D. Woodrow Bird | |
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Member of the Virginia Senate from the 17th district | |
In office January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Don McGlothlin |
Succeeded by | James T. Edmunds |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 8, 1964 – January 12, 1966 | |
Preceded by | George F. Barnes |
Succeeded by | Hale Collins |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 19th district | |
In office January 11, 1956 – January 8, 1964 | |
Succeeded by | Hale Collins |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Bland and Giles | |
In office January 14, 1948 – January 11, 1956 | |
Preceded by | E. Dewey Coburn |
Succeeded by | Maury C. Newton Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Woodrow Bird July 6, 1912 Bland, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 16, 1995 Bland, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Kegley Dunn
(m. 1936) |
Children | 4, including Daniel |
Daniel Woodrow Bird Sr. (July 6, 1912 – November 16, 1995) was an American politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. He is best remembered for his pioneering work in establishing community colleges in Virginia which became a model for the rest of the United States.