GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A seven-term member of the state House of Representatives from Gastonia, Carl Stewart Jr., died this week, according to Gov. Josh Stein.
Stewart was the first two-time Speaker of the House, serving the role as a Democrat from 1977 to 1980.
“I am saddened to learn about the passing of Carl Stewart, the first two-term Speaker of the North Carolina House. I am keeping his family in my prayers,” Stein wrote on social media Friday…