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George T. Rison

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George T. Rison
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 13, 1904 – February 28, 1923
Preceded byJoseph Whitehead
Succeeded byNathaniel E. Clement
Personal details
Born
George Townes Rison

(1850-02-03)February 3, 1850
Danville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1929(1929-01-28) (aged 78)
Chatham, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Emma Moschler
Ida Ruth Tompkins
Alma materUniversity of Virginia

George Townes Rison (February 3, 1850 – January 28, 1929) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate.[1][2] He resigned before the end of his fifth term in 1923.

References

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  1. ^ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Dodson, E. Griffith (1939). The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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