Joseph Bryant "Joe" Raynor Jr. (January 26, 1923 – September 4, 2014) was a politician in the

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state of

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. He was born in

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in 1923. After graduating high school, he opened up an automotive supply business.North Carolina Legislative Manual 1979-Joseph Bryant Raynor Jr.
/ref> He was elected to the

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in the 1960s and served eight consecutive terms. He was elected to the

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in to represent the tenth district. He retired in 1992. He wed Mildred Horne in 1944 and lived in

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until his death in 2014.Joseph B. Raynor Jr.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raynor, Joseph B. Jr. 1923 births 2014 deaths People from Cumberland County, North Carolina Businesspeople from North Carolina Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party North Carolina state senators 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly