John B. Boatwright

John B. Boatwright
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Appomattox and Buckingham
In office
January 8, 1936 – January 13, 1960
Preceded byAlbert J. Terrell
Succeeded byWilliam A. Pennington
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Buckingham and Cumberland
In office
January 11, 1922 – January 9, 1924
Preceded byA. Laurie Pitts Jr.
Succeeded byJohn R. Horsley
E. T. Bondurant
Personal details
Born
John Baker Boatwright

(1881-11-27)November 27, 1881
Marion, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1965(1965-03-28) (aged 83)
Buckingham, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Grae Nalle Jones
(m. 1912; died 1965)
Children5
RelativesFrederic W. Boatwright
Alma materUniversity of Richmond School of Law
Profession
  • Politician
  • lawyer

John Baker Boatwright (November 27, 1881 – March 28, 1965) was Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Buckingham, Appomattox and Cumberland Counties for 38 years beginning in 1922.[1][2] A member of the Byrd Organization, Boatwright became a leader of its Massive Resistance to racial integration.

  1. ^ Snoddy, Obituary of John Baker Boatwright, Virginia State Bar Association(1965) pp. 137-8
  2. ^ E. Griffith Dodson, The General Assembly of Virginia (1940-1960) p. 503