What is Martin Nesbitt (politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name=Martin Nesbitt |image=Martin Nesbitt.jpg |state=[[North Carolina]] |title=Minority Leader of the [[North Carolina Senate]] |term_start=January 2011 |term_end=March 6, 2014 |predecessor=[[Philip E. Berger]] |successor=[[Daniel T. Blue Jr.]] |state2=North Carolina |state_senate2=North Carolina |district2=49th |term_start2=February 2004 |term_end2=March 6, 2014 |preceded2=[[Steve Metcalf]] |succeeded2=[[Terry Van Duyn]] |birth_name=Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. |birth_date={{birth date|1946|09|25}} |birth_place=[[Asheville, North Carolina]], U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2014|03|06|1946|09|25}} |death_place=Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |nationality=[[United States|American]] |party=[[North Carolina Democratic Party|Democratic]] }} '''Martin Luther Nesbitt, Jr.''' (September 25, 1946 &ndash; March 6, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina Senate]]. He represented the 49th district ([[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]]). He was born in [[Asheville, North Carolina]]. Nesbitt died from [[stomach cancer]] on March 6, 2014 in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. He was 67.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/06/3680168/state-sen-martin-nesbitt-dies.html|title=State Sen. Martin Nesbitt dies at 67|date=March 6, 2014|accessdate=March 7, 2014|newspaper=[[The News & Observer]]|first=John|last=Frank|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307235026/http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/06/3680168/state-sen-martin-nesbitt-dies.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|1=http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=119}} {{US-biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nesbitt, Martin}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in North Carolina]] [[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer]] [[Category:People from Asheville, North Carolina]] [[C