Edward E. Willey

Edward E. Willey
President pro tempore
of the Senate of Virginia
In office
January 12, 1972 – July 17, 1986
Preceded byJames D. Hagood
Succeeded byBill Parkerson
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 12, 1972 – July 17, 1986
Preceded byJames W. Davis
Succeeded byJoseph B. Benedetti
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 10, 1968 – January 12, 1972
Preceded byFred W. Bateman
Succeeded byLeroy S. Bendheim
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 9, 1952 – January 10, 1968
Preceded byCharles W. Crowder
Succeeded byNone (district eliminated)
Personal details
Born
Edward Eugene Willey

(1910-04-17)April 17, 1910
Middletown, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1986(1986-07-17) (aged 76)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Twyla Sutton Layton
(m. 1932)
Alma materMedical College of Virginia

Edward Eugene Willey, Sr. (April 17, 1910 – July 17, 1986) of Richmond, Virginia, was a pharmacist and politician from Virginia. He served as Senate Majority Leader in the Virginia General Assembly. He was also the father-in-law of Kathleen Willey, who was a figure in the Lewinsky scandal in 1998.