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Willis Everett Cohoon

Member From: December 2, 1952 - 1960

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  • Birth Date: April 8, 1902 Birth Place:Montgomery, AL
  • Death Date: November 28, 1960
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Thelma Lee Bryant Cohoon
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  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: Alabama Polytechnic Institute Virginia Military Institute
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  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church American Legion Elks Masons Shrine Suffolk-Nansemond County Bar Association (president, 1947) Virginia Bar Association (vice president, 1947) Virginia Advisory Legislative Council (1944-48) Virginia Recodification Commission (chairman, 1944-48) City of Suffolk, Democratic Executive Committee (chairman) Democratic State Central Committee Associate Judge, Civil and Police and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Suffolk (1933-54) National Democratic Convention (1944 and 1948)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1940 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Public Property
1942 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Public Property
1944-1945 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Public Property
Rules
1945 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Public Property
Rules
1946-1947 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Privileges and Elections
Public Property
1947 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
Courts of Justice
Executive Expenditures
Privileges and Elections
Public Property
1954-1955 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy
1955 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy
1956 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy
1958-1959 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy
1959 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy
1960 County of Nansemond; City of Suffolk Democrat Courts of Justice
Enrolled Bills
Privileges and Elections
Retrenchment and Economy

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