Robert Bloxom Explained

Birthname:Robert Spurgeon Bloxom
Order:1st Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry
Governor:Mark Warner
Tim Kaine
Term Start:January 3, 2005
Term End:January 16, 2010
Preceded:None (position created)
Succeeded:Todd Haymore
Office2:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start2:January 11, 1978
Term End2:January 14, 2004
Preceded2:George N. McMath
Succeeded2:Lynwood Lewis
Party:Republican
Birth Date:6 April 1937
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:Mappsville, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse:Patricia Killmon
Alma Mater:University of Richmond
Signature:Robert Bloxom signature.png

Robert Spurgeon Bloxom Sr. (April 26, 1937 – December 13, 2020) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates before becoming Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.

Bloxom was nominated to become the first agriculture secretary for Virginia by Governor of Virginia Mark Warner. When Tim Kaine succeeded Warner as governor, he retained Bloxom in the role.[1]

His son Robert Bloxom Jr. was elected to the House of Delegates in 2014.[2]

Bloxom died at his home in Mappsville, Virginia, on December 13, 2020, at the age of 83.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaine Adds 3, Including GOP Holdover, to Cabinet. Chris L.. Jenkins. 30 December 2005. 11 May 2017. washingtonpost.com.
  2. Web site: Bloxom Jr. Easily outdistances Randall for 100th District seat | the Daily Times | delmarvanow.com . 2014-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213548/http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20140226/NEWS/302250038/Bloxom-Jr-easily-outdistances-Randall-for-100th-District-seat . 2015-09-23 . dead .
  3. https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/robert-s-bloxom-passes-away/ Robert S. Bloxom Passes Away