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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William M. Tuck |
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South Boston, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
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September 28, 1896
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| Died | June 09, 1983
(86 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
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| Info | born near High Hill, Halifax County, Va., September 28, 1896; attended the public schools; during the First World War served in the United States Marines from June 1918 to July 1919; attended the College of William and Mary and was graduated from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1921; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in South Boston, Va.; chairman of the Virginia State Democratic Central Committee in 1952; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1948 and 1952; member of the State house of delegates 1924-1932; served in the State senate 1932-1942; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 1942-1946; Governor of Virginia 1946-1950; resumed the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas B. Stanley; reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from April 14, 1953, until January 3, 1969; was not a candidate for reelection in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress; was a resident of South Boston, Va., until his death on June 9, 1983; interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Va.
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