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.
| 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 | ||