Tim Valentine

Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. (March 15, 1926 – November 10, 2015), generally known as Tim Valentine, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1983 to 1995.

Early life

Valentine was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and attended public schools. During World War II he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps (now the United States Air Force) and served on active duty from 1944 to 1946.

He graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina in 1948, and graduated from the law school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1952, being admitted to the North Carolina bar that same year.

Political career

Valentine served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1955 to 1960. Thereafter, he was an advisor and counsel to Governor Dan K. Moore and later chaired the executive committee of the North Carolina Democratic Party (1966–1968). He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. In 1982 he was elected to Congress from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district and served six terms in the House of Representatives. He did not stand for re-election in 1994 and retired from elected office when his term expired in January 1995.

Personal life

Valentine and his first wife, Betsy, had four children; sons Steve, Mark, and Phil, and a daughter, Beth. The couple had nine grandchildren.

Valentine died at his home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on November 10, 2015 from heart failure at the age of 89. His death came one week after the death of a Republican former colleague, Howard Coble of North Carolina's 6th congressional district.

External links

• Tim Valentine at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-0
• U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry
• NC Spin profile

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Lawrence H. Fountain	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1983–1995	Succeeded by David Funderburk