Lawrence H. Fountain
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | John H. Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Tim Valentine |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
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In office 1947–1952 |
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April 23, 1913 Leggett, North Carolina |
| Died | October 10, 2002 (aged 89) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Fountain |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Lawrence H. Fountain (April 23, 1913 – October 10, 2002), generally known as L.H. Fountain, was a Democratic U.S. representative from North Carolina from 1953 to 1983.
Fountain was educated in the public schools of Edgecombe County and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received his A. B. degree in 1934 and his Juris Doctor degree. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar following graduation from law school in 1936.
He practiced law in Tarboro, North Carolina and was active in statewide Democratic Party politics until March 1942 when he entered the United States Army as a private in the infantry. He rose through the ranks and was released from service as a major in the Judge Advocate General’s Office on March 4, 1946. Fountain then returned to his law practice in Tarboro. In civilian life, he remained a member of the U. S. Army Reserve and later retired as a lieutenant colonel.
In 1947, Fountain was elected to the North Carolina Senate where he served until 1952 when he was elected to the 83rd Congress as Representative from the Second Congressional District of North Carolina. He was reelected to each Congress through the 97th, at which time he did not seek reelection.
Fountain was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as a United States Delegate to the 22nd Session in 1967 of the United Nations General Assembly. In this capacity, he served as assistant to United States Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg during the Security Council debate following the June 6th Arab–Israeli Six Day War.
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