Elbert Lee Trinkle

Elbert Lee Trinkle
49th Governor of Virginia
In office February 1, 1922 – February 1, 1926
Lieutenant	Junius E. West
Preceded by	Westmoreland Davis
Succeeded by	Harry F. Byrd
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 5th district
In office January 12, 1916 – January 11, 1922
Preceded by	Alexander G. Crockett
Succeeded by	John H. Crockett
Personal details
Born	Elbert Lee Trinkle March 12, 1876 Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 25, 1939 (aged 63) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	East End Cemetery Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Helen Ball Sexton (m. 1914)
Alma mater	Hampden–Sydney College University of Virginia
Religion	Presbyterian

Elbert Lee Trinkle (March 12, 1876 – November 25, 1939) was an American politician who served as the 49th Governor of Virginia from 1922 to 1926.

Biography

On March 12, 1876, Trinkle was born in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, as the youngest son of the prominent Trinkle family. After graduating from Hampden–Sydney College, he studied law at the University of Virginia, where he was manager of the Virginia Glee Club,^[1] and later opened a Wytheville law practice.

Trinkle served as the chairman and an elector of the Democratic Party in 1916. He served two terms in the Virginia Senate before his election as governor. Trinkle also acted as a delegate for Virginia to the Democratic National Convention in 1924 and 1928. On November 25, 1939, he died in Richmond, Virginia and was interred in East End Cemetery in Wytheville. Trinkle Hall (formally known as Trinkle Library) on the campus of the University of Mary Washington and Trinkle Hall on the campus of the College of William and Mary are both named in his honor, as he helped secure funding to construct the buildings. Trinkle Hall on the Radford University campus is also named for him.

Election

1921; Trinkle was elected Governor of Virginia with 64.6% of the vote over Republican Henry W. Anderson and Black-and-tan Republican John Mitchell, Jr.

References

1. Corks and Curls 11. 1898. pp. 190–191.

External links

Media related to Elbert Lee Trinkle at Wikimedia Commons

• National Governors Association

Elbert Lee Trinkle at Find a Grave