Leonard Gaston Muse (January 1, 1897 – November 11, 1994) was a Virginia lawyer and state senator who represented Roanoke between 1936 and 1946.
[1] An independent Democrat who often criticized the Byrd Organization, Muse became involved in the Massive Resistance to racial integration vowed by U.S.
[2] Muse served in World War I, and practiced law and lived with his parents as the Great Depression started.
In 1945, Muse ran in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Virginia, and came in a distant third to both Byrd Democrats (Senator Harry F. Byrd not having announced his choice): Lewis Collins(who won both the primary and general election, and Charles R. Fenwick(who conceded to Collins after he challenged unusual results in court).
Muse nonetheless strongly supported Byrd Democrat John S. Battlefor governor in 1949.