Joseph T. Deal

Joseph Thomas Deal
Joseph Thomas Deal
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Virginia's 2nd district
	In office; March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by	Edward E. Holland
Succeeded by	Menalcus Lankford
Member of the Virginia Senate; from the 31st district
	In office; January 14, 1920 – March 4, 1921
Preceded by	Earl C. Mathews
Succeeded by	E. Griffith Dodson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk City
	In office; January 12, 1910 – January 10, 1912
Preceded by	William W. Old, Jr.
Succeeded by	Daniel Coleman
Personal details
Born	November 19, 1860; Surry, Virginia
Died	March 7, 1942 (aged 81); Norfolk, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute
Profession	civil engineer, businessman

Joseph Thomas Deal (November 19, 1860 – March 7, 1942) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Biography

Born near Surry, Virginia, Deal attended the public schools. He was graduated from Virginia Military Institute at Lexington in 1882. He engaged in civil engineering and lumber manufacturing in Surry County, Virginia in 1883. He moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in 1891. He served as chairman of the Improvement Board of Norfolk in 1905–1910. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1908. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the period 1910–1912. He served in the Senate of Virginia in 1919.

Deal was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. He resumed his activities in the lumber business until his death in Norfolk, Virginia, on March 7, 1942. He was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Elections

1920; Deal was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives defeating Republican Menalcus Lankford and Independent Colin F. Munro, winning 73.59% of the vote.
1922; Deal was re-elected defeating Republicans P.S. Stephenson and W.W. Foreman, winning 86.54% of the vote.
1924; Deal was re-elected defeating Republican Lankford, winning 65.75% of the vote.
1926; Deal was re-elected defeating Republican L.S. Parsons, winning 65.41% of the vote.
1928; Deal was defeated for re-election by Republican Lankford.

Sources

United States Congress. "Joseph T. Deal (id: D000169)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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External links

Joseph T. Deal at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Edward E. Holland	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1929–1933	Succeeded by Menalcus Lankford

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