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Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. Born February 11, 1897
Franklin, VirginiaDied June 9, 1981 (aged 84)
Norfolk, VirginiaResting place Beechwood Plantation, now Jericho, Southampton County, Va. Nationality American Alma mater University of Virginia
Columbia Law SchoolOccupation Educator Known for US Congressman
Chancellor of the College of William and Mary
President of the University of VirginiaTerm 1947-1959 Predecessor John Lloyd Newcomb Successor Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. (February 11, 1897 - June 9, 1981) was a Democratic Congressman 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 was named for him.
Darden was born on a farm near Franklin, Virginia and served in the French Army and the United States Marine Corps Air Service during World War I. He later attended the University of Virginia, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and graduated in 1922 before going on to Columbia Law School (grad. 1923) and then Oxford University. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1930 to 1933 and a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in 1955. He died in 1981 at his home in Norfolk, Virginia.[1]
As governor, he reorganized Virginia's civil defense, reformed the penal system, and created a pension plan for state employees and teachers.
President of the University of Virginia
Darden was elected president of the University of Virginia in 1947, despite public misgivings from some among the University faculty, who resented his lack of faculty experience, and a portion of the student body, who feared that he planned to abolish the fraternity system at the University. The latter concern had its origin in Darden's actions as Governor of Virginia, where he recommended barring students at the College of William and Mary from living in fraternity or sorority houses on the grounds that it was "undemocratic" and placed undue financial burden on parents. While Darden did not impose similar restrictions at Virginia, he did attempt to implement other measures, such as a ban on first year rushing.[2]
At Virginia, Darden was responsible for the building of the student union building, named Newcomb Hall for his predecessor John Lloyd Newcomb; the establishment of the Judiciary Committee, which handled student misconduct that did not rise to the level of an honor offense; the creation of the graduate school of business administration, named in his memory; and significant improvements to faculty salaries. Upon his retirement, he was presented with the Thomas Jefferson Award and the Raven Award.[3]
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References
- ^ Barbanel, Josh (1981-06-10). "Colgate W. Darden Jr. Dies". New York Times: pp. B6. http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=FA0B1EFF385C0C738DDDAF0894D9484D81. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ^ Dabney, Virginius (1981). Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. pp. 271–274. ISBN 081390904X. http://repo.lib.virginia.edu:18080/fedora/get/uva-lib:178665/uva-lib-bdef:100/getFullView.
- ^ Dabney, 417-418.
Political offices Preceded by
James H. PriceGovernor of Virginia
1942–1946Succeeded by
William M. TuckAcademic offices Preceded by
John Lloyd NewcombPresident of the University of Virginia
1947–1959Succeeded by
Edgar F. Shannon, Jr.Governors of Virginia Henry · Jefferson · Fleming · Nelson · Harrison · Henry · E. Randolph · B. Randolph · H. Lee · Brooke · Wood · Monroe · Page · Cabell · Tyler Sr. · G. Smith · Monroe · G. Smith · P. Randolph · Barbour · Nicholas · Preston · T. Randolph · Pleasants · Tyler Jr. · Giles · J. Floyd · Tazewell · Robertson · Campbell · Gilmer · Patton · Rutherfoord · Gregory · McDowell · W. "EB" Smith · J.B. Floyd · Johnson · Wise · Letcher · W. "EB" Smith · Pierpont · Wells · Walker · Kemper · Holliday · Cameron · F. Lee · McKinney · O'Ferrall · J.H. Tyler · Montague · Swanson · Mann · Stuart · Davis · Trinkle · Byrd · Pollard · Peery · Price · Darden · Tuck · Battle · Stanley · Almond · A. Harrison · Godwin · Holton · Godwin · Dalton · Robb · Baliles · Wilder · Allen · Gilmore · Warner · Kaine · McDonnellChancellors of the College of William & Mary Colonial era Henry Compton (1693–1700) • Thomas Tenison (1700–1707) • Henry Compton (1707–1713) • John Robinson (1714–1721) • William Wake (1721–1729) • Edmund Gibson (1729–1736) • William Wake (1736–1737) • Edmund Gibson (1737–1748) • Thomas Sherlock (1749–1761) • Thomas Hayter (1762) • Charles Wyndham (1762–1763) • Philip Yorke (1764) • Richard Terrick (1764–1776)Post-colonial era George Washington (1788–1799) • Vacant (1800–1858) • John Tyler (1859–1862) • Vacant (1863–1870) • Hugh Blair Grigsby (1871–1881) • Vacant (1882–1941) • John Stewart Bryan (1942–1944) • Vacant (1945) • Colgate Darden (1946–1947) • Vacant (1948–1961) • Alvin Duke Chandler (1962–1974) • Vacant (1975–1985) • Warren E. Burger (1986–1993) • Margaret Thatcher (1993–2000) • Henry Kissinger (2000–2005) • Sandra Day O'Connor (2005–2012) • Robert Gates (2012– )Categories:- 1897 births
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- Columbia Law School alumni
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- University of Virginia
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