Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Virginia_Republican_Party
gptkb:Virginia_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-06-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nansemond_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mills_E._Godwin_III
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-01-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Suffolk,_Virginia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Mills_Edwin_Godwin_Jr.
gptkbp:honors gptkb:Mills_E._Godwin_Jr._Memorial_Highway
Induction_into_Virginia_Political_Hall_of_Fame
Mills_E._Godwin_Jr._Library_named_after_him
Mills_E._Godwin_Jr._Middle_School_named_after_him
Virginia_State_University_honorary_degree
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr.
gptkbp:influence Virginia's_economic_policies
Virginia's_educational_policies
Virginia's_transportation_policies
Virginia's_public_health_policies
gptkbp:knownFor Economic development
Education reform
Transportation improvements
gptkbp:legacy Transportation infrastructure improvements
Impact on education policy
Bipartisan cooperation in government
Influence_on_Virginia_politics
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Delegates
gptkb:Virginia_State_Senate
gptkbp:notableEvent Public health initiatives
Economic diversification efforts
Highway construction projects
Higher education funding increase
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Virginia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1950s
1978
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Linwood_Holton
gptkb:Albertis_S._Harrison_Jr.
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:spouse Ruth_Godwin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_N._Dalton
gptkbp:termEnd 1970-01-15
1978-01-17
gptkbp:termStart 1974-01-15
1966-01-17