John N. Dalton

Infobox Governor
name= John Nichols Dalton


imagesize = 200px
order= 63rd
office= Governor of Virginia
term_start= January 14, 1978
term_end= January 16, 1982
lieutenant= Chuck Robb
predecessor= Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
successor= Chuck Robb
order2= 32nd
office2= Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
term_start2=January 12, 1974
term_end2=January 14, 1978
governor2=Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
predecessor2=Henry Howell
successor2=Chuck Robb
birth_date= July 11, 1931
birth_place= Emporia, Virginia
death_date= July 30, 1986
death_place=
party= Republican
profession=lawyer, politician
spouse=Edwina Jeanette Panzer
children=4
religion=Baptist
footnotes=

John Nichols Dalton (July 11, 1931ndash July 30, 1986) was a Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Virginia from 1978 to 1982. Born in Emporia, Virginia, Dalton also served in both houses of the General Assembly and as Lieutenant Governor. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the University of Virginia Law School. As governor, he pursued policies of limited government. He also settled the federal lawsuit on the desegregation of Virginia's institutions of higher education.

Dalton Intermediate School, in Radford, Virginia, is named after the former governor.

Dalton was the adopted son of Ted Dalton, who was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1953 and 1957, and his son-in-law, Steve Baril, sought the 2005 Republican nomination for attorney general of Virginia.

Although a non-smoker, Dalton died at age 55 of lung cancer.

References

[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDB163EF932A05754C0A960948260&sec=&spon= John Dalton, 55, Dies; Ex-Virginia Governor] , New York Times, July 31, 1986
[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=fls&GRid=11358747&FLid=12024029&FLgrid=11358747& Obituary] , from Richmond Times-Dispatch
[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=ac38224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Virginia Governor John Nichols Dalton] , National Governors Association
[http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/govcon/dalton_about.htm John N. Dalton, 1978-1982] , UVa Cooper Center
[http://www.coopercenter.org/publications/sitefiles/vanl/vanl0800.pdf The Legacy of Governor Dalton] by John Chichester