William Dandridge Haden

W. Dan Haden
Haden, ca. 1930
Councilman Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	At-large (citywide)
Term Start	September 1, 1930
Term End	August 31, 1934
Preceded by	John R. Morris
Succeeded by	W. Dan Haden
President (Mayor) Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	Elected by the council
Term Start	1934
Term End	1936
President (Mayor) Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	Elected the council
Term Start	1936
Term End	1938
President (Mayor) Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	Elected by the council
Term Start	1940
Term End	1942
Preceded by	George T. Huff
Councilman Charlottesville City Council
Term Start	1930
Term End	1942
Succeeded by	Roscoe S. Adams, Sr.
Biographical Information
Date of birth	October 16, 1879
Place of birth	Fluvanna County, Virginia
Spouse	Sallie Cameron (Pugh) Haden
Children	4 Sallie H. Llewellyn P. Dr. W. D. Haden Jr. Elizabeth Catherine
Residence	Charlottesville, Virginia
Alma mater	University of Virginia Johns Hopkins University
Profession	Physician Businessman Civic leader

William Dandridge Haden (October 16, 1879 – April 8, 1945), commonly known as W. Dan Haden, was an American physician, businessman, and civic leader in Charlottesville, Virginia. A member of the Charlottesville City Council from 1930 to 1942, Haden served three terms as president of the council (mayor). He was also a member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors and president of the National Bank and Trust Company.

City Council

Haden was elected to the City Council in the 1930 election and took office on September 1, 1930. Two years later, he was chosen vice-president of the council. In September 1934, he was elected president of the council (mayor) by his fellow council members. At the conclusion of his two-year term, he was re-elected for an additional two years.

In the fall of 1940, Haden again served on the city council and was named mayor by the council, succeeding George T. Huff. In total, Haden served twelve years on the governing body, then known as the city commission.

Haden was the son of Eldridge G. Haden, who had served as a popularly elected mayor of Charlottesville in the early twentieth century.

Shortly before the United States entered World War II, Governor James H. Price appointed Haden to the Northern Virginia Regional Defense Council.

Business interests

Among Dr. Haden’s business interests were the presidency of the National Bank & Trust Company, vice presidency of the Monticello Hotel, and a directorship in the Jefferson-Lafayette Theaters. He was connected with numerous other local enterprises.

Other civic activities

Haden served as president of Martha Jefferson Hospital, treasurer of the Virginia Cancer Foundation, and treasurer of the Charlottesville Salvation Army. He was also a member of the Farmington Country Club.

In 1945, he was appointed to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors by Governor Colgate Darden.

Early life, family, and death

Haden was born in Fluvanna County to Elbridge George Haden and Martha Douglas (Early) Haden. He received his medical education at the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University and practiced medicine in Charlottesville for more than twenty years. In 1933, he retired from medical practice to become president of the National Bank & Trust Company.

Haden died at the University of Virginia Hospital on April 8, 1945. According to his obituary in The Daily Progress, he was survived by his wife, Sallie Cameron (Pugh) Haden, and four children: Sallie Haden Yon, Elizabeth Haden Smith, Dr. W. Dan Haden Jr. of Washington, D.C., and Llewellyn P. Haden of Charlottesville. Burial was in Monticello Memorial Park, Albemarle County.