J. Vaughan Gary

J. Vaughan Gary (1952)

Julian Vaughan Gary (born February 25, 1892 in Richmond , Virginia , † September 6, 1973 ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Virginia as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

Vaughan Gary attended Richmond Public School. He then made his Bachelor of Arts in 1912 at the University of Richmond and in 1915 his Bachelor of Laws in their legal department. He also taught at the Blackstone Academy boys' school in 1912 and 1913 . He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and then opened a practice in Richmond. During the First World War he served in the US Army . After the war, he worked from 1919 to 1924 as in-house counsel and chief assistant for Virginia's tax authorities. He then sat from 1926 to 1933 Virginia House of Representatives . He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Richmond.

Gary was elected to the 79th Congress as a Democrat in a special election to fill the vacant mandate created by the resignation of MP Dave E. Satterfield . He was then elected nine more times to Congress. His term of office ran from March 6, 1945 to January 3, 1964. In 1964, he decided not to run for the 89th Congress. Gary returned to his practice as a lawyer. During his tenure in Congress, he was involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

Vaughan Gary died in Richmond on September 6, 1973. He was buried in the local Hollywood Cemetery .

Web links

• J. Vaughan Gary in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)