S. Floyd Landreth

S. Floyd Landreth
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 12, 1944 – January 8, 1964
Preceded byB. Charles Vaughn
Succeeded byJames Clinton Turk
Chair of the Virginia Republican Party
In office
June 1, 1952 – June 29, 1956[1]
Preceded byRobert H. Woods
Succeeded byIrwin Lee Potter
Personal details
Born(1885-03-27)March 27, 1885
Carroll County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1977(1977-10-02) (aged 92)
Galax, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeFelts Memorial Cemetery, Galax, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Lola Evelyn Lintecum
(m. 1914)
ChildrenKathryn Franke
Alma materWashington and Lee University
ProfessionAttorney at law

Sydney Floyd Landreth (March 27, 1885 – October 2, 1977) was an American lawyer, banker and Republican politician from Galax, Virginia who represented the 14th state senatorial district for two decades.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Virginia in 1945.

  1. ^ State Sen. Landreth Says He Will Quit As GOP Head
  2. ^ E. Griffith Dodson, Virginia General Assembly 1939–1961 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1961), pp. 552-53