W. Pat Jennings
W. Pat Jennings | |
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28th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 1967 – November 15, 1975 | |
Preceded by | Ralph R. Roberts |
Succeeded by | Edmund 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 by | William C. Wampler |
Succeeded by | William C. Wampler |
Personal details | |
Born | William Pat Jennings August 20, 1919 Smyth County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | August 2, 1994 (aged 74) Marion, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ann Cox Jennings |
Children | G. C. Jennings (son) W. Pat Jennings Jr. (son) |
Alma mater | Virginia Tech (B.S.) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1941–1946 |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | World 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
- United States Congress. "W. Pat Jennings (id: J000098)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Media related to W. Pat Jennings at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
- ^ Pearson, Drew (November 2, 1966). "Judge Rules Against Liberty Lobby". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. p. 6. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ W. Pat Jennings, 74; Was in U.S. House. Associated Press via New York Times (1994)