W. Pat Jennings

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W. Pat Jennings
28th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1967 – November 15, 1975
Preceded byRalph R. Roberts
Succeeded byEdmund L. Henshaw, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th district
In office
January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967
Preceded byWilliam C. Wampler
Succeeded byWilliam C. Wampler
Personal details
Born
William Pat Jennings

(1919-08-20)August 20, 1919
Smyth County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1994(1994-08-02) (aged 74)
Marion, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnn Cox Jennings
ChildrenG. C. Jennings (son) W. Pat Jennings Jr. (son)
Alma materVirginia Tech (B.S.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1941–1946
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Pat Jennings (August 20, 1919 – August 2, 1994) was a

United States representative from Virginia
.

Biography

Jennings was born on a farm in Camp, Virginia, in

University of Illinois
. He was discharged as a major in May 1946.

Jennings owned an automobile and farm implement business in

Clerk of the House of Representatives for the Ninetieth Congress, and reelected to the four succeeding Congresses, and served from January 10, 1967, until his resignation November 15, 1975. He died in Marion, Virginia in 1994, as the result of a tractor accident.[6]

References

  1. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  2. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  3. ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  4. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  5. ^ Pearson, Drew (November 2, 1966). "Judge Rules Against Liberty Lobby". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. p. 6. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. ^ W. Pat Jennings, 74; Was in U.S. House. Associated Press via New York Times (1994)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 9th congressional district

1955–1967
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by
Ralph R. Roberts
28th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
1967–1975
Succeeded by