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Elliott Northcott (1869-1946) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 26,
1869.
Son of Robert Saunders Northcott (Civil War general) and Mary
(Cunningham) Northcott.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1900-08; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1904-08; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-09,
1922-27; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1909-10; Nicaragua, 1911; Venezuela, 1911-13; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1927-39.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Arcadia, DeSoto
County, Fla., January
3, 1946 (age 76 years, 252
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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James Anthony Hughes (1861-1930) —
also known as J. A. Hughes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Corunna, Ontario,
February
27, 1861.
Son of James W. Hughes and Ellen Hughes.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1901-15, 1927-30 (4th District
1901-03, 5th District 1903-15, 4th District 1927-30); died in office
1930.
Died in a sanitarium
at Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, March 2,
1930 (age 69 years, 3
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864) —
of Virginia.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
10, 1830.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1857-61; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded in the Battle of Cloyds Mountain, and died near Dublin,
Pulaski
County, Va., May 21,
1864 (age 33 years, 193
days).
Original interment at New
Dublin Presbyterian Cemetery, Dublin, Va.; reinterment at Spring
Hill Cemetery.
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William Elmer Neal (1875-1959) —
also known as Will E. Neal —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Proctorville, Lawrence
County, Ohio, October
14, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
chair
of Cabell County Republican Party, 1917; mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1925-28; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1953-55, 1957-59;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., November
12, 1959 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Brooks Hoard (1805-1886) —
also known as Charles B. Hoard —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., June 5,
1805.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1838; Jefferson
County Clerk, 1844-46; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1857-61.
Died in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., November
20, 1886 (age 81 years, 168
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Eustace Gibson (1842-1900) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., October
4, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1867-68; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1877;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1883-87.
Died in Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., December
10, 1900 (age 58 years, 67
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph S. Miller (1848-1922) —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Barboursville, Cabell
County, W.Va., August
17, 1848.
Democrat. West
Virginia state auditor, 1877-85.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1922 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Peter Cline Buffington (1814-1875) —
also known as Peter C. Buffington —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
22, 1814.
Son of William Buffington (1787-1858) and Nancy (Scales) Buffington.
Mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1871-74.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April 18,
1875 (age 60 years, 208
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Edward Stanard Buffington (1847-1929) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born August
11, 1847.
Son of Peter
Cline Buffington and Eliza Jane (Stanard) Buffington.
Mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1879-80.
Died February
24, 1929 (age 81 years, 197
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Frederick George Louis Beuhring (1791-1859) —
also known as Frederick G. L. Beuhring; F. G. L.
Beuhring; Frederik Georg Ludwig Bürhing —
of Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Scharmbeck, Germany,
March
31, 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1822-23, 1829-30, 1835-36, 1844.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died, of consumption (tuberculosis),
in Cabell
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 27,
1859 (age 68 years, 88
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Patrick H. McCullough (1816-1892) —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., July 12,
1816.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1883.
Died in Cabell
County, W.Va., May 30,
1892 (age 75 years, 323
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Simms (1846-1906) —
also known as Henry C. Simms —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha County, Va. (part now in Putnam
County, W.Va.), June 10,
1846.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1876.
Died in Cabell
County, W.Va., December
6, 1906 (age 60 years, 179
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Hope Harvey (1844-1929) —
also known as Thomas H. Harvey —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born May 24,
1844.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1881.
Died May 7,
1929 (age 84 years, 348
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born August 1,
1891.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929;
defeated, 1950.
Died December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) —
also known as Henry D. Hatfield —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Sydney, Logan
County, W.Va., September
15, 1875.
Son of Elias Hatfield and Elizabeth (Chafin) Hatfield.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1909-12; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1911; Governor of
West Virginia, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1932,
1944,
1948,
1952;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia
Republican State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Medical
Association.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
23, 1962 (age 87 years, 38
days).
Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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Hubert Summers Ellis (1887-1959) —
also known as Hubert S. Ellis —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., July 6,
1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1943-49;
defeated, 1948, 1950.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
3, 1959 (age 72 years, 150
days).
Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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John L. Conner (d. 1963) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1917-18;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1920.
Died in Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
28, 1963.
Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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Don Chafin —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Worked as bodyguard for his cousin, a professional
boxer; Logan
County Sheriff; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924,
1928.
Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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Relatives:
Cousin of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983; boxing champion). |
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Charles Graves Rhodes (1885-1944) —
also known as Charles G. Rhodes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 23,
1885.
Son of Isom Clark Rhodes and Mary Jane (Wolfe) Rhodes.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-40.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
27, 1944 (age 59 years, 66
days).
Interment at Woodmere Memorial Park.
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