George Rawlings
| George Rawlings | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Fredericksburg | |
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In office January 8, 1964 – January 14, 1970 |
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| Preceded by |
Francis B. Gouldman (as Delegate for Spotsylvania & Fredericksburg) Stanley A. Owens (as Delegate for Stafford) |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin H. Woodbridge, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1921 Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 2009 (aged 87) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalie Saunders |
| Alma mater |
Randolph-Macon College (B.A.) University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
George Chancellor Rawlings, Jr. (November 7, 1921 – April 22, 2009) was an American politician and attorney at law from the U.S. state of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1963 to 1969.
A native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Rawlings grew up in Ashland. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1947. That year, he moved back to Fredericksburg and opened his own law firm.
In 1951, Rawlings made an unsuccessful run for Commonwealth's Attorney of Spotsylvania County. In 1963, he ran for the Virginia House of Delegates and won, defeating multi-term incumbent Francis B. Gouldman (known for supporting racial segregation) in the Democratic primary by a 2 to 1 margin, then polling 57.6% of the votes to defeat Republican candidate Ryland H. Heflin. Rawlings was re-elected twice and served until 1969. While a Delegate, he quickly gained a reputation as one of the leading liberals in the state and a major supporter of civil and political rights for African-Americans and the rights of organized labor.
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