Harry Lee MAYNARD, Congress, VA (1861-1922)

MAYNARD, Harry Lee, a Representative from Virginia; born in Portsmouth, Va., June 8, 1861; attended the common schools of Norfolk County; was graduated from the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg in 1880; engaged in the real estate business and the promotion of public utilities; member of the State house of delegates in 1889 and 1890; served in the State senate 1893-1901; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910; moved to New York City and engaged in the insurance and real estate business; died in Fort Totten, N.Y., October 23, 1922; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present