John H. Catron Explained

Birthname:John Henry Catron
Birth Date:7 September 1865
Birth Place:Hancock County, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Abingdon, Virginia, U.S.
State Senate:Virginia
District:2nd
Term Start:January 10, 1912
Term End:January 12, 1916
Preceded:John C. Noel
Succeeded:John M. Goodloe
Party:Republican
Otherparty:Progressive (1915)
Spouse:Margaret Cosby Darnell

John Henry Catron (September 7, 1865 – March 29, 1926) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 2nd district.[1]

In 1915, he ran for reelection to the senate as a Progressive but lost a three-way race to Republican John M. Goodloe.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Swem, Earl G.. Earl Gregg Swem. Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. December 15, 2015. 1918. Virginia State Library. Richmond.