Ike Franklin Andrews

{{Short description|American politician from North Carolina (1925–2010)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Ike Franklin Andrews

| image = Ike Andrews.jpg

| state1 = North Carolina

| district1 = 4th

| term_start1 = January 3, 1973

| term_end1 = January 3, 1985

| predecessor1 = Nick Galifianakis

| successor1 = Bill Cobey

| office2 = Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives

| term_start2 = 1967

| term_end2 = 1973

| alongside2 = Donald McIver Stanford, Carl Maneval Smith

| predecessor2 = Constituency established

| successor2 = Norwood Bryan Jr.
Lewis Sneed High
Glenn Reginald Jernigan
Lura Self Tally
Henry McMillan Tyson

| constituency2 = 20th District

| term_start3 = 1961

| term_end3 = 1963

| predecessor3 = Harry Perryman Horton

| successor3 = Jack Arthur Moody

| constituency3 = Chatham County

| state_senate4 = North Carolina

| state4 = North Carolina

| district4 = 13th

| alongside4 = John Richard Jordan Jr.

| term_start4 = 1959

| term_end4 = 1961

| predecessor4 = James Womble Hoyle
James M. Poyner

| successor4 = James Womble Hoyle

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|9|2}}

| birth_place = Bonlee, North Carolina

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|5|10|1925|9|2}}

| death_place = Chapel Hill, North Carolina

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, LLB)

| profession = Politician, soldier, lawyer

| spouse =

| religion =

| nickname =

| allegiance =

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1943–1945

| rank = Master Sergeant

| unit =

| commands =

| battles = World War II

| awards = Bronze Star
Purple Heart

}}

Ike Franklin Andrews (September 2, 1925 – May 10, 2010) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 1973 and 1985, when he was defeated for reelection by Republican Bill Cobey.

Biography

Born in Bonlee, North Carolina, Andrews attended local public schools and the Fork Union Military Academy. After his graduation in 1942, he served in the United States Army during World War II as a field artillery forward observer, between 1943 and 1945. During his military service, he attained the rank of Master Sergeant, received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

After the war, Andrews studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning his bachelor's degree in 1950 and a law degree in 1952. He practiced law in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1959. Andrews was later elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1961, 1967, 1969, and 1971. In 1972, Andrews was elected to his first of six terms in the U.S. House. A Democrat, he served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1985, before being defeated for re-election in 1984. North Carolina House Speaker Joe Hackney was at one time his son-in-law, and also served as his 1974 campaign manager.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120928193314/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/10/476336/former-congressman-ike-andrews.html News & Observer: Former Congressman Ike Andrews has died, May 10, 2010]

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district|years=1959–1961|alongside=John Richard Jordan Jr.}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from Chatham County|years=1961–1963}}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 20th district|years=1967–1973|alongside=Donald McIver Stanford, Carl Maneval Smith}}

{{s-aft|after=Norwood Bryan Jr.
Lewis Sneed High
Glenn Reginald Jernigan
Lura Self Tally
Henry McMillan Tyson}}

{{US House succession box

| state=North Carolina

| district=4

| before=Nick Galifianakis

| years=1973–1985

| after=Bill Cobey

}}

Category:1925 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:University of North Carolina School of Law alumni

Category:Democratic Party North Carolina state senators