Jim Broyhill

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Jim Broyhill
Official portrait, 1986
Secretary of Commerce of North Carolina
In office 1989–1990
Governor	James G. Martin
Preceded by	Claude E. Pope
Succeeded by	Estell C. Lee
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office July 14, 1986 – November 4, 1986
Appointed by	James G. Martin
Preceded by	John Porter East
Succeeded by	Terry Sanford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
In office January 3, 1963 – July 14, 1986
Preceded by	Hugh Quincy Alexander
Succeeded by	Cass Ballenger
Constituency	9th district (1963–1969) 10th district (1969–1986)
Personal details
Born	James Thomas Broyhill (1927-08-19)August 19, 1927 Lenoir, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 18, 2023(2023-02-18) (aged 95) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Louise Robbins ​ (m. 1951)​
Children	3
Parent	James Edgar Broyhill (father)
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Profession	Businessman

James Thomas "Jim" Broyhill (August 19, 1927 – February 18, 2023) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of North Carolina. He represented much of the Foothills region of the state in the House from 1963 to 1986, and served in the United States Senate for nearly four months in 1986.^[1]