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  Spong, Jr., William B.
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NameWilliam B. Spong, Jr.
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Portsmouth, Virginia , United States
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Born September 29, 1920
DiedOctober 08, 1997 (77 years)
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Infoborn in Portsmouth, Va., September 29, 1920; attended the public schools of Portsmouth, Va.; attended Hampden-Sydney College, University of Virginia, and University of Edinburgh, Scotland; studied law; served in the Army Air Corps, Eighth Air Force, 1942-1945; admitted to the bar in 1947 and commenced the practice of law in Portsmouth, Va.; lecturer in law and government, College of William and Mary, 1948-1949; member, State house of delegates 1954-1955; member, State senate 1956-1966; chairman of the Virginia Commission on Public Education 1958-1962; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1966, for the six-year term commencing January 3, 1967; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 31, 1966, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. Willis Robertson for the term ending January 3, 1967; served from December 31, 1966, to January 3, 1973; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1972; lawyer; law professor and dean, Marshall-Whyte School of Law, College of William and Mary 1976-1985; appointed interim president, Old Dominion University, 1988; was a resident of Portsmouth, Va., until his death on October 8, 1997; interment at University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville.


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  11/07/1972 VA US Senate Lost 46.12% (-5.33%)
  12/08/1966 VA US Senate Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1966 VA US Senate Won 58.57% (+25.10%)
  06/14/1966 VA US Senate - D Primary Won 50.07% (+0.14%)
  11/02/1965 VA State Senate 03 Won 28.23% (+5.13%)
  11/05/1963 VA State Senate 10 Won 75.15% (+50.31%)
  11/03/1959 VA State Senate 10 Won 99.69% (+99.38%)
  11/08/1955 VA State Senate 10 Won 99.93% (+99.87%)
  11/03/1953 VA State House - Portsmouth Won 51.44% (+2.88%)
ENDORSEMENTS
US President - D Primaries - Jul 01, 1984 D Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall