About A. S. Priddy
Lived 1865 – 1925 (aged 59). A. S. Priddy was an American politician.
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. 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.
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Who was A. S. Priddy?
American physician and politician
When was A. S. Priddy born?
A. S. Priddy was born on 7 December 1865.
When did A. S. Priddy die?
A. S. Priddy died on 13 January 1925.
What was A. S. Priddy's occupation?
A. S. Priddy was a politician.
What nationality was A. S. Priddy?
A. S. Priddy was American.
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