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Herman Gist
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
1983–1994
Succeeded byAlma Adams
Personal details
Born
Herman Colridge Gist

December 12, 1923
Spartanburg, South Carolina
DiedMarch 4, 1994
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGrace
Children3
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T

Herman Colridge Gist (December 12, 1923 – March 4, 1994) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 26th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives, which included parts of Guilford County, North Carolina. He served from 1983 until his death in 1994.

Early life and education

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Gist was born on December 12, 1923, to Arthur and Louie Casey Gist in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[1] He graduated in 1964 from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.[2]

Career

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Gist was a corporal in the United States Army's Quartermaster Corps, where he received a Good Conduct Medal.

Triad Minority Development Corporation.[3]

Political career

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Electoral history

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Personal life

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Gist married Grace Grant in 1968. They had three children.

References

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  1. ^ Lisa A. Marcus (ed.). North Carolina Manual. Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State. p. 506. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "The 73rd Annual Commencement of the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina". North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Commencement Programs. May 30, 1964. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislature mourns 2nd member to die in a week". Wilmington Morning Star. March 5, 1994. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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