Robert Byrd Jordan III ( born October 11 , 1932 ) is an American politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term ( 1985 -- 1989 ) under Governor James G. Martin .
Who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988 .
Robert Byrd Jordan III ( born October 11 , 1932 ) is an American politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term ( 1985 -- 1989 ) under Governor James G. Martin and who unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988 .