Suffolk, VA

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Suffolk, VA

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.suffolk.va.us/

Population:
63677 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1742

County:
Suffolk city

Combined 1974 with the City of Nansemond, which was formerly Nansemond County.

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charlie Byrd Jazz Musician 16-Sep-1925 30-Nov-1999 Brought the Bossa Nova to America

Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Politician 19-Nov-1914 30-Jan-1999 Twice Governor of Virginia

Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Judge 19-Sep-1907 25-Aug-1998 US Supreme Court Justice, 1972-87

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