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Obenshain family of Richmond, Virginia

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Richard Dudley Obenshain (1935-1978) — also known as Richard D. Obenshain — of Richmond, Va. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., October 31, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1964; candidate for Virginia state attorney general, 1969; Virginia Republican state chair, 1972-73; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia 1978, but died before election. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Killed when his small plane crashed during a nighttime landing at Chesterfield County Airport, Chesterfield County, Va., August 2, 1978 (age 42 years, 275 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Shockley Obenshain (1904-2000; soil scientist) and Josephine Mathews (Dudley) Obenshain; married, July 15, 1961, to Helen Nottingham Wilkins; father of Mark Obenshain (1962-) and Kate Obenshain Griffin.
		Political family: Obenshain family of Richmond, Virginia.
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Mark Obenshain (b. 1962) — of Harrisonburg, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., June 11, 1962. Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 26th District, 2004-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2011.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Dudley Obenshain (1935-1978); brother of Kate Obenshain Griffin; married to Suzanne Speas.
		Political family: Obenshain family of Richmond, Virginia.
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Kate Obenshain Griffin (born c.1969) — also known as Kate Obenshain — of Winchester, Va. Born about 1969. Republican. Virginia Republican state chair, 2004-06. Female. Still living as of 2007.

		Relatives: Daughter of Richard Dudley Obenshain; sister of Mark Obenshain (1962-).
		Political family: Obenshain family of Richmond, Virginia.
		See also Wikipedia article

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