Thomas McCarty Moncure Jr. (born June 9, 1951) is a Virginia

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and Republican politician who served part-time as a member of the

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, representing his native Fredericksburg between 1982 and 1988, initially along with all of Stafford County, Virginia, but later with only parts of Stafford County as well as parts of

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Early and family life

Born in

Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg wi ...

to lawyer Thomas McCarty Moncure (1920-2009) and his wife, Harriet Spangler, Tom Moncure graduated from the

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with a B.A. in English. He later received a M.A. in history from

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. He served in the U.S. Army reserves, achieving the rank of Captain with the military police.

Career

Moncure was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1979. While in private legal practice for a decade, as discussed below he also served part-time in the Virginia General Assembly, as had his grandfather, Frank P. Moncure (1889-1969) -- but as a Republican rather than as a conservative Democrat as was the elder Moncure. From 1989 until 1991, Moncure was assistant counsel to the

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before resuming his public service career. In 1981, Moncure defeated four-term Democratic delegate Lewis P. Fickett Jr., winning 54.5% of the vote. He ran unopposed in the 1982 and 1985 elections, and easily defeated his Independent opponent in 1983. His district was initially numbered the 20th and titled "Stafford County and Fredericksburg" but by the 1982 election it was renumbered the 53rd and included parts of

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and Fauquier Counties as well as Fredericksburg. His successor was fellow Republican

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, now the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. In November 1991, Moncure was elected Clerk of Stafford County, and served until January 2002. Beginning in 2002 Moncure served as senior counsel to

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Jerry Kilgore and Judith Jagdmann. He is also a member of the Virginia Code Commission. Since 2006, he has been University Counsel for George Mason University.

References

1951 births Living people Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia lawyers Politicians from Fredericksburg, Virginia Virginia Military Institute alumni Moncure family {{Virginia-delegate-stub