G. William Whitehurst

Infobox_Congressman
name= G. William Whitehurst


state= Virginia
district= 2nd
term= 1969-1987
preceded= Porter Hardy, Jr.
succeeded= Owen B. Pickett
date of birth= Birth date and age|1925|3|12|mf=y
place of birth= Norfolk, Virginia,
USA
date of death=
place of death=
spouse=
profession= Journalist, Teacher
religion=
party= Republican|

George William Whitehurst is a Republican politician and a former United States Representative from the state of Virginia.

Early life

George William Whitehurst was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on March 12, 1925. He served in the United States Navy as an aviation radioman in the Pacific Theater, from 1943 to 1946.

Whitehurst received his B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University in 1950, and his M.A. from the University of Virginia, in 1951. In 1952, Whitehurst received his Ph.D. from West Virginia University. While attending Washington and Lee University he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He was an active faculty member at Old Dominion College from 1950 to 1968CongBio|W000406] .

Congressional career

Whitehurst was elected to Congress in 1968 as a Republican from a district based in the Hampton Roads area. He was the first Republican to represent that part of Virginia since the Civil War. He was reelected eight more times, retiring in 1987. For most of his tenure in Congress, he served on the Armed Services Committee.

After his service in Congress, Whitehurst returned as a faculty member at Old Dominion University in 1987, where he still teaches.

He also served for many years as an analyst for WTKR in Norfolk..

Further reading

*Whitehurst, G. William. "Diary of a Congressman". 2 vols. Norfolk: The Donning Company, 1983, 1985.

References

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000406 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]
* [http://www.odu.edu/al/pols-geog/faculty/whitehur.htm Profile] , Old Dominion University
* [http://www.as.wvu.edu/New_Folder/alumni/awards/2004.html#Garner Alumni Recognition Award Recipients for 2004] , West Virginia University