Virginius Dabney
| Virginius Dabney | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1901 Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Died | December 28, 1995 (aged 94) Richmond, Virginia |
| Occupation | Teacher, journalist, writer, editor |
| Spouse(s) | Douglas Harrison Chelf (1923 - 1994, her death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Richard Heath Dabney (father) Lily Heth Davis Dabney (mother) |
Virginius Dabney (February 8, 1901 – December 28, 1995) was a US teacher, journalist, writer, and editor. He was the editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch from 1936 to 1969 and author of several historical books. He won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1948 due in part to his opposition to the poll tax.
Virginius Dabney was born on February 8, 1901 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where his father, Richard Heath Dabney, was a professor of history. His mother was a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and his father was the son of a Confederate veteran. He was educated at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and at the University of Virginia, where he was a brother in the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (Eta chapter). He resided at the Dabney-Thompson House until his father sold that home in 1907.
After teaching for a year at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, in 1922, he went to work in Richmond, Virginia as a journalist at the The Richmond News Leader, which was then edited by Douglas S. Freeman. During this period he was also Virginia correspondent for the Baltimore Evening Sun, where he came to the attention of H.L. Mencken. In 1928, he left The News Leader for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, where he became Chief Editorial Writer in 1934, and editor in 1936. During his time with the Richmond Times-Dispatch Dabney also served as the Upper South correspondent for the New York Times.
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