Menalcus Lankford

Mack Lankford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byJoseph T. Deal
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Colgate Darden after district re-established in 1935
Personal details
Born
Menalcus Lankford

(1883-03-14)March 14, 1883
Bowers Plantation, Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia
DiedDecember 27, 1937(1937-12-27) (aged 54)
Norfolk, Virginia
Resting placeForest Lawn cemetery, Norfolk
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNancy Waddill
Alma materUniversity of Richmond
University of Virginia School of Law
Professionlawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy aviation
RankEnsign
Battles/warsWorld War I

Menalcus ("Mack") Lankford (March 14, 1883 – December 27, 1937) was a Virginia lawyer, naval aviator and Republican politician who served two terms as U.S. Representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district, whose largest city is Norfolk.[1][2]

  1. ^
    • United States Congress. "Menalcus Lankford (id: L000080)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1938.