B. D. Schwartz

Benjamin David Schwartz (born Berek Schwartzblatt; January 17 1909 –July 11 2001), also known as B. D. Schwartz, was a businessman and politician in North Carolina. He was Mayor of Wilmington in the 1970s and served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate. He moved to the United States from Poland with his family when he was four years old.

Schwartz was in the state house from 1972 to 1978 and in the state senate from 1978 to 1980. Schwartz Hall at UNC Wilmington is named for him. His brother Bill was on Wilmington's city council and as mayor.