Bernard B. Semmes

Bernard Brockenbrough Semmes was a Virginia lawyer and the mayor of Newport [News, Virginia] from September 1, 1912 to September 1, 1916.

Biography

Semmes was born in Lexington, Virginia on September 22, 1864. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and obtained a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He served one term as mayor of Newport News, Virginia, before dying in Newport News in 1917.