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Erwin Seymour "Shad" Solomon

Member From: December 27, 1974 - Sp. 1981

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  • Birth Date: February 5, 1919 Birth Place:Bell Harbor, MD
  • Death Date: June 11, 1986
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Joyce Marie Hiner Solomon
  • Children: Michael Hiner Solomon
  • Religion: Jewish
  • Education: Emory & Henry (B.A.) Johns Hopkins University (graduate work) University of Virginia (LL.B.)
  • Military Service: USAF
  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney Former Teacher, Principal, and Coach
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Jewish Synagogue Virginia State Crime Commission (1966 ó ; vice-chairman, 1972-76; chairman of Corrections) Virginia State Bar American Bar Association Association for Equal Educational Opportunity in Virginia (president) Virginia State Police Association (first honorary member) College and University Law (co-author, with Dr. Kern Alexander) Instructions for Jury in Virginia and West Virginia (co-author, with Judge Earl L. Abbott) "Trial Tactics" (Commonwealth's Attorneys Manual, author) Divorce and Almony in Virginia and West Virginia (forms)
  • Awards: Emory & Henry College Hall of Fame
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Commonwealth's Attorney for Bath County (1963-75)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1976-1977 Counties of Augusta, Highland, and Bath; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro 15 Democrat Corporations Insurance and Banking
Finance
Militia and Police
1978 Counties of Augusta, Bath, and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro 15 Democrat Corporations Insurance and Banking
Finance
Militia and Police
1979 Counties of Augusta, Bath, and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro 15 Democrat Corporations Insurance and Banking
Finance
Militia and Police
1980 Counties of Augusta, Bath, and Highland; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro 15 Democrat Agriculture
Corporations Insurance and Banking
Finance
Militia and Police
1981 Counties of Augusta, Highland, and Bath; Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro 15 Democrat Agriculture
Corporations Insurance and Banking
Finance
Militia and Police

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