Mosby Perrow Jr. | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office 1943–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Carter Glass Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Burruss Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 5, 1909 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1973 (aged 64) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Katherine Duane Wingfield |
| Education | Washington and Lee University (BA) Duke University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Perrow Commission: end of "Massive Resistance" |
Mosby Garland Perrow Jr. (born March 5, 1909 – May 31, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer and state senator representing Lynchburg, Virginia .[1] A champion of Virginia's public schools, Perrow became a key figure in Virginia's abandonment of "Massive Resistance" to public school desegregation, including by chairing a joint legislative committee colloquially known as the Perrow Commission.
- ^ E. Griffith Dodson, The General Assembly of Virginia (1940-1960) p. 571, available at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4537685;view=1up;seq=421