Richard Poff
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Richard Harding “Dick” Poff (October 19, 1923 – June 27, 2011) was a Republican from Virginia who served as a U.S. representative from the state's 6th congressional district for nearly two decades. He was one of only two Republicans to sign the Southern Manifesto in opposing school desegregation,[1] the other being Joel T. Broyhill from the 10th congressional district of the state. He would later renounce his segregationist stance.[2]
U.S. House of Representatives
Poff won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1952,[3] riding the coattails of Dwight Eisenhower's landslide victory in the concurrent presidential election.[2]
References
- ↑ GPO-CRECB-1956-pt4-3.pdf. Congressional Record. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richard H. Poff, Who Withdrew Court Bid, Dies at 87. The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ↑ VA District 6. Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 28, 2021.