. . . . . "W. Craig Lawing"@en . . "1078876042"^^ . . "1999-06-10"^^ . . . . "22874987"^^ . . "William Craig Lawing (July 6, 1925 \u2013 June 10, 1999) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1971\u20131976) and of the North Carolina Senate (1977\u20131984) representing Mecklenburg County, and served as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate for three terms (1979\u20131984). While a senator, Lawing was a sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment, which the legislature rejected. Lawing was the longest-serving president pro tem of the state senate until Marc Basnight. He died in 1999."@en . "W. Craig Lawing"@en . . . "2488"^^ . . . . . "North Carolina, United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1984"^^ . . . . "W. Craig Lawing"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "North Carolina"@en . . . . . . . "32"^^ . "1977"^^ . "1925-07-06"^^ . . "North Carolina"@en . "1925-07-06"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1999-06-10"^^ . . "160"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "William Craig Lawing (July 6, 1925 \u2013 June 10, 1999) was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1971\u20131976) and of the North Carolina Senate (1977\u20131984) representing Mecklenburg County, and served as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate for three terms (1979\u20131984). While a senator, Lawing was a sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment, which the legislature rejected. Lawing was the longest-serving president pro tem of the state senate until Marc Basnight. He died in 1999."@en .