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James Robert Dobyns

Member From: 1983 - 1989

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  • Birth Date: February 28, 1926 Birth Place:Blountville, TN
  • Death Date: January 1, 2012
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Cornelia Gates
  • Children: Robyn and Rebecca
  • Religion: Presbyterian
  • Education: McCallie School, TN Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Civil Engineering)
  • Military Service: USA (Infantry, 1944-46); USAR (1946-56)
  • Occupation/Profession: Farmer and civil engineer
  • Memberships/Affiliations: New Dublin Presbyterian Church (elder and trustee) VPI-SU Student Aid Association Pulaski County Livestock Market (director and secretary) New River Community College Educational Foundation (director) Sovran Bank, Pulaski Branch (advisory board, director and chairman) Radford Community Hospital (director) Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1983 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Education
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1984 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Education
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1985 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Education
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1986 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Agriculture
Education
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1987 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Agriculture
Education
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1988 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Agriculture
Education
Finance
Roads and Internal Navigation
1989 Counties of Montgomery (part) and Pulaski; City of Radford 12 Democrat Agriculture
Education
Finance
Roads and Internal Navigation

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