Benjamin Muse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Benjamin Muse

Member of the Senate of Virginia, newspaper publisher

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1898

Place of Birth: Durham, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 04-May-1986

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Benjamin Muse

  • Benjamin Muse (April 17, 1898 – May 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, soldier, diplomat, newspaper publisher, author and politician.
  • He briefly who served as a member of the Virginia Senate (switching allegiances from the Democratic to the Republican Party and was defeated when he ran as an Independent for the Petersburg, Virginia seat; he resigned as a result of that switch).
  • In 1941 Muse, running as the Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia, lost overwhelmingly to Democrat Colgate Darden, a member of the state's Byrd Organization.
  • Later, Muse lived in Manassas, Virginia, from where he opposed and chronicled the Massive Resistance crisis fostered by U.S.
  • Senator Harry F.
  • Byrd and Richmond newspaperman James J.
  • Kilpatrick as they fomented opposition to the United States Supreme Court decisions in Brown v.
  • Board of Education which overturned racial segregation in public schools.

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