▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : L ords ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Category : Master s ▁of ▁the ▁M int ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P onte f ract <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁C . ▁Car p enter ▁( J une ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁state ' s ▁f ift i eth ▁Senate ▁district , ▁including ▁constitu ents ▁in ▁Ch ero kee , ▁Clay , ▁Graham , ▁Hay wood , ▁Jackson , ▁Ma con , ▁Sw ain ▁and ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁count ies . ▁A ▁retired ▁bank ▁executive ▁from ▁Franklin , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Car p enter ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁eight ▁terms , ▁finally ▁losing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁by ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Car p enter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Franklin , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Franklin ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁briefly ▁attended ▁Western ▁Carolina ▁University ▁before ▁under going ▁flight ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁and ▁flying ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁Bank ing