Whitehurst, G. William
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Variants
- Whitehurst, George William
- Whitehurst, Bill
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1925-03-12
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1942
- Organization: Maury High School (Norfolk, Va.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1950
- Organization: Washington and Lee University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1951
- Organization: University of Virginia
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1962
- Organization: West Virginia University
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1950
- Affiliation End: 1963
- Organization: Old Dominion University. Department of History
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1987
- Affiliation End: 2020
- Organization: Old Dominion University. Political Science Department
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1969
- Affiliation End: 1987
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Ghent United Methodist Church
Birth Place
- Norfolk (Va.)
Associated Locale
- Norfolk (Va.)
Associated Locale
- Morgantown (W. Va.)
Associated Locale
- Washington (D.C.)
Associated Locale
- Charlottesville (Va.)
Associated Locale
- Lexington (Va.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area--Aerial operations, American
Occupation
Professor
Congressman
Use For
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Earlier Established Forms
- Whitehurst, George William
Sources
- found: United States. General Accounting Office. Navy has housing problems at Virginia Beach and scrap metal disposal problems at Sewells Point, 1980 (a.e.)title page (G. William Whitehurst, U.S. House of Representatives) - https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/trecms/pdf/AD1180279.pdf
- found: Diary of a congressman, c1983:CIP t.p. (G. William Whitehurst) CIP data sheet (b. 3/12/25)
- found: nuc86-93225: Quarantine the aggressor [MI] 1962(hdg. on CSt rept.: Whitehurst, George W.; usage: George William Whitehurst)
- found: United States Congress website, March 4, 2023:(George William Whitehurst; G. William Whitehurst; representative from Virginia; born in Norfolk, Virginia, March 12, 1925; graduated from Maury High School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1942; B.A., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1950; M.A., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1951; Ph.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1962; United States Navy, aviation radioman in the Pacific Theater, 1943-1946; faculty, member, Old Dominion College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1950-1968 and 1987 to present; journalist, WTAR-TV, Norfolk, Virginia, 1962-1968; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1987); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Congress in 1986; is a resident of Norfolk, Virginia; author of Quarantine the aggressor (1962) and Diary of a congressman (1983)) - https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000406 - https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000406 - https://www.congress.gov/member/g-whitehurst/W000406
- found: Old Dominion University website, March 4, 2023:interviews with the author (1974 and 2020) and articles (2009 and 2022) (heading: Whitehurst, G. William; G. William Whitehurst; Dr. Bill; Bill Whitehurst; born March 12, 1925 in Norfolk, Virginia; served Old Dominion University ODU in the History Department (1950-1963) and was Dean of Students (1963-1968); successfully ran for Congress and served as Representative to Virginia's Second Congressional District (1968-1987); after serving in Congress he returned to ODU to teach in the Political Science Department; Kaufman Lecturer in Public Affairs; retired from Old Dominion University in May 2020 at the age of 95; wife Jennette "Janie" F. Whitehurst died March 6, 2009) - https://dc.lib.odu.edu/digital/collection/oralhistory/id/422 - https://ww1.odu.edu/about/odu-publications/monarch-magazine/issue/summer-2020/whitehurst - https://ww1.odu.edu/news/news-archive/2009/03/JanieWhitehurstWi_14866 - https://ww1.odu.edu/pols-geog/political
- found: H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Inc. website, May 13, 2023:(Jennette "Janie" F. Whitehurst; born January 1, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts; died at Harbor's Edge in Norfolk on March 6, 2009; 83 years old; daughter of the late William H. and Esther S. Franks; raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts; bachelor's in math from Wheaton College (1946); married her husband in 1946, a union that lasted for over sixty-two she taught math at Old Dominion University and at Norfolk Academy in both the lower and upper schools; she also served as her husband's legislative assistant during his last years in the U. S. House of Representatives; she was a chairperson of the Church Council at Ghent United Methodist Church; past president of the board of Lee's Friends and later an honorary board member; president of the board of Early Works, Inc.; founder and first president of the Friends of the Norfolk Juvenile Court, Inc.; founding president of the Zoo, the Virginia Zoological Society; member of the Board of Trustees of Cape Henry Collegiate School; one of the founders of Harbor's Edge and a member of the Board of the Fort Norfolk Retirement Community; she was also a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants and the Plymouth Antiquarian Society; while her husband was in Congress she wrote a book, The other side of the House : a cookbook and survival manual in which she related her life as the wife of a Congressman and shared her favorite recipes; memorial donations may be made to the Ghent United Methodist Church Organ Fund, 531 Raleigh Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507, or to the G. William and Jennette F. Whitehurst History Scholarship at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529; she is survived by her husband, G. William Whitehurst; a daughter, Frances (Mrs. Peter Clark); a son, Cal; two grandsons; and a great grandson) - https://www.hdoliver.com/obituaries/Jennette-Franks-Whitehurst?obId=2018980
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Change Notes
- 1983-01-12: new
- 2023-05-23: revised
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