Fred Smith (North Carolina politician)
Subsequently, he attended Wake Forest University School of Law, where he graduated with honors in 1966.The Smith family is active in the First Baptist Church of Clayton, where he has been a Sunday school teacher.Smith served as a captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps for four years after law school.The office was coming open as a result of the departure of term-limited incumbent, Mike Easley.After taking office in 2013, McCrory appointed Smith to the North Carolina Economic Development Board.