Watkins Abbitt Jr.

Watkins Abbitt Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 59th district
In office
January 8, 1986 – January 11, 2012
Preceded by Claude W. Anderson
Succeeded by Matt Fariss
Personal details
Born Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr.
(1944-10-20) October 20, 1944
Appomattox, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Independent
Other political
affiliations		 Democratic (before 2001)
Spouse(s) Madeline I. Ganley
Residence Appomattox County, Virginia
Alma mater Ferrum Junior College
Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation Insurance; real estate

Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (born October 20, 1944) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Abbitt was born in Appomattox, Virginia. He attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, and earned a BS in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.[1] He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1985 and served from 1986 until his retirement in 2012. He did not seek re-election in 2011 and was succeeded by Matt Fariss.

Originally a Democrat, he switched to independent status in 2001. Until 2012, Abbitt represented the 59th district in the Virginia Piedmont, including four counties and parts of three others.[2]

Abbitt and his wife Madeline Ganley reside in Appomattox, Virginia.[1]

Abbitt's father, Watkins Abbitt Sr., was a member of the United States House of Representatives 1948–1973.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Abbitt, Watkins Moorman (1908-1998)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Virginia House of Delegates; Watkins M. Abbitt Jr.
  3. ↑ "Abbitt, Watkins Moorman (1908-1998)". The Political Graveyardaccessdate= November 4, 2012.
  • "Virginia House of Delegates; Watkins M. Abbitt Jr". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  • "Virginia State Board of Elections; Election Information; Election Results". Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  • "Appomattox Delegate Watkins Abbitt will not seek reelection", 5/18/2011
  • "Virginia Public Access Project; Watkins M Abbitt Jr". Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  • The Political Graveyard
  • Project Vote Smart
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