Porter byrum biography
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Porter byrum biography
Porter Byrum
Porter Byrum | |
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| Born | July 23, 1920 Forsyth County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 96) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ballards Bridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Tyner, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
Porter Brown Byrum (July 23, 1920 – March 27, 2017) was an American attorney, businessman and philanthropist.
The welcome center at his alma mater Wake Forest University is now named for him, as is the Wingate University School of Business.
Early life
Byrum was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina,[1] in 1920 to John Thomas Byrum, a Southern Baptist minister,[2] and Isa Ward.
He was their fifth and final child, each of them sons.[3]
In 1942, a year after his mother's death, he graduated with Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law, which was then in Wake Forest, North Carolina.[3] Upon graduating, during World War II, he was