Joseph Collier Hutcheson
Joseph Collier Hutcheson (July 23, 1906 – February 14, 1972) was a Virginia lawyer and member of the Virginia General Assembly representing Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg Counties as a state Senator from 1958 until months before his death in 1972. A member of the Byrd Organization, Hutcheson opposed racial integration and was active in the Massive Resistance vowed by U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education.
Joseph Collier Hutcheson | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Seventh district | |
| In office January 8, 1958 – January 11, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Albertis Harrison |
| Succeeded by | James T. Edmunds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 23, 1906 Boydton, Virginia, US |
| Died | February 14, 1972 Lawrenceville, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lawrenceville, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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