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Colgate Darden

American congressman and governor of Virginia (1897-1981)
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Colgate Darden
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
February 11, 1897
Date of death
June 9, 1981, June 8, 1981[9]
Place of birth
Franklin
Place of death
Norfolk
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, governor, member of parliament
Position held
United States representative, Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia, Governor of Virginia, member of the Virginia House of Delegates[12][13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Virginia, Columbia Law School[16][17]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[19]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Darden[22]
Given name
Colgate[23]
Military branch
United States Marine Corps[20]
Name in native language
Colgate Darden[27]
Participated in conflict
World War I[21]
Place of burial
Virginia[10]
Political ideology
segregationism[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000030220558
VIAF cluster ID
8928880
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88059190
GND ID
1175998745
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Darden_Colgate_W_1897-1981
FAST ID
232583
Find a Grave memorial ID
8473662
Freebase ID
/m/05nnw0
Geni profile ID
6000000015038775358
NNDB people ID
599/000209969
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
95602
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Political Graveyard politician ID
danielson-darke.html#529.65.67
Rodovid ID
1411430
SNAC ARK ID
w6m32t5c
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10572059
US Congress Bio ID
D000050
United States House of Representatives ID
11891
Virginia House of Delegates ID
8900
WikiTree person ID
Darden-149
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqvXQwGfKW6PbkMX3PvpP
Yale LUX ID
person/8e1f7081-1f79-4287-9439-0c6826729d69

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 2
University of Virginia, Columbia Law School
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Position held 2
Governor of Virginia, United States representative
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Marine Corps
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Franklin
Place of death 1
Norfolk
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

Colgate Darden was born on February 11, 1897[1], in Franklin[2]. He died on June 9, 1981[3], in Norfolk[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and member of parliament[8].

FAQs

Where was Colgate Darden born?

Colgate Darden was born in Franklin[2].

Where did Colgate Darden die?

Colgate Darden died in Norfolk[4].

What did Colgate Darden do for work?

Colgate Darden worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and member of parliament[8].

Where did Colgate Darden go to school?

Colgate Darden was educated at University of Virginia[16] and Columbia Law School[17].

Related Entities

lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . history.house.virginia.gov. history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . history.house.virginia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Irgnetnahkkcuf · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Virginia
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Virginia, Added Place of burial: Virginia from hewiki (details)"
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