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Porter Hardy Jr.

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Porter Hardy Jr. Famous memorial

Birth
Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death
19 Apr 1995 (aged 91)
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.8489028, Longitude: -76.0383306
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U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Randolph-Macon College, in 1922, he attended the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University, (1923-24) and was an accountant manager at Norfolk, Virginia, (1924-27). He also was a wholesaler of electrical equipment, (1927-32) and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1947, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving until 1969. Not a candidate for reelection, he was a director of Dominion Bank Shares Corporation and other Virginia financial institutions. He died in retirement at age 91.
U.S. Congressman. After graduating from Randolph-Macon College, in 1922, he attended the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University, (1923-24) and was an accountant manager at Norfolk, Virginia, (1924-27). He also was a wholesaler of electrical equipment, (1927-32) and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1947, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress and to the next ten succeeding Congresses, serving until 1969. Not a candidate for reelection, he was a director of Dominion Bank Shares Corporation and other Virginia financial institutions. He died in retirement at age 91.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Oct 3, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11876470/porter-hardy: accessed ), memorial page for Porter Hardy Jr. (1 Jun 1903–19 Apr 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11876470, citing Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.