Robert D. Warren, Sr.
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Robert Davis "Bob" Warren Sr. (July 22, 1928 – March 22, 2013) was an American
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and
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. Born in
Sampson County, North Carolina Sampson County is the largest county, by land area, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,036. Its county seat is Clinton. History Sampson County was established in April 1784 following the American ...
, Warren graduated from
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and was an agriculture teacher and principal. He was the director of driver's licenses for North Carolina 1970–1974. He then served in the
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1980-1988 from Benson, North Carolina.Obituary
/ref>Flags lowered in honor of Sen. Warren, archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blueridgenow.com%2Fnews%2F20130326%2Fflags-lowered-in-honor-of-sen-warren&date=2017-05-24
/ref> In 2005 a stretch of Interstate 40 in Johnston and
Sampson Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar sys ...
counties was renamed the Sen. Robert D. Warren Highway. Warren was also conferred the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2005.


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1928 births 2013 deaths People from Benson, North Carolina People from Sampson County, North Carolina North Carolina State University alumni Educators from North Carolina North Carolina state senators {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub