Editing Lauch Faircloth (section)

== Early life ==
Born on January 14, 1928, in [[Sampson County, North Carolina]],<ref name="WaPoObit">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |title=Lauch Faircloth, senator who battled D.C. during fiscal crisis, dies at 95 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/15/lauch-faircloth-barry-dc-dies/ |access-date=September 17, 2023 |work=Washington Post |date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> Faircloth was the youngest of four sons born to James and Mary Faircloth; James owned a 2,500-acre cotton farm, which Lauch inherited after James' death. He attended Roseboro High School and graduated in 1945.<ref name="e234gh">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-faircloth-named-highw/138184704/ Faircloth Named Highway Chief]. ''The Charlotte News''. November 27, 1968.</ref> He attended [[High Point University]] but dropped out in his freshman year after his father suffered a stroke.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2023-09-14 |title=Lauch Faircloth Dies at 95; Senator Targeted D.C. Home Rule in Crisis |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/us/politics/lauch-faircloth-dead.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1950, Faircloth purchased 1,000 acres of land in Sampson County, which he turned into a prominent cattle and hog farm.<ref name="ie4gh">[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-senate-bio/137773219/ SENATE BIO]. ''The News and Observer''. October 20, 1998. p. 10.</ref> He also engaged in business ventures such as construction and auto dealerships.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bonner |first=Lynn |last2=Perez Uribe Guinassi |first2=Luciana |date=2023-09-14 |title=Former US Sen. Lauch Faircloth, a political force for NC Democrats and Republicans, dies |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article279347814.html |website=[[The News & Observer]]}}</ref> One impetus for his political activism was his disagreement with the increasing regulations targeting large [[hog lot|hog farming]] operations such as his, fueled by an environmentalist and populist backlash.{{cn|date=September 2023}}