Thomas N. Downing

Thomas N. Downing

Thomas Nelms Downing (February 1, 1919 – October 23, 2001) was a lawyer, politician, and Democratic Congressman from ushr|Virginia|1| for nine terms.

Downing was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. He attended Newport News High School, and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1940. After serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, he attended and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1948. He practiced as a lawyer, as well as a substitute judge of the municipal court of Warwick, Virginia.

In 1958 he was elected as a Democrat to Congress and was re-elected eight times, before declining to run in 1976.

Downing was a strong believer that there was a conspiracy and cover up in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pushed for re-opening investigations, and chaired the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

He died from the complications of intestinal surgery at the age of 82, and is interred in Peninsula Memorial Park Cemetery, Newport News, Va.

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