V. Lamar Gudger

V. Lamar Gudger
V. Lamar Gudger
	Official portrait, 1977
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from North Carolina's 11th district
	In office; January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Roy A. Taylor
Succeeded by	Bill Hendon
Member of the North Carolina Senate
	In office; November 3, 1970 – January 1, 1977 Serving with I. C. Crawford
Preceded by	R. Theodore Dent Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert S. Swain
Constituency	31st district (1970–1973); 26th district (1973–1977);
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Buncombe County
	In office; November 7, 1950 – November 4, 1952 Serving with Roy A. Taylor and Claude Love
Preceded by	Leslie H. McDaniel
Succeeded by	John Y. Jordan Jr.
Personal details
Born	Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr.; April 30, 1919; Asheville, North Carolina
Died	August 2, 2004 (aged 85); Asheville, North Carolina
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Eugenia Reid (m. 1947)
Education	University of North Carolina (BA, LLB);
Occupation	Lawyer; politician;
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Army Air Forces; ;
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force;
Battles/wars	World War II European theater; ;
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross; Air Medal;

Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr. (April 30, 1919 – August 2, 2004) represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981. Gudger, who was born in Asheville, had several degrees from the University of North Carolina, served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945, and subsequently became a lawyer, serving as solicitor for the state from 1952 to 1954. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1951 to 1952 and a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1971 to 1977 before his election to the federal Congress. Following an unsuccessful 1980 reelection campaign, he served as a Buncombe County special superior court judge from 1984 to 1989.^[1]

He died on August 2, 2004, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.^[2]

References

^ Giles, Jennie Jones (August 3, 2004). "Former Congressman Gudger dies". Times-News. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
^ "Burial detail: Gudger, Vonno Lamar, Jr". ANC Explorer. Retrieved August 1, 2023.