Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr. (January 26, 1927 – October 16, 2021) was an

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. From 1982 to 2010 he served in the

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, representing the 55th district in the

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suburbs of

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, in and around

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. On January 26, 2009, Hargrove announced that he would not run for reelection.

Death penalty

Hargrove supported expansion of the death penalty early in his career. Beginning in 2001, he began introducing annual bills to abolish or restrict the death penalty, saying that life without parole was a sufficient and cheaper alternative.

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Delegate Frank Hargrove; Virginia House of Delegates
(Constituent/campaign website)

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* * * 1927 births 2021 deaths Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia Tech alumni People from Hanover County, Virginia United States Army Air Forces soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II 21st-century American legislators 21st-century Virginia politicians {{Virginia-delegate-stub