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James Walker Roberts

Member From: 1948 - 1967

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  • Birth Date: December 2, 1891 Birth Place:Alexandria, Virginia
  • Death Date: August 22, 1977
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Elsie Palmer Brown (m. 1926)
  • Children: James Jr.
  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: Friends (High) School, Washington, DC
  • Military Service: USA (World War I, Captain, Field Artillery, 314 Reg F. A., 80 Division Blue Ridge) VSG (Lieutenant Colonel, 1942-46)
  • Occupation/Profession: Wholesale druggist The Henry B. Gilpin Company (board of directors)
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church Lions (former president and former deputy district governor) De Paul Hospital (lay board) Norfolk Chamber of Commerce US Chamber of Commerce Virginia Chamber of Commerce Norfolk Chamber of Commerce Jamestown Corporation Board Norfolk Navy YMCA (director) American Legion Post 35 Tidewater Auto Association (director and treasurer)
  • Awards: Norfolk First Citizen Cosmopolitan Club Medal (1943)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1948 City of Norfolk Democrat Appropriations
Enrolled Bills
Immigration
Militia and Police
1950 City of Norfolk Democrat Appropriations
Immigration
Militia and Police
Roads and Internal Navigation
1952 City of Norfolk Democrat Appropriations
Immigration
Militia and Police
Roads and Internal Navigation
1954-1955 City of Norfolk Democrat Appropriations
Immigration
Militia and Police
Roads and Internal Navigation
1955 City of Norfolk Democrat Appropriations
Immigration
Militia and Police
Roads and Internal Navigation
1956 City of Norfolk Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1958-1959 City of Norfolk Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1959 City of Norfolk Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1960 City of Norfolk Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1962-1963 City of Norfolk 51 Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1963 City of Norfolk 51 Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1964-1965 City of Norfolk 50 Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1965 City of Norfolk 50 Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1966 City of Norfolk 49 Democrat Militia and Police (Chair)
Appropriations
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation

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