Richard M. Bagley Explained

Dick Bagley
Office:5th Virginia Secretary of Economic Development
Governor:Gerald Baliles
Term Start:January 18, 1986
Term End:July 1, 1988
Predecessor:Betty Jane Diener
Successor:Curry Roberts
State Delegate1:Virginia
District1:92nd
Term Start1:January 12, 1983
Term End1:January 8, 1986
Preceded1:None (district created)
Succeeded1:Mary Christian
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:45th
Alongside2:Wallace Stieffen
Term Start2:January 11, 1982
Term End2:January 12, 1983
Preceded2:Luther Ray Ashworth
Succeeded2:Marian Van Landingham
State Delegate3:Virginia
District3:50th
Term Start3:January 12, 1966
Term End3:January 11, 1982
Preceded3:E. Ralph James
Succeeded3:Dorothy McDiarmid
Ken Plum
Jack Rust
Birth Name:Richard Marshall Bagley
Birth Date:14 May 1927
Birth Place:Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Virginia Tech (BS)

Richard Marshall Bagley Sr. (May 14, 1927  - December 13, 2001) was an American politician who served for two decades as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He announced a run for governor in the 1985 election but dropped out before the Democratic primary, which was eventually won by Gerald Baliles. He then sought the chairmanship of the Democratic Party of Virginia but stepped aside to allow Dick Davis to take the position.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Bagley Dies at 74. The Washington Post. December 15, 2001. December 11, 2019.