Ike Franklin Andrews Explained

Ike Franklin Andrews
State1:North Carolina
District1:4th
Term Start1:January 3, 1973
Term End1:January 3, 1985
Predecessor1:Nick Galifianakis
Successor1:Bill Cobey
Office2:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Term Start2:1967
Term End2:1973
Alongside2:Donald McIver Stanford, Carl Maneval Smith
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Norwood Bryan Jr.
Lewis Sneed High
Glenn Reginald Jernigan
Lura Self Tally
Henry McMillan Tyson
Constituency2:20th District
Term Start3:1961
Term End3:1963
Predecessor3:Harry Perryman Horton
Successor3:Jack Arthur Moody
Constituency3:Chatham County
State Senate4:North Carolina
State4:North Carolina
District4:13th
Alongside4:John Richard Jordan Jr.
Term Start4:1959
Term End4:1961
Predecessor4:James Womble Hoyle
James M. Poyner
Successor4:James Womble Hoyle
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:2 September 1925
Birth Place:Bonlee, North Carolina
Death Place:Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Alma Mater:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, LLB)
Profession:Politician, soldier, lawyer
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1943–1945
Rank:Master Sergeant
Battles:World War II
Awards:Bronze Star
Purple Heart

Ike Franklin Andrews (September 2, 1925  - May 10, 2010) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 1973 and 1985, when he was defeated for reelection by Republican Bill Cobey.

Biography

Born in Bonlee, North Carolina, Andrews attended local public schools and the Fork Union Military Academy. After his graduation in 1942, he served in the United States Army during World War II as a field artillery forward observer, between 1943 and 1945. During his military service, he attained the rank of Master Sergeant, received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

After the war, Andrews studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning his bachelor's degree in 1950 and a law degree in 1952. He practiced law in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1959. Andrews was later elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1961, 1967, 1969, and 1971. In 1972, Andrews was elected to his first of six terms in the U.S. House. A Democrat, he served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1985, before being defeated for re-election in 1984. North Carolina House Speaker Joe Hackney was at one time his son-in-law, and also served as his 1974 campaign manager.

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