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Thomas Bahnson Stanley
Member From: 1930 - November 8, 1946
- Birth Date: July 16, 1890 Birth Place:Spencer, VA
- Death Date: July 11, 1970
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Anne Pocahontas Bassett
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- Education: Eastman Business College
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- Occupation/Profession: Furniture manufacturer, farmer and livestock breeder
- Memberships/Affiliations: Methodist Church Masons Shrine (Kazim Temple) Bassett Country Club Forest Park Country Club Virignia State Chamber of Commerce Virginia Manufacturers Association Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association Ferrum Junior College (trustee) Virginia Hereford Breeders Association (former president) First National Bank of Bassett (director) Democratic Executive Committeee of Henry County (chairman) Governor's Advisory Board on the Budget
- Bio: Born in Spencer, Va., July 16, 1890. Died in Stanleytown, Va., July II, 1970. Entombed in the Abbey Mausoleum, Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Va. Thomas B. Stanley of Henry County and the city of Martinsville was the son of Crockett and Susan Matildah (Walker) Stanley. He attended Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y,, and was a furniture manufacturer, farmer and livestock breeder. He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1930-46; and the U. S. House of Representatives from 1946 (elected November 5, to fill a vacancy) until 1953, when he resigned because of his campaign for election as Governor. He was inaugurated Governor of the Commonwealth, January 20, 1954. He married, October 24, 1918, Anne Pocahontas Bassett, daughter of John David and Nancy Pocahontas (Hundley) Bassett of Bassett.
While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was E. GRIFFITH DODSON. - Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates: 1942-1946
U.S. House of Representatives (1946-53) Governor of Virginia (January 20, 1954-January 11, 1958)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1930 | County of Henry | Democrat | Agriculture and Mining Appropriations Executive Expenditures Manufactures and Mechanic Arts |
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| 1932-1933 | County of Henry | Democrat | Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1933 Ex. | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1934 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Appropriations Manufactures and Mechanic Arts Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1936-1937 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Manufactures and Mechanic Arts (Chair) Appropriations Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1938 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Manufactures and Mechanic Arts, Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Appropriations Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1940 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Manufactures and Mechanic Arts, Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Appropriations Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1942 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Speaker of the House | Rules (Chair) |
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| 1944-1945 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Speaker of the House (1942ó) | Rules (Chair) |
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| 1945 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Speaker of the House (1942ó) | Rules (Chair) |
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| 1946-1947 | County of Henry; City of Martinsville | Democrat | Speaker of the House (1942- November 8, 1946) | Rules (Chair) |
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