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Ryland Glenmore Craft

Member From: 1944 - 1947

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  • Birth Date: May 21, 1889 Birth Place:Scott County, Virginia
  • Death Date: October 20, 1960
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Nichatie Cecil Taylor Craft (d. 1932); Ruth Vines Craft
  • Children: Anne, Bettie, and Ryland
  • Religion: Baptist
  • Education: Fork Union Military Academy Richmond College Washington and Lee University (LL.B.)
  • Military Service: World War I (1st Lieutenant, Infantry)
  • Occupation/Profession: Gasoline distributor and farmer President, Gate City Motor, Co. President, Craft Transport Co. President, Craft Motors, Inc., Kingsport, TN
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Baptist Church Baptist Board of Missions and Education Masons Rotary (former president) American Legion Post 65 (former commander) First National Bank, Gate City (chairman, board of directors) Republican National Convention (delegate, 1940)
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Senate of Virginia (1928-33)
    Virginia Constitutional Convention (1956)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1922-1923 County of Scott Republican Claims
Finance
House Expenses
Militia and Police
1923 Ex. County of Scott Republican Claims
Finance
House Expenses
Militia and Police
1944-1945 County of Scott Republican Game and Inland Fisheries
Immigration
Militia and Police
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1945 County of Scott Republican Game and Inland Fisheries
Immigration
Militia and Police
Mining and Mineral Resources
Roads and Internal Navigation
1946-1947 County of Scott Republican Game and Inland Fisheries
Immigration
Militia and Police
Mining and Mineral Resources
1947 County of Scott Republican Game and Inland Fisheries
Immigration
Militia and Police
Mining and Mineral Resources

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