Harold M. Burrows
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 Harold Melville Burrows Jr. |
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Member
Virginia House of Delegates |
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| Electoral District | City of Charlottesville | |
| Term Start | 1960 | |
| Term End | 1960 | |
Biographical Information
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| Date of birth | December 24, 1924 Washington, NC |
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| Date of death | September 20, 2014 (aged 89) Richmond, VA Hollywood Cemetery |
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| Spouse | Barbara Blades Tyson Burrows | |
| Children | Virginia Waring Harold Melville Burrows III |
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| Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.S., Commerce) | |
| Profession | Stockbroker Tennis Player |
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| Religion | Episcopalian | |
Harold M. Burrows (December 24, 1924 - September 20, 2014) was a Charlottesville Stockbroker and avid tennis player. He represented Charlottesville in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1960.
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Military Service: USAAF (World War II)
Memberships/Affiliations: St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Charlottesville), St. Lukes Episcopal Church (Hot Springs), St. Stephens (Richmond), Delta Kappa Epsilon, Farmington Country Club, International Lawn Tennis Club since 1950, former member of the Boar's Head Sports Club, Richmond Tennis Patrons Association, Tennis Opportunities Program, West End Rotary Club
Awards: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1990), Middle Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame, and Capital City Tennis Hall of Fame
Conflict with City Council
In July 1959, Burrows won the Democratic primary for the seat in the House of Delegates. City Councilors R.M. Davis and Sol M. Weinberg supported a candidate William R. Hill. Hill lost. Burrows may have taken that to mean that they had lost the support of Charlottesville voters. He introduced several bills in the 1960 General Assembly that would have altered the city's charter to switch to a ward system, to have mayors be elected by popular vote, to require a referendum before annexation and to hold a referendum before beginning an urban renewal project. [1]
Burrows had been asked to serve on the Municipal Facilities Committee but declined to serve. [2]
References
- ↑ Print: Change in Election Meets Disapproval, , Daily Progress, Lindsay family January 5, 1960, Page .
- ↑ Print: Weinberg Rebukes Burrows for Proposed Charter Bills, Staff Reports, Daily Progress, Lindsay family January 28, 1960, Page .