Robert S. Burruss Jr.

Robert S. Burruss Jr.
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 12, 1972 – January 14, 1976
Preceded byPaul Manns
Succeeded byElliot Schewel
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 1966 – January 12, 1972
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1964 – January 1966
Preceded byMosby Perrow Jr.
Personal details
Born
Robert Sidney Burruss Jr.

(1914-11-09)November 9, 1914
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJune 21, 1978(1978-06-21) (aged 63)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Margaret Hanna Brooks
(m. 1947)
Alma materVirginia Tech (BS)
Occupationbusinessman
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsWorld War II

Robert Sidney Burruss Jr. (November 9, 1914 – June 21, 1978) was a state Senator and businessman from Lynchburg, Virginia.[1] In 1963 he became the first Republican elected to represent the area since Congressional Reconstruction.[2]

  1. ^ Clerk of the House of Delegates, The General Assembly of Virginia 1962-1981 (Richmond, 1983) at p. 182
  2. ^ Obituary in Lynchburg News& Advance June 23, 1978