Patrick H. Drewry
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Patrick Henry Drewry was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Petersburg, Virginia
, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School.
He graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
, in 1896.
He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Petersburg.
He served as director of the Petersburg Savings &.
American Trust Co..
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
in the years 1912-1920.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1912, 1916, 1920, and 1924.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He served as chairman of the Economy and Efficiency Commission of Virginia 1916-1918.
He served as chairman of the State auditing committee 1916-1920.
He served as chairman of the State advisory board in 1919.
He served as member of the Democratic National Congressional Committee 1923-1927.
He served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis in 1925.
Drewry was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter A. Watson.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses and served from April 27, 1920, until his death in Petersburg, Virginia
, December 21, 1947.
He was interred in Blandford Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
, Drewry attended the public schools, Petersburg High School, and McCabe's University School.
He graduated from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
Ashland, Virginia
Originally known as Slash Cottage, Ashland is located on the Old Washington Highway U.S. Route One and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route now owned by CSX Transportation...
, in 1896.
He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Petersburg.
He served as director of the Petersburg Savings &.
American Trust Co..
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
in the years 1912-1920.
He served as delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1912, 1916, 1920, and 1924.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He served as chairman of the Economy and Efficiency Commission of Virginia 1916-1918.
He served as chairman of the State auditing committee 1916-1920.
He served as chairman of the State advisory board in 1919.
He served as member of the Democratic National Congressional Committee 1923-1927.
He served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
at Annapolis in 1925.
Drewry was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter A. Watson.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses and served from April 27, 1920, until his death in Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
, December 21, 1947.
He was interred in Blandford Cemetery.