Archie D. Dabney
Archie D. Dabney | ||
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Dabney, ca. 1913 |
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Councilmen of the Common Council
Charlottesville City Council |
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Electoral District | Fourth Ward | |
Term Start | September 1, 1904 | |
Term End | 1904 | |
Preceded by | G. W. Olivier | |
Succeeded by | J. P. Ellington | |
Commonwealth's Attorney
City of Charlottesville |
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Term Start | 1904 | |
Term End | 1911 | |
Corporate Court Judge
City of Charlottesville |
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Term Start | 1912 | |
Term End | 1955 | |
Biographical Information
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Date of birth | 1879 | |
Date of death | 1955 | |
Place of birth | Albemarle County, Virginia | |
Place of death | Charlottesville, Virginia | |
Spouse | Lilian W. Funkhouser Dabney | |
Alma mater | University of Virginia | |
Profession | Court Judge |
Archie D. Dabney (1879-1955) was appointed Charlottesville’s Corporate Court Judge in 1912, a position he held for forty years.
Bio
Archibald Douglas Dabney was born in Albemarle County, the son of University law professor Walter D. Dabney. He attended law school at the University of Virginia, elected on June 14, 1904 to the Common Council on Charlottesville’s City Council, serving until later that year when he became Commonwealth’s Attorney at 25. On February 2, 1912 he was appointed Charlottesville’s Corporate Court Judge, a position he held for forty years. In 1913, Dabney became the first President of the Chamber Board of Directors; today’s Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, with Mr. E. C. McCarthy serving as Chamber Secretary.[1]
Married to Lilian W. Funkhouser Dabney (1888-1955)
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- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Personalities, The Daily Progress, Thursday December 16, 1937