▁involved ▁in ▁campus ▁politics ▁and ▁spe ar head ed ▁Lewis ▁F . ▁Pow ell , ▁Jr .' s ▁winning ▁bid ▁for ▁student ▁body ▁president . ▁Per row ▁received ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁Duke ▁University . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Per row ▁married ▁K atherine ▁Du ane ▁Wing field ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁Du ane ▁Pay ne ▁( M rs . ▁W ist ar ▁Pal mer ▁N ellig an ), ▁Mos by ▁Gar land ▁Per row ▁III , ▁and ▁Edmund ▁Wing field ▁Per row . ▁The ▁Per row ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Fort ▁Hill ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg ▁and ▁at ▁Sta un ton ▁View ▁Farm ▁in ▁Campbell ▁County , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Career ▁Per row ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Per row ▁and ▁Rosen berger . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁Memorial ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁several ▁private ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁belonged ▁to ▁various ▁civ ic ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁Lyn ch burg ▁area . ▁ ▁He ▁enjoyed ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁his ▁farm ▁over looking ▁the ▁Sta un ton ▁River ▁raising ▁cro ps , ▁h ogs , ▁and ▁briefly , ▁black ▁ang us . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Senate ▁Per row ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Senate ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Sen atorial ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁served ▁continu ously ▁until