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Source: Paul Woolverton, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 10/11/18
Former state Rep. Richard T. Morgan of Moore County, who was the Republican co-speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives in a historic period when the chamber was divided 60-60 between Democrats and Republicans, died on Wednesday. He was 66. Mr. Morgan served 16 years in the legislature and often was a polarizing figure with loyal friends and bitter enemies. In the 2003-2004 state legislative session, he was the leader of five rebel Republicans who made a deal with the Democrats to share power in the state House.
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