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Melvin Lankford Shreves
Member From: 1956 - August 3, 1962
- Birth Date: May 18, 1910 Birth Place:Bloxom, Virginia
- Death Date: August 3, 1962
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Virginia Odom (d. 1948)
- Children: Melvin
- Religion: Baptist
- Education: Bloxom High School The College of William & Mary
- Military Service: USA (World War II, Comm. Major, 5th Army, Mediterranean Theater, Ordnance Department) USAR
- Occupation/Profession: Franchised General Motors Corporation automotive dealer
- Memberships/Affiliations: Baptist Church Elks Lions Ruritan Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce (director) Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Wisharts Point Yacht Club Hargrave Military Academy (board of directors) Virginia Educational Facilities (Governor's Committee) Virginia Salt Water Sport Fishing Association (president, 1957-60; chairman of board, 1960) Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club Society of the Alumni of The College of William & Mary in Virginia (board of directors) Tidewater Virginia Development Council (trustee) World Series of Sport Fishing (Virginia director) Chincoteague-Assateague Bridge and Beach Authority (commissioner) Eastern Shore Savings and Loan Association (vice president)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1956 | County of Accomack | Democrat | Agriculture Currency and Commerce General Laws Immigration |
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| 1958-1959 | County of Accomack | Democrat | Agriculture Currency and Commerce Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws |
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| 1959 | County of Accomack | Democrat | Agriculture Currency and Commerce Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws |
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| 1960 | County of Accomack | Democrat | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws |
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| 1962-1963 | County of Accomack | 1 | Democrat | Agriculture Counties Cities and Towns Game and Inland Fisheries General Laws |
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