North Carolina Delegates to the 83rd U.S. Congress (1953-1955)




North Carolina Delegates to the U.S. Congress

83rd U.S. Congress (1953-1955)

The 83rd U.S. Congress met in two sessions: 1) January 3, 1953 to August 3, 1953; and 2) January 6, 1954 to December 2, 1954.

Due to the results of the 1950 U.S. Census, North Carolina was again authorized to send twelve (12) delegates to the U.S. House of Representatives. All North Carolina Districts remained the same as before even with small population shifts.

U.S. Senators from North Carolina
Name	County From	Comments
Clyde Roark Hoey / Samuel James Ervin, Jr.	Cleveland / Burke	Clyde Roark Hoey died while in office on May 12, 1954. Governor William Bradley Umstead appointed Samuel James Ervin, Jr. to replace him on June 5, 1954.
Willis Smith / Alton Asa Lennon / William Kerr Scott	Wake / New Hanover / Alamance	Willis Smith died while in office on June 26, 1953. Governor William Bradley Umstead appointed Alton Asa Lennon to replace him on July 10, 1953. He lost in his bid for re-election to William Kerr Scott, who took his seat on November 29, 1954.

U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
Name	District	County From	Comments
Hugh Quincy Alexander	9th	Cabarrus	-
Graham Arthur Barden	3rd	Craven	-
Herbert Covington Bonner	1st	Beaufort	-
Frank Ertel Carlyle	7th	Robeson	-
Richard Thurmond Chatham	5th	Forsyth	-
Harold Dunbar Cooley	4th	Nash	-
Charles Bennett Deane	8th	Richmond	-
Carl Thomas Durham	6th	Orange	-
Lawrence H. Fountain	2nd	Edgecombe	-
Charles Raper Jonas	10th	Lincoln	-
Woodrow Wilson Jones	11th	Rutherford	-
George Adams Shuford	12th	Buncombe	-

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