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537:Virginia Senator for the 30th District
502:Virginia Senator for the 33rd District
469:Virginia Senator for the 36th District
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429:German and German-Jewish Immigrants
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1142:20th-century Virginia politicians
1137:Lawyers from Alexandria, Virginia
1132:20th-century American legislators
415:Obituary of Leroy S. Bendheim,
1127:Deaths from cancer in Virginia
1107:Mayors of Alexandria, Virginia
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364:George Washington University
324:George Washington University
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530:multimember district
495:multimember district
348:Alexandria, Virginia
215:Marshall J. Beverley
192:Alexandria, Virginia
478:District eliminated
462:Armistead L. Boothe
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16:American politician
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453:Senate of Virginia
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210:Preceded by
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1091:Categories
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867:Buckingham
674:Marsteller
649:Fitzgerald
541:1972–1976
506:1966–1972
473:1964–1966
404:References
387:Republican
330:Profession
319:Alma mater
287:Democratic
255:Alexandria
248:1906-02-12
872:L. Taylor
728:1801–1846
719:Alexander
679:J. Taylor
619:Hendricks
602:1780–1801
592:Mayors of
366:in 1929.
200:In office
190:Mayor of
159:In office
148:from the
106:In office
95:from the
51:In office
40:from the
1056:P. Ticer
1026:Bendheim
1021:Beverley
996:E. Ticer
976:W. Smoot
948:J. Smoot
895:McKenzie
765:Thompson
699:Thompson
376:Democrat
333:Attorney
310:(father)
259:Virginia
152:district
99:district
44:district
1046:Beatley
1036:Beatley
1011:Wilkins
1006:Ruffner
1001:Davison
961:Simpson
957:Strauss
953:Downham
943:Beckham
929:Johnson
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910:Berkley
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830:Snowden
810:Roberts
800:Roberts
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624:Herbert
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1061:Donley
1016:Backus
991:Pierce
986:Duncan
971:Fisher
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925:Kemper
915:Latham
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885:Massey
862:Veitch
851:After
840:Eaches
770:Powell
750:Slacum
740:Taylor
714:Peyton
709:Dundas
704:Peyton
694:Dundas
684:Ramsay
669:Hunter
659:Ramsay
654:Hunter
629:Conway
301:Parent
293:Spouse
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981:Jones
938:Smith
890:Price
805:Mason
795:Neale
780:Simms
745:Smith
689:Mease
664:Mease
644:Arell
634:Keith
396:Death
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1031:Mann
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880:Wise
876:Muir
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820:Wise
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639:Kirk
614:Hooe
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242:Born
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