E. Almer Ames Jr.
E. Almer Ames Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 11, 1956 – January 10, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | V. Alfred Etheridge |
| Succeeded by | William E. Fears |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Almer Ames Jr. January 22, 1903 Onley, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1987 (aged 84) Nassawadox, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Johnson Melson
(m. 1936) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | |
| Profession |
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Edward Almer Ames Jr. (January 22, 1903 – May 19, 1987) was a Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia General Assembly representing Virginia's Eastern shore between 1956 and 1968. A member of the Byrd Organization, Ames was also a member of the new legislative Boatwright Committee which investigated the NAACP as part of the Massive Resistance to racial integration vowed by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.