Joseph Dupuy Eggleston
| Joseph Dupuy Eggleston II | |
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| 27th President of Hampden-Sydney College |
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In office 1919–1939 |
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| 7th President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute | |
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In office July 1, 1913 – July 1, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Brandon Barringer |
| Succeeded by | Julian Ashby Burruss |
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November 13, 1867 Prince Edward County, Virginia |
| Died | March 13, 1953 (aged 85) Hampden-Sydney, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Johnson |
| Alma mater | Hampden-Sydney College |
Joseph DuPuy Eggleston II (November 13, 1867 – March 15, 1953) was an American educator, the seventh president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and the 27th 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.
Eggleston attended Prince Edward Academy in Prince Edward County, Virginia and then Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1886; he later received a Master's Degree.
Eggleston married Julia Johnson in Farmville, Virginia on December 18, 1895. The couple had two children: Elizabeth Carrington Eggleston and Joseph DuPuy Eggleston, III.
Dr. Eggleston became an enthusiast of Prince Edward County, Virginia history and family genealogy. His sizeable collection of notes and research on many Southside (Virginia) families can be viewed at the library of the Virginia Historical Society.
From 1886 until 1889, Eggleston served as a public school teacher in Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina. In 1891 Eggleston began teaching high school in Asheville, North Carolina; Eggleston continued teaching highschool until 1893 when he became superintendent of the public schools in Asheville. Eggleston continued in this position until 1900. Two years later Eggleston was appointed as the editor and secretary of the Bureau of Information and Publicity of the Southern Education Board at the University of Tennessee. In this position, Eggleston was "charged with studying education conditions with the goal of improving social, economic, and cultural circumstances in the South by improving the quality of education throughout the region." In 1903 Eggleston returned to Prince Edward County, Virginia to serve as the superintendent of schools. In 1905 Eggleston became the first elected State Superintendent of Virginia public schools, a position he held from 1906 until 1012. Eggleston then briefly served as chief of the Division of Rural Education in the U.S. Bureau of Education from January to July 1913 before accepting the presidency of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
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