Marsh was the Norfolk County Attorney until 1955, when he was elected as a Democrat to the Virginia Senate representing the 3rd District. The district had just been redistricted and the City of Portsmouth was removed, so the district included Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk. These later became the City of Chesapeake.
Marsh served in the Virginia Senate until 1966. That year, the state was court-ordered to redraw the House and Senate districts in the General Assembly, and the City of Virginia Beach and Portsmouth were added. In the Democratic Primary for the 3rd Senate District, fellow incumbent Senator William B. Spong Jr. defeated Marsh.
DeathEdit
Marsh died in January 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^Marsh Elected to Va. Senate, The Fayetteville Observer November 12, 1955
^Marsh Elected to Va. Senate, The Fayetteville Observer November 12, 1955
gordon, marsh, gordon, franklin, marsh, october, 1908, january, 1982, virginia, state, senator, from, tidewater, virginia, 1950s, 1960s, member, virginia, senate, from, districtin, office, november, 1955, january, 1966preceded, bymajor, hillardsucceeded, bywil. Gordon Franklin Marsh October 11 1908 January 4 1982 was a Virginia State Senator from Tidewater Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s Gordon F MarshMember of the Virginia Senate from the 3rd districtIn office November 30 1955 January 12 1966Preceded byMajor M HillardSucceeded byWilliam B Spong Jr William H HodgesWilliam P KellamPersonal detailsBornGordon Franklin Marsh 1908 10 11 October 11 1908Grays Creek North Carolina U S DiedJanuary 4 1982 1982 01 04 aged 73 Portsmouth Virginia U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseLettie Frances SiffordAlma materUniversity of North Carolina Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Politics 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career EditMarsh was born in the unincorporated community of Grays Creek in Cumberland County North Carolina on October 11 1908 the son of F A Marsh 1 Marsh attended the University of North Carolina After graduating from college Marsh moved to Norfolk Virginia and was employed by the H L Green Stores Company He worked in Norfolk and New York City 2 Politics EditMarsh was the Norfolk County Attorney until 1955 when he was elected as a Democrat to the Virginia Senate representing the 3rd District The district had just been redistricted and the City of Portsmouth was removed so the district included Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk These later became the City of Chesapeake Marsh served in the Virginia Senate until 1966 That year the state was court ordered to redraw the House and Senate districts in the General Assembly and the City of Virginia Beach and Portsmouth were added In the Democratic Primary for the 3rd Senate District fellow incumbent Senator William B Spong Jr defeated Marsh Death EditMarsh died in January 1982 in Portsmouth Virginia 3 References Edit Marsh Elected to Va Senate The Fayetteville Observer November 12 1955 Marsh Elected to Va Senate The Fayetteville Observer November 12 1955 Social Security Death IndexExternal links EditGordon F Marsh at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project 1776 2007 Gordon F Marsh at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon F Marsh amp oldid 1128385340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,