The Political Graveyard: Vehicle Dealer Politicians in Virginia

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Vehicle Dealer Politicians in Virginia

Donald Sternoff Don Beyer Jr. (b. 1950) — also known as Don Beyer — of Alexandria, Va. Born, of American parents, in Trieste, Italy, June 20, 1950. Democrat. Automobile dealer; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1990-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996; member, Credentials Committee, 2008; candidate for Governor of Virginia, 1997; U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 2009-13; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 2015-. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2018.

		Relatives: Son of Don Beyer and Nancy Beyer.
		See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary

William Fred Duckworth (1899-1972) — also known as W. Fred Duckworth — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Brevard, Transylvania County, N.C., June 20, 1899. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; plant manager for Ford Motor Company, 1933-42; automobile dealer; mayor of Norfolk, Va., 1950-62. Member, Freemasons. Shot and killed by an unknown assailant, while walking on Major Avenue, Norfolk, Va., March 4, 1972 (age 72 years, 258 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.

Relatives: Married to Gertrude Summers.

John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn; married to Annie Warner Newman; first cousin of John Henry Gunn (who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Edward Scott Rigell (b. 1960) — also known as E. Scott Rigell — Born in Titusville, Brevard County, Fla., May 28, 1960. Republican. Automobile dealer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2011-17. Still living as of 2017.

Melvin Lankford Shreves (c.1910-1962) — also known as Melvin L. Shreves — of Accomack County, Va. Born in Bloxom, Accomack County, Va., about 1910. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile dealer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Accomack County, 1956-62; died in office 1962. Died, from a heart attack, in Nelsonia, Accomack County, Va., August 2, 1962 (age about 52 years). Burial location unknown.

Larry Craig Tucker (born c.1944) — of Petersburg, Va. Born about 1944. Republican. Automobile dealer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

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