Frank Stacy Tavenner (April 25, 1866 – December 7, 1950) was an American

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the state's 10th district. His son

Frank S. Tavenner Jr. Frank S. Tavenner Jr. (1895–1964) was a Virginia lawyer who was U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia, along with other high-profile government legal positions, particularly as chief counsel to the House Un-American Activities Com ...

went on to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and was a lawyer for the

House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloy ...

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* * 1866 births 1950 deaths Democratic Party Virginia state senators People from Accomac, Virginia 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Virginia politicians {{Virginia-politician-stub