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Thomas Bahnson Stanley (July 16, 1890 – July 10, 1970) was an American politician, furniture manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder.
Dec 22, 2021 · Thomas B. Stanley served as governor of Virginia (1954–1958) during the turbulent first years of Massive Resistance to school desegregation. His initial reaction to the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v.
Thomas Bahnson Stanley (July 16, 1890 – July 10, 1970) was an American politician, furniture manufacturer and Holstein cattle breeder. A Democrat and member of the Byrd Organization, Stanley served in a number of different political offices in Virginia, including as the 47th speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and as the Commonwealth's ...
Feb 7, 2023 · Governor Thomas B. Stanley announces a package of Massive Resistance legislation that will become known as the Stanley Plan. Among other things, the plan gives the governor the power to close any schools facing a federal desegregation order.
Stanley was governor of Virginia in the years directly after Brown v. Board of Education. Originally moderate in his stance, Stanley caved to pressure from the Byrd Organization and others that strongly opposed desegregation, creating the committee that would draft Virginia’s response to Brown.
Thomas B. Stanley, Sr. (b.1890 d.1970) was a bookkeeper, banker, manufacturer, congressman, and governor of Virginia during his prolific 80 years. He founded Stanley Furniture Company in 1924, building a 150,000 square-foot plant in Henry County.
Thomas Bahnson Stanley (16 July 1890-10 July 1970) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-VA 5) from 5 November 1946 to 3 February 1953 (succeeding Thomas G. Burch and preceding William M. Tuck) and Governor of Virginia from 20 January 1954 to 11 January 1958 (succeeding John S...
