A. S. Priddy

Albert Sidney Priddy (December 7, 1865 – January 13, 1925) was an American physician and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County. A proponent of eugenics and compulsory sterilization, Priddy was instrumental in the founding of the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded and served as its first superintendent.[1] It was in this capacity that he was named as defendant in the case Buck v. Priddy. The case was later renamed Buck v. Bell after his death in 1925 and made it to the Supreme Court of the United States.

A. S. Priddy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Charlotte County
In office
December 6, 1899  December 4, 1901
Preceded byWilliam C. Carrington
Succeeded byHenry C. Rice
In office
December 6, 1893  December 4, 1895
Preceded byJohn D. Shepperson
Succeeded byHenry C. Rice
Personal details
Born
Albert Sidney Priddy

(1865-12-07)December 7, 1865
Charlotte, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1925(1925-01-13) (aged 59)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMamie Hardy
EducationCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore

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