Background
Battle, John Stewart was born on July 11, 1890 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States. Son of Review Henry Wilson and Margaret (Stewart) Battle.
Battle, John Stewart was born on July 11, 1890 in New Bern, North Carolina, United States. Son of Review Henry Wilson and Margaret (Stewart) Battle.
Student Wake Forest College. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1913. Doctor of Laws, Hampden-Sydney College (Virginia), U. Richmond, Wake Forest College, William and Mary College.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1913, and began practice, Charlottesville, Virginia. Became member House of Delegates, Virginia General Assembly, 1929. State senator, 1934-1949.
Governor of Virginia, 1950-1954.
Member of law firm Perkins, Battle & Minor, from 1954.
Member Civil Rights Commission, 1959. Served with United States Army, World War I. Member Virginia Bar Association (president 1940-1941), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Mary Jane Lipscomb, June 12, 1918. Children: John Stewart, William Cullen.