Kossen Gregory

Kossen Gregory (January 21, 1922 – June 29, 2019) was an American politician, lawyer, educator and businessman from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1953 to 1963. He was a member of the Perrow Commission.

Early life Kossen Gregory was born on January 21, 1922, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Margaret (née Kossen) and Herbert B. Gregory. His father was a justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. He attended Jefferson High School and graduated magna cum laude from Hampden–Sydney College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1942. He trained to be an officer at the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University in Chicago. He was commissioned as an ensign.

Gregory served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, he served on a destroyer in the Atlantic fleet, as an instructor at the Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University and also worked in special services in the Pacific theater. He attained the rank of lieutenant. After the war, he attended the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1948. In 1960, he was a campaign manager in Roanoke for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign.

Personal life Gregory married Sarah Massie Goode, daughter of state senator Morton G. Goode, on June 26, 1943. They had a son and two daughters, Kossen Jr., Elizabeth and Martha.

Gregory died on June 29, 2019, at his home in Roanoke.