predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
richard w. west t. parker host , sr. 11 november 1961 beulahville , virginia , united states newport news , virginia , united states mayor of newport news 9 august 1894 1936 b. g. james -lrb- politician -rrb-
 1940 b. g. james
b. g. james -lrb- politician -rrb-

`` for b. g. james , the wrestler : see brian girard james '' basil gordon james -lrb- august 9 , 1894 -- november 11 , 1961 -rrb- was the mayor of newport news , virginia from 1936 to 1940 .
he was married to grace dickenson .
he died in newport news in 1961 .
his wife died in 1989 .
