Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1939 – March 1, 1941
Preceded by
Norman R. Hamilton
Succeeded by
Winder R. Harris
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by
District re-established Menalcus Lankford before district abolished in 1933
Succeeded by
Norman R. Hamilton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's at-large district
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by
District re-established John S. Wise before district abolished in 1885
Succeeded by
District abolished
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk City
In office January 8, 1930 – January 11, 1933
Preceded by
Sarah Lee Fain
Succeeded by
Richard W. Ruffin
18th Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
In office 1946–1947
Preceded by
John Stewart Bryan (1944)
Succeeded by
Alvin Duke Chandler (1962)
Personal details
Born
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr.
(1897-02-11)February 11, 1897 Southampton County, near Franklin, Virginia, U.S.
Died
June 9, 1981(1981-06-09) (aged 84) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place
Beechwood Plantation, Southampton County, Virginia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Constance Simons Du Pont
Children
Colgate, III, Pierre, Irene
Alma mater
University of Virginia (AB) Columbia University (LLB) Oxford University
Profession
Lawyer, Politician, Educator
Awards
French Croix de guerre
Military service
Allegiance
United States France
Branch/service
French Army United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1916-1919
Rank
Lieutenant
Battles/wars
World War I
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (February 11, 1897 – June 9, 1981) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician aligned with the Byrd Organization who served as U.S. Representative from Virginia (1933–37, 1939–41), the 54th Governor of Virginia (1942–46), Chancellor of the College of William and Mary (1946–47), and the third President of the University of Virginia (1947–59). The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia is named for him.
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (February 11, 1897 – June 9, 1981) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician aligned with the Byrd Organization who...
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Representative ColgateDarden was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against former Virginia State Senator Benjamin Muse, a Republican. ColgateDarden, U.S...
In the 1945 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor ColgateDarden, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Lieutenant...
To avoid the trappings of "big-time football", university president ColgateDarden reduced scholarship and recruiting support, argued against joining the...
been independent since 1937, into the conference. Virginia's president ColgateDarden argued fiercely against joining the ACC or any conference, while UVA...
during a fight; though Franklin sent a letter to Virginia Governor ColgateDarden urging him to commute the sentence to life imprisonment, Waller was...
sports were very competitive as well. However, the administration of ColgateDarden de-emphasized athletics, defunding the department and declining to join...
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candidate for Governor of Virginia, lost overwhelmingly to Democrat ColgateDarden, a member of the state's Byrd Organization. Later, Muse lived in Manassas...
also made a private appeal on Waller's behalf to Virginia Governor ColgateDarden. Though the campaign won several postponements of the sentence, Waller...
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Price 1938 1942 James Hubert Price 52 Constance Simons Du Pont Darden 1942 1946 ColgateDarden 53 Eva Ellis Lovelace Dillard Tuck 1946 1950 William M. Tuck...
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United States
France
United States Marine Corps