Yongue previously served on the following General Assembly committees: Appropriations (Chairman); Education (Member); Education Subcommittee on Education (Member); Ethics (Vice-Chairman); Federal Relations and Indian Affairs (Member); Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House (Member); State Personnel (Member). Yongue died on March 21, 2019, in Laurinburg, at the age of 82.