Background
Delano, Robert Barnes was born on July 8, 1924 in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. Son of Randolph O. and Bernice (Barnes) Delano.
farmer federation administrator
Delano, Robert Barnes was born on July 8, 1924 in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. Son of Randolph O. and Bernice (Barnes) Delano.
Bachelor of Science in Animal Husbandry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1944.
Engaged in farming, since 1946. President Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., Richmond, 1962-1980, 86—. Vice president American Farm Bureau Federation, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1976-1980, president, 1980-1986, board directors, 1967-1976.
President Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, 1975-1980. Board directors Dominion National Bank, Richmond. President Richmond County Farm Bureau, 1955-1957.
Member Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, 1970-1976, Governor's Commission Industry of Agriculture, President's and Governor's trade missions to foreign countries, 1968. United States private sector representative General Agreement of Tariff and Trades, Geneva, 1982.
Vice president Robert E. Lee council Boy Scouts American, 1970-1974. Deacon Warsaw Baptist Church. Member board directors Rappahannock Community College Foundation, 1986.
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Member Alpha Zeta, Alpha Gamma Rho. Clubs: Block and Bridle.
Married Martha Webb, August 21, 1948. Children: Susan Webb, Robert Barnes.