Hugh Quincy Alexander

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 9th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1911 (78 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1989

Death

Served as a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1953 and 1963.
Born on a farm and attended local public schools before graduating from Duke University in 1932.
Studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was admitted to the bar in 1937.
Practiced law in Kannapolis, North Carolina, before serving in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946, including thirty-four months of duty overseas.
Served in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1947 and 1949.
Was a solicitor for the Cabarrus County Recorders Court from 1950 to 1952 and a state commander for the American Legion in 1951.
Elected to the 83rd U.S. Congress in 1952 and was reelected four times, facing challenges due to a somewhat liberal voting record and growing Republican influence in his district.
Signed the 1956 Southern Manifesto opposing the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education.
Lost his congressional seat in the 1962 elections by less than a percentage point to Republican Jim Broyhill, after redistricting added several Republican-leaning areas to his district.
Served as chief counsel to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee from 1963 to 1976.
Died in Kannapolis in 1989.