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FitzGerald Bemiss

Sessions Served: November 30, 1955 - Ex.1959

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  • Birth Date: October 2, 1922 Birth Place:Richmond, VA
  • Death Date: February 7, 2011
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Margaret Reid Page
  • Children: Margaret and Samuel
  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: St. Christopher's School Woodberry Forest School University of Virginia
  • Military Service: USN (World War II)
  • Occupation/Profession: Businessman (Vice president, FitzGerald & Co.)
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (trustee and vice president) Sheltering Arms Hospital (treasurer) Children's Home Society (director) the Commonwealth Club, the Country Club of Virginia, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, the Metropolitan Club of Washington, D.C., the Anglers' Club of New York City, the Board of the United States Naval Academy (Vice Chairman), Richmond Library Board (Chairman), Virginia Historical Society (President)
  • Awards: University of Virginia's Raven Award (1981)
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Senate of Virginia (1960-1967)
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1955 City of Richmond Democrat
1956 City of Richmond Democrat Appropriations
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1958-1959 City of Richmond Democrat Appropriations
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1959 City of Richmond Democrat Appropriations
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