Ham Horton
The Associated Press is reporting that Sen. Hamilton Horton has died.
Horton, 74, was an eight-term legislator representing Forsyth County. A Republican, he was well respected by members of both parties.
He was one of the few masters of language and rhetoric not just in the General Assembly, but in North Carolina politics. He was emphatic and impassioned without being mean-spirited, forceful without being blunt, offering wit without pretension.
From the AP report:
Horton died about 2 p.m. at his home, Senate officials said. Horton announced in December he wouldn't run for another term because he had been diagnosed with cancer."Ham was a great senator and a great North Carolinian, but first and foremost he was a great American," Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare, said in a statement. "He was the most special among us and he will be missed _ God gave us the greatest when he gave us Ham."
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday evening.
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