Background
III, James B. Blackburn was born on November 16, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of James B. Junior and Ethel Louise (Herrod) B.
III, James B. Blackburn was born on November 16, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of James B. Junior and Ethel Louise (Herrod) B.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1969; Master of Public Administration, North Carolina State University, 1974; Juris Doctor, Duke U., 1980.
Staff attorney, General Research Division, North Carolina General Assembly, Raleigh, 1980-1984; general counsel, North Carolina Association County Commissioners, Raleigh, since 1984.
Sergeant United States Army, 1970-1972. Member International Municipal Lawyers Association, North Carolina Bar Association.
Married Cynthia Jan Coote, August 10, 1974. Children: Sarah Louise, James B. IV, Natalie Alice.