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Mills Edwin Godwin Jr.
Member From: 1948 - November 5, 1952
- Birth Date: November 19, 1914 Birth Place:Chuckatuck, Nansemond County, Virginia
- Death Date: January 30, 1999
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Katherine Thomas Beale (m. 1940)
- Children: Rebecca
- Religion: Congregational
- Education: Chuckatuck High School The College of William & Mary University of Virginia (LL.B.)
- Military Service: World War II (former F.B.I. Special Agent)
- Occupation/Profession: Attorney and farmer
- Memberships/Affiliations: Congregational Christian Church Masons Pythians Ruritan (vice president Ruritan National) Suffolk German Club Red Cross, Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter (president) Suffolk Bar Association (president, 1948) Virginia Bar Association Elon College, NC (board of trustees) Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches (executive board)
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Senate of Virginia (December 2, 1952-1961); Lieutenant Governor, November 1961-1965; Governor of Virginia (January 15, 1966-January 17, 1970 and January 12, 1974-January 14, 1978)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1948 | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Public Property |
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| 1950 | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Currency and Commerce Executive Expenditures Insurance and Banking Public Property |
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| 1952 | County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk | Democrat | Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Executive Expenditures Game and Inland Fisheries Insurance and Banking Nominations and Confirmations |
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