J. Lindsay Almond Jr.
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| Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | |
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In office October 23, 1962 – March 1, 1973 |
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| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Ambrose O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Jack Miller |
| 58th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 11, 1958 – January 13, 1962 |
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| Lieutenant | Allie Stephens |
| Preceded by | Thomas Stanley |
| Succeeded by | Albertis Harrison |
| 26th Attorney General of Virginia | |
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In office February 11, 1948 – August 28, 1957 |
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| Governor |
William Tuck John Battle Thomas Stanley |
| Preceded by | Harvey Apperson |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Patty |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district |
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In office January 22, 1946 – April 17, 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Clifton Woodrum |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Burton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Lindsay Almond Jr. June 15, 1898 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 1986 (aged 87) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Burial Park Roanoke, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Minter |
| Alma mater |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University University of Virginia |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917–1918 |
| Rank | Private |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
James Lindsay Almond Jr. (June 15, 1898 – April 15, 1986) was a United States federal judge and politician. He served as the 58th Governor of Virginia from 1958 until 1962, and was the last governor of Virginia to have been born in the 19th century.
Almond was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Orange County, Virginia. Almond attended Virginia Tech and served as a private in the Students Army Training Corps in 1917 and 1918 in World War I. Then, he taught school in Locust Grove, Orange County, Virginia. He served as a high school principal and earned an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1923.
Almond was assistant commonwealth attorney of Roanoke, Virginia from 1930 to 1933 and was a state court judge to the Hustings Court of Roanoke from 1933 to 1945. He was then elected to the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district, serving in the 79th and 80th Congresses.
Almond resigned his Congressional seat in 1948, when he was elected Attorney General of Virginia. He argued the state's case for segregation of public schools before the United States Supreme Court in the case of Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which was consolidated with Brown v. Board of Education. Virginia lost both in 1954 and 1955.
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