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Lewis Archer McMurran Jr.

Member From: 1948 - 1977

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  • Birth Date: April 11, 1914 Birth Place:Newport News, VA
  • Death Date: July 17, 1989
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Edith Lea
  • Children:
  • Religion: Presbyterian
  • Education: Washington and Lee University
  • Military Service: USNR (Lieutenant Commander, WWII)
  • Occupation/Profession:
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Presbyterian Church Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (former president) Virginia Peninsula Industrial Council (chairman) Jamestown Foundation of The Commonwealth of Virginia (chairman) Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission (chairman) Jamestown Corporation, producers of "The Common Glory" (president) War Memorial Museum of Virginia (trustee) Bank of Virginia Company (director) Bank of Virginia-Peninsula (director) Peninsula Savings and Loan Association (director) Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (founding chairman)
  • Awards: Honorary LL.D. Degree from The College of William and Mary (1981)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1948 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Immigration
Roads and Internal Navigation
1950 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1952 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1954-1955 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Federal Relations (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Roads and Internal Navigation
1955 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Federal Relations (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Roads and Internal Navigation
1956 County of Warwick; City of Newport News Democrat Federal Relations (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Counties Cities and Towns
Roads and Internal Navigation
1958-1959 City of Newport News Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1959 City of Newport News Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1960 City of Newport News Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1962-1963 City of Newport News 41 Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1963 City of Newport News 41 Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1964-1965 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1965 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Counties Cities and Towns (Chair)
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
Roads and Internal Navigation
1966 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Federal Relations
1968-1969 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules
1969 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules
1970-1971 City of Newport News 40 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules
1972-1973 City of Newport News 49 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules
1974-1975 City of Newport News 49 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules
1976-1977 City of Newport News 49 Democrat Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair)
Appropriations
Privileges and Elections
Rules

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