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Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr.

Member From: 1930 - 1932

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  • Birth Date: February 11, 1897 Birth Place:Southampton County, Virginia
  • Death Date: June 9, 1981
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Constance Simons DuPont (m. 1927)
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  • Religion: Episcopalian
  • Education: University of Virginia (B.A.) Columbia University, NY (M.A., LL.B.) Oxford University, England
  • Military Service: World War I
  • Occupation/Profession: Attorney
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Episcopal Church United States Naval Academy (board of visitors, 1936) Holder of Carnegie Fellowship in International Law, Oxford University University of Virginia (President, 1947-1959) United States Delegate to United Nations (1955)
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Governor of Virginia (1942-1946) United States House of Representatives (1933-1936; 1939-1942)
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