Paul S. Trible Jr.

A Representative and Senator from Virginia. Born in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Md. , December 29, 1946. Attended public and private schools in New Orleans, La. , and Clark's Summit, Pa. Graduated, Hampden-Sydney College 1968. Graduated, Washington and Lee Law School, Lexington, Va. , 1971. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1971 and commenced practice in Alexandria. Served as law clerk in the United States District Court for Eastern Virginia 1971-1972. Assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia 1972-1974. Commonwealth's attorney, Essex County, Va. , 1974-1976. Appointed to Virginia Law Enforcement Officers Training and Standards Commission 1976. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976. Reelected to the Ninety-sixth and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1982, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1982, and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1989. Not a candidate for reelection in 1988. President, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, 1996-2022.