V. Lamar Gudger

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

External links

• Vonno Lamar Gudger, Jr at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Roy A. Taylor	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 11th congressional district 1977-1981	Succeeded by William Martin Hendon