Benjamin Muse

Benjamin Muse
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 8, 1936  September 11, 1936
Preceded by Robert Gilliam, Jr.
Succeeded by Morton G. Goode
Personal details
Born Benjamin Muse
(1898-04-17)April 17, 1898
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died May 4, 1986(1986-05-04) (aged 88)
Reston, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Republican
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 1936)
Spouse(s) Beatriz de Regil
Alma mater Trinity College
George Washington University
Military service
Allegiance  United Kingdom
 United States
Service/branch British Army
United States Army
Years of service 1917–1919
1942–1944
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit King's Royal Rifle Corps
Adjutant General's Corps
Battles/wars First World War
Second World War

Benjamin Muse (April 17, 1898 – May 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate. He was elected as a Democrat to represent the state's 8th district in 1935 but resigned and switched parties nine months into his term.[1] His split was the result of opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

Muse was the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia in 1941. He lost in the general election to Colgate Darden. Later in life he was the author of The American Negro Revolution: From Nonviolence to Black Power, 1963-1967 (1968).

References

External links

Benjamin Muse at Find a Grave


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