Richard H. Poff | |
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Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court | |
In office August 31, 1972 – December 31, 1988 | |
Appointed by | Linwood Holton |
Preceded by | Thomas Gordon |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Lacy |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1953 – August 29, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Clarence Burton |
Succeeded by | Caldwell Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | Radford, Virginia, U.S. | October 19, 1923
Died | June 27, 2011 Tullahoma, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Jo Ann Topper
(m. 1948; died 1978)Jean Murphy
(m. 1980; died 2007) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Roanoke College (BA) University of Virginia, Charlottesville (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1945 |
Rank | First lieutenant |
Unit | U.S. Army Air Forces • Eighth Air Force |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Richard Harding "Dick" Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was an American politician and judge. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952 from Virginia's 6th congressional district.[1] An attorney and a Republican, he was given strong consideration for the United States Supreme Court by President Richard M. Nixon and was later appointed as a justice (later senior justice) of the Virginia Supreme Court.