Bernard B. Semmes
Bernard B. Semmes | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Newport News, Virginia | |
| Preceded by | Maryus Jones |
| Succeeded by | Allan A. Moss |
Bernard Brockenbrough Semmes (1864-1917) was a Virginia lawyer and the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from September 1, 1912 to September 1, 1916.
Biography
[edit]Semmes was born in Lexington, Virginia on September 22, 1864. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and obtained a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He served one term as mayor of Newport News, Virginia, before dying in Newport News in 1917.
References
[edit]- Newman, Harry Wright (2009). The Maryland Semmes and Kindred Families: A Genealogical History of Marmaduke Semme(s), Gent., and His Descendants, Including the Allied Families of Greene, Simpson, Boarman, Matthews, Thompson, Middleton, and Neale. Heritage Books. p. 102. ISBN 9780788423086.
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