John S. Battle
| John S. Battle | |
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John S. Battle in 1949 campaign poster.
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| 56th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 18, 1950 – January 20, 1954 |
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| Lieutenant |
Lewis Preston Collins II Allie Edward Stakes Stephens |
| Preceded by | William M. Tuck |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Stanley |
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
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In office 1934-1949 |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office 1929 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Stewart Battle July 11, 1890 New Bern, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1972 (aged 81) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Janie Lipscombe |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Wake Forest University (B.A.) University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
John Stewart Battle (July 11, 1890 – April 9, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as the 56th Governor of Virginia (from 1950 to 1954).
Battle was born in 1890 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. He earned an associate's degree from Mars Hill College (then a junior college), in North Carolina. He then earned a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University (then college) and a law degree from the University of Virginia.
Battle won election to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1929, and was re-elected twice to the part-time position. A member of the Byrd Organization, Battle began serving in the Virginia State Senate in 1934, and that part-time service continued until 1949, when he resigned upon winning the gubernatorial election.
Battle was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1968. When the Virginia delegation was threatened with expulsion at the 1952 Democratic Party national convention for refusing to sign a loyalty oath to whomever the party nominated (U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd often disagreeing with President Harry S Truman, Battle delivered a speech to the convention that forestalled expulsion and helped prevent a split like the Democrats experienced in 1948. In 1956, Battle became the Dixiecrat candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, eventually losing in floor voting to former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.
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