Harry L. Maynard
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Harry Lee Maynard was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia
, Maynard attended the common schools of Norfolk County
.
He was graduated from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg
in 1880. He engaged in the real estate business and the promotion of public utilities. He served as member of the State house of delegates in 1889 and 1890. He served in the State senate 1893-1901.
Maynard was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-seventh
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He moved to New York City and engaged in the insurance and real estate business.
He died in Fort Totten, New York, October 23, 1922.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
, Maynard attended the common schools of Norfolk County
Norfolk County, Virginia
Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691. After the American Civil War, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county reduced as they became parts of the separate...
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He was graduated from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
in 1880. He engaged in the real estate business and the promotion of public utilities. He served as member of the State house of delegates in 1889 and 1890. He served in the State senate 1893-1901.
Maynard was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910.
He moved to New York City and engaged in the insurance and real estate business.
He died in Fort Totten, New York, October 23, 1922.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
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