John N. Dalton

John Dalton
Dalton in the 1970s
63rd Governor of Virginia
In office January 14, 1978 – January 16, 1982
Lieutenant	Chuck Robb
Preceded by	Mills Godwin
Succeeded by	Chuck Robb
32nd Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
In office January 12, 1974 – January 14, 1978
Governor	Mills Godwin
Preceded by	Henry Howell
Succeeded by	Chuck Robb
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th district
In office January 10, 1973 – December 4, 1973
Preceded by	James Turk
Succeeded by	Madison Marye
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 6th district
In office January 12, 1966 – January 10, 1973
Preceded by	Kenneth Devore
Succeeded by	Ward Teel
Personal details
Born	John Clay Nichols (1931-07-11)July 11, 1931 Emporia, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 30, 1986(1986-07-30) (aged 55) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Eddy Panzer
Children	4
Education	College of William & Mary (BA) University of Virginia (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1954–1956
Rank	First lieutenant

John Nichols Dalton (July 11, 1931 – July 30, 1986) was an American politician who served as the 63rd governor of Virginia, from 1978 to 1982. Dalton won the office with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Democrat Henry E. Howell Jr. and Independent Alan R. Ogden. Dalton had previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.^{[citation needed]}