Russell M. Carneal Explained

State Delegate1:Virginia
District1:WilliamsburgYork CountyJames City County
Term Start1:1954
Term End1:1973
Successor1:Frank E. Mann (District 21)
George W. Grayson (District 51)
Birth Name:Russell Morris Carneal
Birth Date:9 May 1918[1]
Birth Place:Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse:Elizabeth Leachman
Children:Robert

Russell Morris Carneal (May 9, 1918 – July 27, 1998) was an American legislator and judge who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1954 to 1973.[2] After his retirement from the lower house of the state legislature, Carneal assumed the district court judgeship of York County. In 1977, he was appointed to the Ninth Circuit of the Virginia Circuit Court and retired in 1989.[3] Carneal attended the University of Virginia and served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] He died in 1998.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Virginia Ancestry Records for Carneal. March 7, 2015. Crestleaf.com.
  2. News: Coukson. Syd. The makeup of the Virginia House of Delegates. March 7, 2015. Danville Register. Newspapers.com. November 8, 1973. 8.
  3. News: Crocker. Ronnie. Zepkin Out Of Running. March 7, 2015. Daily Press. April 25, 1989.
  4. News: Senate Joint Resolution No. 263. March 7, 2015. Virginia Senate. January 21, 1999.
  5. News: Legislator, Judge Was Attuned To The Needs Of People. March 7, 2015. Daily Press. July 29, 1998.