Melvin Spence | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 38th district | |
| In office January 13, 1982 – January 12, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick H. Creekmore Tom Forehand |
| Succeeded by | Nora Anderson Squyres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melvin Merritt Spence May 9, 1927 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 28, 2014 (aged 87) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Betsy Winesett |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Melvin Merritt Spence (May 9, 1927 – June 28, 2014) was an American politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1982 to 1983.[1] Elected in 1981, he had to run for reelection the next year after a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found the state's multi-member districts to violated the equal protection clause. He was defeated in the newly-drawn 81st district by Owen B. Pickett.