Columbus Vance Henkel Jr. (September 16, 1908 – April 15, 1971) was a North Carolina politician. He was born in

Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The population was 28,419 at the time of the 2020 census. Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. It is part ...

, September 16, 1908. He was the son of Columbus Vance Henkel and Lila Dunavant. He served five terms in the

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and ran for

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member of ...

in 1960. After his death in 1971, the

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enacted a resolution to "record its appreciation of his life and his contributions to the State of North Carolina."

References

* Miller, Mildred J., ed. ''The Heritage of Iredell County''. Statesville, NC: Genealogical Society of Iredell Co., 1980. * Men of Achievement in the Carolinas. Charlotte: Men of Achievement, Inc., 1952 1908 births 1971 deaths North Carolina state senators 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub