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Robert E. R. Huntley (1929 - )

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'''Robert E. R. Huntley''' (1929 &ndash; December 10, 2015) was an American [[Lawyer|attorney]], businessman, retired law professor, and former president of [[Washington and Lee University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlu.edu/x49363.xml|title=Washington and Lee website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214013/http://www.wlu.edu/x49363.xml|archivedate=2011-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Huntley, Robert E.R.|url=http://www.roanoke.com/obituaries/huntley-robert-e-r/article_20b87a5d-89a1-52d0-a764-c273cd2aa4ef.html|accessdate=23 January 2016|agency=Roanoake Times|date=13 December 2015}}</ref>

He graduated from Washington and Lee in 1950 and its law school in 1957. He obtained a master's degree in law from [[Harvard University]] in 1962. He joined the law faculty of Washington and Lee in 1958, and served as its dean from 1967 to 1968. In 1968 he was named president of the university, a post he held for 15 years.

Director of [[Altria]] since: 1976

He practiced law with the [[Richmond, Virginia]], law firm of [[Hunton & Williams]] from 1988 until his retirement in 1995. He also served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of [[Best Products]]. He also served on the board of directors of [[Altria Group]].

Retired lawyer, educator and businessman

==Recognition==

Mr. Huntley retired as counsel to the law firm of [[Hunton & Williams]] in December [[1995]], a position he had held since December [[1988]]. Previously, Mr. Huntley had served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of [[Best Products Co.]], Inc., Professor of Law at Washington and Lee School of Law and President of [[Washington and Lee University]].

Washington and Lee established the endowed Robert E. R. Huntley Professorship in Law in 1988.

The building housing the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee was named Huntley Hall in 2004 in his honor.

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