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Thomas Granville Burch

Democrat Senator of Virginia

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    December 7, 1931 - March 3, 1933

  • Representative

    Virginia

    March 9, 1933 - January 3, 1935

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 5, 1937 - January 3, 1939

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 6, 1943 - January 3, 1945

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 5

    January 3, 1945 - May 31, 1946

  • Senator

    Virginia

    May 31, 1946 - November 5, 1946

9

Congresses Served

8

House Terms

1

Senate Terms

July 3, 1869 (81 years old)

Birthday

March 20, 1951

Death

  • Was a farmer and tobacco manufacturer before entering politics
  • Served as the mayor of Martinsville, Virginia
  • Worked in banking, real estate, and insurance
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1931 and served until 1946
  • Briefly served as a U.S. Senator in 1946 following the death of Carter Glass
  • Married to Mary Ellen Anson in 1903
  • Died of a heart attack in 1951 and was buried in Martinsville
  • Won elections with significant majorities, including unopposed races and victories with over 80% of the vote
  • His career in Congress spanned from representing Virginia’s 5th congressional district to briefly holding an at-large congressional seat, and then back to the 5th district after district re-establishments and abolishments