Background
Huckabee, James G. was born on January 5, 1919 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of James G. and Kate (Bowling) Huckabee.
Huckabee, James G. was born on January 5, 1919 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of James G. and Kate (Bowling) Huckabee.
Student, Duke University, 1936—1939. Student, University Virginia, 1964.
Foreman Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, Durham, 1939—1947, assistant superintendent, 1948—1961, superintendent, 1962—1963. Assistant to vice president manufacturing New York City, 1964—1966, 1966—1973. Chairman Pinkerton Tobacco Company, 1973—1978.
Chairman executive committee, director Liggett Group Inc., 1974—1981. Retired, 1981; Served United States Army Reserve, 1942-1945.
Chairman budget committee United Fund, 1963. Trustee Durham Technology Community College, since 1980.
Married Kathryn Robinson Cole Huckabee, May 15, 1944. Children: James G. III, Eugene Cole, Kathryn Bowling.