Albertis S. Harrison

Albertis Sydney Harrison (born January 11, 1907 in Alberta , Brunswick County , Virginia , † January 23, 1995 in Lawrenceville , Virginia) was an American politician and governor of the state of Virginia from 1962 to 1966 .

Early years and political advancement

Albertis Harrison studied law at the University of Virginia until 1928 . He later became a lawyer for the city of Lawrenceville and then a district attorney in Brunswick County. He became a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the Virginia Senate between 1948 and 1957 . From 1958 to 1961 he was Attorney General of the state.

Governor and judge

In 1961 Harrison was elected as the new governor of his state. He began his four-year term on January 13, 1962. During this time he promoted industrial development in Virginia. The state's road network was renewed and expanded and tourism was promoted. Harrison was also a member of a number of governorships. Harrison had a racist attitude towards African Americans and tried to defend racial segregation. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruled Brown v. Board of Education banning segregation in schools, Virginia's governor Harry F. Byrd announced a program called Massive Resistance . The massive opposition consisted, on the one hand, of the fact that schools in Virginia that were desegregated would no longer receive state grants and, on the other hand, that private schools that practiced segregation should be supported. Harrison tried to act in accordance with this strategy during his tenure. During his reign, 1,700 black students were at times without access to a school. Only a decision by the Supreme Court stopped this grievance and de facto ended the massive resistance .

After his term ended in January 1966, Harrison became a member of the Virginia Supreme Court . He was also chairman of a commission to review the constitution of his home state. He died in January 1995. Albertis Harrison had two children with his wife, Lacey Virginia Barkley.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Saxon: Albertis S. Harrison Jr., 88, Dies; Led Virginia as Segregation Fell, In: The New York Times, January 25, 1995 (accessed December 11, 2014).
^ Ely, James W .: The crisis of conservative Virginia: The Byrd organization and the politics of massive resistance. University of Tennessee Press, 1976, ISBN 0-87049-188-1 .
↑ Virginia government website (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Harrison, Albertis S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Harrison, Albertis Sydney (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 11, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Alberta , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	January 23, 1995
Place of death	Lawrenceville , Virginia

[1] Wolfgang Saxon: Albertis S. Harrison Jr., 88, Dies; Led Virginia as Segregation Fell, In: The New York Times, January 25, 1995 (accessed December 11, 2014).

[2] Ely, James W .: The crisis of conservative Virginia: The Byrd organization and the politics of massive resistance. University of Tennessee Press, 1976, ISBN 0-87049-188-1 .

[3] Virginia government website (English).