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William B. Umstead

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William Bradley Umstead (13 May 1895 -- 7 November 1954) was the Democratic governor of the state of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954. Umstead, a veteran of World War I, was a teacher and lawyer; he served six years in the United States House of Representatives before being appointed to fill a vacant United States Senate seat in 1946. Defeated for a Senate term of his own in 1948, Umstead ran for Governor in 1952 and won. However, on 8 January 1953, only two days after his inauguration, Umstead was crippled by a heart attack. He stayed in office until his death nearly two full years afterwards, upon which he was succeeded as governor by Luther H. Hodges.

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Preceded by:
W. Kerr Scott 		Governor of North Carolina
1953-1954 		Succeeded by:
Luther H. Hodges
Preceded by:
Josiah William Bailey 		Senator from North Carolina
1946-1948 		Succeeded by:
Joseph Melville Broughton
Served in Senate alongside: Clyde Roark Hoey
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