Colgate Darden

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Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. (born February 11, 1897 in Franklin , Virginia , † June 9, 1981 in Norfolk , Virginia) was an American politician and governor of the state of Virginia from 1942 to 1946 . He was twice a member of the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Colgate Darden attended public schools in his home country. He then studied until 1922 at the University of Virginia and then until 1923 at Columbia University in New York , where he studied law. His studies were interrupted by the First World War, in which Darden had participated as a soldier in the French army since 1916. After the United States entered the war, he became a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in the American Air Corps. After his admission to the bar, he began working in this profession in Norfolk.

Darden became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1930 and 1933 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . He then represented his state as a member of Congress between March 4, 1933 and January 3, 1937 . After he failed in the congressional elections of 1936, he had to suspend a term in Congress, to which he returned after his re-election in 1938 between January 3, 1939 and March 1, 1941. That day he resigned because of his proposed candidacy for the governor of Virginia .

Governor of Virginia

After his successful election as governor of his state, Colgate Darden was able to take up his four-year term on January 21, 1942. During his tenure, Virginia's national debt was further reduced. His tenure was overshadowed by the events of World War II , to which Virginia also had to play its part. Specifically, production had to be converted to armaments and, after the end of the war, had to be reduced to civilian needs. Soldiers were drafted and made available to the armed forces. Food and fuel were rationed. After the end of the war, the returning soldiers had to be reintegrated into society and the disabled and the relatives of the dead cared for.

Another résumé

After his tenure ended, Darden succeeded John Lloyd Newcomb as President of the University of Virginia. He held this office between 1947 and 1959. He was also Chancellor of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . In 1955, Darden was a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly .

Colgate Darden died in June 1981. He was married to Contance duPont, with whom he had three children. The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia is named after him.

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  1. ↑ Web presence of the Darden School of Business
personal data
SURNAME Darden, Colgate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Darden, Colgate Whitehead Junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH near Franklin , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1981
Place of death Norfolk , Virginia