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following graduation from Harvard, vacation home likely gained with this in German and French, an avid
Colgate worked a short time for purchase. tennis player and skier, volunteer
the National Trust for Historic at the National Gallery of Art, and
Preservation prior to employment Already immensely successful, generous donor to the construction
by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1966, Craig Colgate, Jr. founded of the Washington National
(C.I.A.). While an Agent for the Columbia Books. The leading agency Cathedral. She was also a tutor to
C.I.A., between 1947 and 1960, in the publication of information children and enjoyed her garden club.
Colgate was stationed in Chicago, directories, relating to business,
Berlin, and Washington, D.C., government, foundations, lobbying, Barbara Colgate passed away
outside of which he and his wife and associations. Colgate was in August of 2004. Her obituary
purchased a home in the D.C. suburb active president and publisher to mentioned the Western Maryland
of Bethesda in 1951. his company until retirement in the home of her and her late husband,
1980s. Columbia Books continues to which they called “Friends Creek
Following his government be operated out of Bethesda, where Farm”. The Colgate’s daughter, Susan
years with the C.I.A., Colgate it was founded, and is known today Colgate Goldman, recalls, “She
became involved with the Kennedy as Columbia Books & Information [her mother] entertained thousands
Presidential Campaign for the Systems (CBIS). CBIS is now also of people there over the years. She
duration of 1960, of which John F. the parent company to several other always had something going on there
Kennedy successfully won the race subsidiary brands. with a big crowd.”
to become the 35th U.S. President.
Ballads cast, Colgate became An athlete, teacher, veteran, public Craig Colgate, Jr. and his wife
Director of International Trade in servant, politician, businessman, were survived by three children:
1961, and worked for the commerce agriculturist, and member of the Craig Colgate III, Robert Hobart
department through 1966. Also at Washington Metropolitan Club, Colgate, and aforementioned Susan
this time, the junior Craig Colgate Craig Colgate, Jr. died of a heart of New Hampshire, Vermont, and
purchased land sixty miles north of ailment at the age of seventy-nine Massachusetts, at the time of their
Bethesda at Emmitsburg, where he on June 2, 1989. Three years later, mother’s death. Each heir received
long operated a tree farm for hobby. Barbara H. Colgate moved from an interest of the Emmitsburg
Colgate and his wife purchased more her Bethesda home to the District Friend’s Creek property, and in 2005,
land in Emmitsburg in 1972, their of Columbia in 1992. As worldly conveyed the holdings to Friends
as her husband, Barbara was fluent Creek Farm LLC of Middletown.

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