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Reuben Lindsay Gordon Jr.

Member From: 1914 - 1928

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  • Birth Date: January 21, 1855 Birth Place:Edgeworth, Albemarle County, Virginia
  • Death Date: December 25, 1939
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Alice Maud Winston Gordon (m.1844, d.1919) and Nellie Blair Hunt Gordon (m.1921, d.1923)
  • Children: Rueben III
  • Religion: Presbyterian
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  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Presbyterian Church Constitutional Convention (1901-1902)
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Louisa County Commonwealth's Attorney (16 years)
    Virginia Constitutional Convention (1901)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1918-1919 County of Louisa Democrat Courts of Justice
Immigration
Insurance and Banking
1919 Ex. County of Louisa Democrat Courts of Justice
Immigration
Insurance and Banking
1920 County of Louisa Democrat Immigration (Chair)
Courts of Justice
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Insurance and Banking
1922-1923 County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Courts of Justice
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Immigration
1923 Ex. County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Courts of Justice
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Immigration
1924 County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Appropriations
Courts of Justice
1926-1927 County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Appropriations
Confirmation
1927 Ex. County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Appropriations
Confirmation
1928 County of Louisa Democrat Insurance and Banking (Chair)
Confirmation
Courts of Justice

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