Robert Whitehead | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Nelson and Amherst Counties | |
In office January 14, 1942 – June 8, 1960 | |
Preceded by | J. Tinsley Coleman Jr. |
Succeeded by | James W. Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, U.S. | September 21, 1897
Died | June 8, 1960 | (aged 62)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sallie Carter, Myra Loving McGinness |
Children | Ann Carter Whitehead Thomas, Maria Ballard Whitehead Grove |
Alma mater | University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law |
Robert Whitehead (September 21, 1897 – June 8, 1960) was an American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, and for many years leader of the party's opposition to the Byrd Organization, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1942 until his death after the 1960 legislative session, representing his native Nelson County, Virginia as well as adjacent Amherst County.[1]