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Henry McKinley “Mickey” Michaux, Jr.

Henry M. "Mickey" Michaux, Jr. is a native of Durham, North Carolina and was born on September 4, 1930. Michaux is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first House district since 1983. He previously served from 1973 through 1977. His district includes constituents in Durham County. As of 2014, Michaux is the longest-serving member of the North Carolina General Assembly.

Personal Life

Representative Michaux and his wife June have two children, Jocelyn and Cicero. He and his wife currently reside in Durham, North Carolina.

Education

In 1948, Michaux attended Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina. He later went on to attend North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina where he received both his Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1952 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) in 1964. Representative Michaux also did some graduate work in physiology and biochemistry at Rutgers University in New Jersey and in Business Administration and Economics at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Laws from North Carolina Central University as well.

Career

In 1972, Durham native Henry M. “Mickey” Michaux, Jr. became Durham County’s first black representative in the North Carolina state legislature. He held office from 1973 to 77, was elected again in 1983, and continues to serve as of 2015. He is the longest serving member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was the Chief Assistant District Attorney for the State of North Carolina from 1969-1972. In 1977, Michaux became the first African-American United States attorney in the South since Reconstruction, when he was appointed to head the office in the Middle District of North Carolina. He left the position at the end of the Carter administration to run, unsuccessfully, for Congress in 1982.

His past professional experience also includes his service to the United States Army Medical Corps from 1952-1954 and the United States Military Army Reserves from 1954-1960. He is currently still a practicing attorney and is partner at Michaux and Michaux Practicing Attorneys which was established in 1970. Michaux is the current Vice President of Union Insurance and Realty Company and has held this position since 1955.

Awards and Contributions

Representative Michaux was inducted into the Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011. His contributions have also been recognized by North Carolina Central University, which renamed its School of Education in his honor in 2007. Michaux has served three terms as the National President of the NCCU Alumni Association as well as terms as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the NCCU Foundation, Inc.

Memberships

Michaux holds memberships in the National Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, and the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers. While obtaining his undergraduate degree at North Carolina Central University, Michaux was a member of the Lampodas Club of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. where he served as treasurer in 1949. He is regarded as a notable member of the Beta Phi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.

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