Warren Ballinger French Jr. (April 14, 1923 – November 4, 2021) was an American businessman and politician from Virginia.

[1] He attended Woodstock High School, Massanutten Military Academy, and the University of Virginia.

[1] He was discharged from service in 1946, and returned to the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1947.

[3] In 1972, he received the endorsement of Governor Linwood Holton for reelection as chair, but lost to the more conservative challenger, Richard D.

[4] He married his wife Patricia Hamill Teale, in Silver Spring, Maryland, on September 17, 1949.