Paul S. Trible, Jr.

Paul S. Trible, Jr.
United States Senator from Virginia
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
Succeeded by	Chuck Robb
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Thomas N. Downing
Succeeded by	Herbert H. Bateman
Personal details
Born	Paul Seward Trible, Jr. (1946-12-29) December 29, 1946 Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Rosemary D. Trible
Alma mater	Hampden-Sydney College Washington and Lee University

Paul Seward Trible, Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is a lawyer and Republican politician from Virginia, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, as in the U.S. Senate for one term. He is currently president of Christopher Newport University.

Education and Early Career

Trible graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. In 1971, he received a Juris Doctor degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law and was soon after admitted to the Virginia Bar. He was a law clerk for a federal judge from 1971 to 1972, and then an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia from 1972 to 1974.

Political Career

In 1973 he was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for Essex County, Virginia, serving from 1974 to 1976. In 1976 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, winning rëelection in 1978 and 1980. In 1982 received the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Harry F. Byrd, Jr., and in November of that year won the seat, defeating Lt. Governor Richard Joseph Davis, Jr. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1983 to 1989, declining to seek rëelection in 1988. He was the early favorite to capture the GOP nomination for governor in 1989, he was challenged in the primary by Marshall Coleman. Coleman won the nomination, but ultimately lost to Democrat L. Douglas Wilder. During the last year of his senate term, Trible served simultaneously as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations. In 1989, between his retirement from the senate, and his run for governor, he was a teaching fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Christopher Newport University

In January, 1996, Trible became the fifth president of Christopher Newport University. The 35 year old institution had recently achieved full university status, and came at a time when the school was undergoing many changes as it evolved from a community college to a university.

In late 2006, CNU’s Board of Visitors announced that a new library and a merit scholarship with a $500.000 endowment would be named in honor of President Trible and his wife in recognition of their leadership and contributions to the university.

Trible also serves on the Council of Presidents of Virginia’s public colleges and universities, as well as Chair of the NCAA Division III President's Council.

Personal life

He is married to Rosemary Dunaway Trible and they have two children, Mary Katherine, who is married to Barrett W. R. Peters, and Paul S. Trible, III. His father was Paul Seward Trible, Sr., the son of George Meredith and Clara (Seward) Trible. His mother was Katherine Schilpp.

Publications

• Trible, Paul. "Colleges Must Get Used to Collaborating With Congress" The Chronicle of Higher Education 15 Jul. 2005: B16.
• Trible, Paul. "Letting Colleges Down" The Washington Post 19 Apr. 2005: A12.

External links

• Paul S. Trible, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography at The Political Graveyard
• Biography at Christopher Newport University
• Christopher Newport University
  • The Paul and Rosemary Trible Library
  • Ferguson Center for the Arts

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas N. Downing	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	Succeeded by Herbert H. Bateman
United States Senate
Preceded by Harry F. Byrd, Jr.	United States Senator (Class 1) from Virginia January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 Served alongside: John W. Warner	Succeeded by Charles S. Robb
Academic offices
Preceded by Anthony R. Santoro	President of Christopher Newport University 1996–present	Succeeded by Incumbent