Edmund DeJarnette | |
Office1: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Hanover and King William |
Term Start1: | January 14, 1942 |
Term End1: | January 11, 1956 |
Preceded1: | Leon M. Bazile |
Succeeded1: | Claiborne Gregory |
Term Start2: | January 10, 1934 |
Term End2: | January 8, 1936 |
Preceded2: | J. Brantley Bray |
Succeeded2: | Leon M. Bazile |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1897 |
Birth Place: | Caroline, Virginia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hanover, Virginia, U.S. |
Spouse: | |
Education: | Randolph–Macon College |
Children: | Edmund DeJarnette, Jane |
Edmund Tompkins DeJarnette (August 22, 1897 – July 13, 1966) was an American politician who was elected to eight terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1955, while serving as majority floor leader of the House, he was defeated in a Democratic primary challenge by Claiborne Gregory.[1]
As of October 25, 1955, DeJarnette was a member of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council.[2]
His son, Edmund DeJarnette Jr., was a career Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State.