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Orby L. Cantrell

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Orby Cantrell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 9, 1952 – April 29, 1982
Serving with
Preceded byJames L. Camblos
Succeeded byJim Robinson
Constituency
Personal details
Born
Orby Lee Cantrell

(1906-11-10)November 10, 1906
Pound, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1982(1982-04-29) (aged 75)
Wise, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Janie Mullins
  • Magoline Dingus Pennington
Alma materRadford College

Orby Lee Cantrell (November 10, 1906 – April 29, 1982) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1952 to his death in 1982. At the time of his passing, he was the longest-tenured member of the Virginia General Assembly.[1][2]

Education

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He attended Pound High School and Radford College.[3]

Memberships/Affiliations

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Source:[4]

  • Masons
  • Lions
  • Wise County Chamber of Commerce (former president).
  • Peoples Bank of Pound (executive vice president, former president).
  • Breaks Interstate Park Association Clinch Valley College Advisory Committee (former president).
  • Kentucky Colonels St. Mary's Hospital Advisory Committee.
  • Appalachian Regional Hospital Advisory Committee (former member).

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Orby Cantrell, the senior member of the Virginia House..." upi.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ^ "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ^ "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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