David Edward Satterfield Jr. (September 11, 1894 – December 27, 1946) was a

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from

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. He took office on November 2, 1937 after a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of

Andrew J. Montague Andrew Jackson Montague (October 3, 1862January 24, 1937; nickname "Jack") was a Virginia lawyer and American politician. He served as the 44th Governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A Democ ...

and was re-elected four additional times before resigning on February 15, 1945 to become the executive director of the Life Insurance Association of America. His son,

David E. Satterfield III David Edward Satterfield III (December 2, 1920 – September 30, 1988) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician who served in eight consecutive terms in U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1965 until 1981). H ...

, later served in the House for 16 years, representing the same district that his father had.

Biography

Satterfield attended Richmond College at the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

, where he was a three-year starter on the basketball team from 1913 to 1916. After graduation, he served as the head coach for the

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basketball team in 1917–1918, compiling a record of 3–6.

Head coaching record

Electoral history

*1937; Satterfield was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed. *1938; Satterfield was re-elected unopposed. *1940; Satterfield was re-elected with 96.87% of the vote, defeating Socialist Winston Dawson. *1942; Satterfield was re-elected unopposed. *1944; Satterfield was re-elected unopposed.

External links

Entry in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satterfield, Dave E. Jr. 1894 births 1946 deaths Politicians from Richmond, Virginia Richmond Spiders men's basketball coaches Richmond Spiders men's basketball players Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 20th-century American politicians American men's basketball players