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A. S. Priddy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County
In office
December 6, 1899 – December 4, 1901
Preceded by William C. Carrington
Succeeded by Henry C. Rice
In office
December 6, 1893 – December 4, 1895
Preceded by John D. Shepperson
Succeeded byHenry C. Rice
Personal details
Born
Albert Sidney Priddy

(1865-12-07)December 7, 1865
Charlotte, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1925(1925-01-13) (aged 59)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
SpouseMamie Hardy
Education College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore

Albert Sidney Priddy (December 7, 1865 – January 13, 1925) was an American physician and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County. A proponent of eugenics and compulsory sterilization, Priddy was instrumental in the founding of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded and served as its first superintendent. [1] It was in this capacity that he was named as defendant in the case Buck v. Priddy. The case was later renamed Buck v. Bell after his death in 1925 and made it to the Supreme Court of the United States.

References

  1. ^ "Epileptic Colony Chief Succumbs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 14, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A. S. Priddy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County
In office
December 6, 1899 – December 4, 1901
Preceded by William C. Carrington
Succeeded by Henry C. Rice
In office
December 6, 1893 – December 4, 1895
Preceded by John D. Shepperson
Succeeded byHenry C. Rice
Personal details
Born
Albert Sidney Priddy

(1865-12-07)December 7, 1865
Charlotte, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1925(1925-01-13) (aged 59)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political party Democratic
SpouseMamie Hardy
Education College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore

Albert Sidney Priddy (December 7, 1865 – January 13, 1925) was an American physician and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County. A proponent of eugenics and compulsory sterilization, Priddy was instrumental in the founding of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded and served as its first superintendent. [1] It was in this capacity that he was named as defendant in the case Buck v. Priddy. The case was later renamed Buck v. Bell after his death in 1925 and made it to the Supreme Court of the United States.

References

  1. ^ "Epileptic Colony Chief Succumbs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 14, 1925. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.



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