Colgate Darden
American congressman and governor of Virginia (1897-1981) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician aligned with the Byrd Organization who served as U.S. Representative from Virginia, 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).
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The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Virginia is named for him.
