Gerald Lee Baliles (July 8, 1940 – October 29, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 65th Governor of Virginia from 1986 to 1990. He was the state's Attorney General from 1982 to 1985 and was in the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]
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Gerald Baliles |
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January 18, 1986 – January 13, 1990 |
| Lieutenant | Douglas Wilder |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Robb |
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| Succeeded by | Douglas Wilder |
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In office
August 9, 1988 – August 1, 1989 |
| Preceded by | John H. Sununu |
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| Succeeded by | Terry Branstad |
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January 16, 1982 – June 30, 1985 |
| Governor | Chuck Robb |
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| Preceded by | Marshall Coleman |
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| Succeeded by | William Broaddus |
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January 14, 1976 – January 13, 1982 |
| Preceded by | Howard Carwile |
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| Succeeded by | C. Hardaway Marks |
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| Born | Gerald Lee Baliles
(1940-07-08)July 8, 1940
Stuart, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Died | October 29, 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 79)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Cause of death | Pulmonary fibrosis caused by kidney cancer |
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| Political party | Democratic |
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| Spouse(s) |
Jeannie Patterson
(m. 1965 ; div. 1996 )
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| Education | Wesleyan University (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB) |
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Baliles died on October 29, 2019 under hospice care in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 79.[2] He had kidney cancer and pulmonary fibrosis at the time of his death.[3]
