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| name = Edgar Finley Shannon Jr.
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| office1= President
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| term_start1 = 1959
| term_end1 = 1974
| preceded1 = [[Colgate Darden]]
| succeeded1 = [[Frank L. Hereford Jr.]]
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| birth_date = June 4, 1918
| date_of_death = August 24, 1997
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| place_of_death = [[Charlottesville]], Virginia
| spouse = Eleanor Shannon
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| alma_mater = Washington and Lee, Harvard
| profession = Educator
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'''Edgar Finley Shannon Jr.''' was the [[University of Virginia]]'s fourth president from 1959 until 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgar F. Shannon Jr.|url=http://www.virginia.edu/carrshill/shannon.html|author=|work=|publisher=University of Virginia|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=August 27, 2012}}</ref>

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==About==
In 1999 Shannon was posthumously honored as one of the [[Daily Progress Distinguished Dozen]] of the twentieth century for his work in the community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distinguished Dozen: All the winners|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/jan/03/distinguished-dozen-all-winners-ar-750461/|author=Daily Progress Staff|work=|publisher=The Daily Progress|location=Charlottesville, Virginia|publishdate=|accessdate=August 17, 2012}}</ref>


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[[Category:Presidents of the University of Virginia]]
[[Category:Washington and Lee University people]]
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[[Category: 1997 deaths]]
[[Category: UVA personnel]]