AKA Herbert Harvell Bateman

Born: 7-Aug-1928
Birthplace: Perquimans County, NC
Died: 11-Sep-2000
Location of death: Leesburg, VA [1]
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican [2]

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2000

Military service: USAF (1951-53, 1st Lt., Korean War)

[2] Switched from the Democratic Party in 1976.

Wife: Laura (one son, one daughter)
Son: Herbert H. Bateman, Jr. (Newport News city councilman)

    High School: Newport News High School, Newport News, VA (1945)
    University: BA, College of William and Mary (1949)
    Teacher: Hampton High School (1949-51)
    Law School: LLB, Georgetown University Law Center (1956)

    US Congressman, Virginia 1st (3-Jan-1983 to 11-Sep-2000, his death)
    Virginia State Senate (1968-83)
    Law Clerk US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit (1956-57)
    American Judicature Society
    American Legion
    Jaycees
    Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
    Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
    Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
    United Way
    Virginia Bar Association 1956
    Risk Factors: Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer

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