Frederick MacDonald Quayle (February 16, 1936 – November 24, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer.

Political career

Quayle served in the

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and was a

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. Quayle represented the 13th District in the

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. His district included parts of the cities of

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, Hopewell,

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Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, all of Surry County and parts of

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and

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counties. Quayle was first elected in 1991, and was reelected four consecutive times. Quayle sat on the following committees: Courts of Justice, Education and Health, Finance, Rules, and Local Government, for which he is the Chair. In November 2007, Quayle defeated his Democratic opponent,

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, by an 18 percent margin. He didn't stand for reelection in 2011 partly due to redistricting.

Early life and education

Quayle was born in

Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and as such has no county. As of the 2020 census, the population was 94,324. It is the 9th most populous city in Virginia and the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as ...

and graduated from Suffolk High School in 1954. He earned a B.A. in economics at the University of Virginia in 1959, where he was an accomplished lacrosse player and a member of the now defunct

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fraternity. Quayle studied law at T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond and earned his LL.B. in 1966.

Personal life

Quayle lived in Suffolk and served in the

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Reserves. He also taught

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with ...

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. He married Brenda Lee Smith in 1977, with whom he had four children. He died on November 24, 2018, from a short illness.

References

External links

* Official Senate of Virginia Page
Senator Frederick M. Quayle

RichmondSunlight Legislative Tracking Site

Senator Frederick M. Quayle Personal Website

Project Vote Smart - Senator Frederick MacDonald Quayle (VA)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Frederick M Quayle
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Washington Post - Senate District 13 Race November 6, 2007 Election Results by County/City
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