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Robert Whitehead

Member From: 1942 - June 8, 1960

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  • Birth Date: September 21, 1897 Birth Place:Lovingston, Virginia
  • Death Date: June 8, 1960
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Sallie Carter (m. 1923, d. 1952); Myra Loving McGinnis
  • Children: Ann and Maria
  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: Lovingston High School Lynchburg High School University of Virginia (LL.B.)
  • Military Service: World War I (Officer's Training Camp, Camp Lee, VA)
  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church Raven Society (University of Virginia) Omicron Delta Kappa Tau Kappa Alpha Rotunda Club Ruritan American Legion Virginia State Bar (executive committee) 7th Virginia District (Democrat elector, 1936) Truman Barkley Straight Ticket Committee (Virginia state chairman, 1948) The First National Bank of Nelson County (director)
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Commonwealth's Attorney of Nelson County (1933-41)
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1942 County of Nelson Democrat Agriculture
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1944-1945 Counties of Amherst and Nelson Democrat Agriculture
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1945 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Agriculture
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1946-1947 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Claims
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Schools and Colleges
1947 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Claims
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1948 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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1950 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1952 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1954-1955 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1955 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1956 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1958-1959 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1959 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Executive Expenditures (Chair)
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Education
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1960 Counties of Nelson and Amherst Democrat Education (Chair)
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Executive Expenditures
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