Joseph Dupuy Eggleston

Joseph Dupuy Eggleston II
14th President of
Hampden-Sydney College
In office
1919–1939
7th President of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
In office
July 1, 1913 – July 1, 1919
Preceded byPaul Brandon Barringer
Succeeded byJulian Ashby Burruss
Personal details
Born(1867-11-13)November 13, 1867
Prince Edward County, Virginia
DiedMarch 13, 1953(1953-03-13) (aged 85)
Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
SpouseJulia Johnson
Alma materHampden-Sydney College

Joseph Dupuy Eggleston II (November 13, 1867 – March 15, 1953) was an American educator, the seventh president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech), and the 14th president of Hampden-Sydney College. Eggleston also served as a public school teacher and administrator and as the chief of the Division of Rural Education for the United States Bureau of Education.[1]

  1. ^ "President Joseph Dupuy Eggleston". Virginia Tech Special Collections. 1998-07-30. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2020-04-21.