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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | William B. Spong, Jr. |
| Address |
Portsmouth, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 29, 1920 |
| Died |
October 08, 1997
(77 years) |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | born 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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| 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 |
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Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 |
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Harry Blackmun |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 |
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Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 |
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Warren E. Burger |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 |
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Thurgood Marshall |
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