Watkins Abbitt, Jr.

Watkins Abbitt, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 59th district
In office
January 1986 – January 2012
Preceded by Claude Anderson
Succeeded by Matt Fariss
Personal details
Born (1944-10-20) October 20, 1944
Appomattox, Virginia
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations		 Democratic
Spouse(s) Madeline I. Ganley
Residence Appomattox County, Virginia
Alma mater Ferrum Junior College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation Insurance; real estate
Committees Appropriations; General Laws; Rules
Religion Baptist

Watkins Moorman Abbitt, Jr. (born October 20, 1944) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Abbitt was born in Appomattox, Virginia. He attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, and earned a BS in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.[1] He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1985 and served from 1986 until his retirement in 2012. He did not seek re-election in 2011 and was succeeded by Matt Fariss.

Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001. Until 2012, Abbitt represented the 59th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including four counties and parts of three others.[2]

Abbitt and his wife Madeline Ganley reside in Appomattox, Virginia.[1]

Abbitt's father, Watkins Abbitt, Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives 1948–1973.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Abbitt, Watkins Moorman (1908-1998)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Virginia House of Delegates; Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr.
  3. ↑ "Abbitt, Watkins Moorman (1908-1998)". The Political Graveyardaccessdate= November 4, 2012.
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