Pippa, Thomas William Ozlin (12 July 1884-15 July 1944) was an attorney and served in the House of Delegates from Lunenburg County from 1918 to 1930. In 1926 Governor Harry Flood Byrd engineered Ozlin's election as Speaker of the House in order to guarantee a smooth progress of his legislative program through the assembly. Ozlin retired as Speaker and from the assembly in 1930. In 1933 Ozlin became a judge of the State Corporation Commission and remained in that office until his death. A loyal supporter of Harry Byrd and a good legislative tactician, he served Byrd's organization well and faithfully and by the end of the 1930s believed that he had earned the organization's support for governor, but Byrd supported Colgate Whitehead Darden for the 1941 nomination. Deeply embittered, Ozlin joined the opposition, rightly feeling that he had been used and cast aside when no longer useful. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us -----Original Message----- From: Pippa Holloway [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 09 April, 2002 5:15 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Rep. Ozlin? Can anyone tell me anything about Rep. Ozlin who served in the General Assembly in the early 1920s? Was this Thomas W. Ozlin? And what district did he represent? Any other interesting info is always welcome. Thanks Pippa Holloway To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html