Orby L. Cantrell Explained

Orby Cantrell
State Delegate1:Virginia
District1:1st
Alongside1:Ford C. Quillen
Term Start1:January 12, 1972
Term End1:April 29, 1982
Preceded1:None (district created)
Succeeded1:Ford C. Quillen
Office2:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Lee, Wise, and Norton City
Term Start2:January 8, 1964
Term End2:January 12, 1972
Succeeded2:None (districts numbered)
Office3:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Wise and Norton City
Term Start3:January 13, 1960
Term End3:January 8, 1964
Office4:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wise County
Term Start4:January 9, 1952
Term End4:January 13, 1960
Preceded4:James L. Camblos
Party:Democratic
Birth Name:Orby Lee Cantrell
Birth Date:10 November 1906
Birth Place:Pound, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Wise, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse:Janie Mullins
Alma Mater:Radford College

Orby Lee Cantrell (November 10, 1906 – April 29, 1982) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1952 to his death in 1982. At the time of his passing, he was the longest-tenured member of the Virginia General Assembly.[1] [2]

Education:[3]

Memberships/Affiliations:[4]

Masons Lions Wise County Chamber of Commerce (former president) Peoples Bank of Pound (executive vice president, former president) Breaks Interstate Park Association Clinch Valley College Advisory Committee (former president) Kentucky Colonels St. Mary's Hospital Advisory Committee Appalachian Regional Hospital Advisory Committee (former member)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-02-04 . 2018-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072609/http://library.uvawise.edu/sites/library.uvawise.edu/files/highland/Highland_Cavalier_-_1982-04-26.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Orby Cantrell, the senior member of the Virginia House.... upi.com. 7 February 2018.
  3. Web site: House History. 2020-09-21. history.house.virginia.gov.
  4. Web site: House History. 2020-09-21. history.house.virginia.gov.