Capus Miller Waynick (December 23, 1889 – September 7, 1986) was an American newspaperman, politician, and diplomat. Born in

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, Waynick enrolled at the

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but did not graduate. He became a reporter for the '' Greensboro Record'' and eventually rose to become its publisher, and later editor of the ''

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''. Waynick, a Democrat, was elected to one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives and to one term in the

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. He held a variety of offices in the North Carolina state government, managed the successful gubernatorial campaign of Kerr Scott, and was the chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party in 1948–1949. President

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appointed him to serve as U.S. Ambassador to

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(1949–1951) and then to Colombia (1951–1953). Waynick served as

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of the

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under Gov.

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from 1957 to 1961.

References

Capus Miller Waynick Papers
at East Carolina University
Capus M. Waynick Oral History Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waynick, C 1889 births 1986 deaths Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina state senators Adjutants General of North Carolina Ambassadors of the United States to Nicaragua Ambassadors of the United States to Colombia North Carolina Democratic Party chairs 20th-century American politicians