Robert Phillip "Phil" Haire (May 1, 1936 â October 8, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing District 119, covering Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties. An attorney from Sylva, North Carolina, Haire served a total of seven terms in the state House. He announced in December 2011 that he would not seek another term in the House.
Haire was born on May 1, 1936 to Herman Earl Haire (1908-1995) and Pauline Jackson (1910-1917) in Caretta, West Virginia and grew up in West Jefferson, North Carolina. He was of Irish, English, and German descent. He married his first wife, Nancye Carol Smathers, on August 29, 1959 in Waynesville, North Carolina. He later married Connie M. and had four children. Haire died on October 8, 2024, at the age of 88.
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