John J. Wicker Jr. Explained

Birthname:John Jordan Wicker Jr.
Birth Date:December 31, 1893
Birth Place:Lyndon, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
State Senate:Virginia
District:36th
Term Start:January 13, 1932
Term End:January 8, 1936
Preceded:Waller Holladay
Succeeded:Gordon B. Ambler
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Furman University
Richmond College
Spouse:Kate Lumpkin Richardson
Ruby Louise Summers
Signature:John_J_Wicker_Jr_signature.png
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
Unit:Air Service
Serviceyears:1917–1919
Battles:World War I
Mawards:Officer, Legion of Honour
Chevalier, Order of Leopold

John Jordan Wicker Jr. (December 31, 1893 – July 20, 1985) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1932 to 1936, representing the City of Richmond.[1] He served as the president of Fork Union Military Academy from 1930 to 1945. A founding member of the American Legion, he was elected the chairman of Virginia's 1945 Constitutional Convention which aimed to expand voting rights to members of the armed forces during wartime.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dodson, E. Griffith. E. Griffith Dodson. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1919-1939: Register. October 13, 2016. 1939. Virginia State Library. Richmond.