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George Wesley Atkinson (1845-1925) —
also known as George W. Atkinson —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 29,
1845.
Son of James Atkinson and Miriam (Rader) Atkinson.
Republican. Postmaster;
lawyer;
West
Virginia Republican state chair, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1890-91; Governor of
West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-05;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925 (age 79 years, 279
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Governor of
Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Cornelius Clarkson Watts (1848-1930) —
also known as Cornelius C. Watts —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born April 23,
1848.
Democrat. West
Virginia state attorney general, 1881-85; U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1886-89, 1893; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1896.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 28,
1930 (age 82 years, 35
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Adam Brown Littlepage (1859-1921) —
also known as Adam B. Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 14,
1859.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1911-13, 1915-19 (3rd District
1911-13, 1915-17, 6th District 1917-19); defeated, 1912.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 29,
1921 (age 62 years, 76
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) —
also known as John H. Hatcher —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Bland, Bland
County, Va., June 29,
1875.
Son of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th
Judicial Circuit, 1921-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died June 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 356
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Holt Gaines (1864-1951) —
also known as Joseph H. Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
3, 1864.
Son of Theophilus Gaines and Ariadne (Stockton) Gaines.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1901-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920,
1924,
1932.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 12,
1951 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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James Henry Brown (1818-1900) —
also known as James H. Brown —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
25, 1818.
Son of Benjamin Brown.
Republican. Judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1863-70.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
28, 1900 (age 81 years, 307
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Philip Snyder (1847-1915) —
also known as Charles P. Snyder —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 9,
1847.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1883-89.
Died in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
21, 1915 (age 68 years, 73
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Augustine Miller (1819-1890) —
also known as Samuel A. Miller —
Born in Shenandoah
County, Va., October
16, 1819.
Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1875.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
19, 1890 (age 71 years, 34
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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Benjamin Wilson Byrne (1820-1903) —
also known as Benjamin W. Byrne —
of Braxton
County, W.Va.; Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 16,
1820.
Son of John B. Byrne and Anne (Haymond) Byrne.
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1873-77; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1883-86.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
12, 1903 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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William Sidney Laidley (1839-1917) —
also known as William S. Laidley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 27,
1839.
Son of John
Osborn Laidley.
Lawyer;
historian;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1872-73.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Son of George
Anderson Revercomb.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va, 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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William Alexander MacCorkle (1857-1930) —
also known as William A. MacCorkle —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., May 7,
1857.
Son of William MacCorkle and Mary (Morrison) MacCorkle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney; Governor of
West Virginia, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1904,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1920,
1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1911-14.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
24, 1930 (age 73 years, 140
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Edward Theodore England (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward T. England; E. T.
England —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Gay, Jackson
County, W.Va., September
28, 1869.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1909-16; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1915; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1917-25; candidate in primary
for Governor of
West Virginia, 1924; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
9, 1934 (age 64 years, 346
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Leonard Sidney Echols (1871-1946) —
also known as Leonard S. Echols —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., October
30, 1871.
Son of George A. Echols and Cartha Grace (Atkins) Echols.
Republican. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-09; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 9,
1946 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Houston Goff Young —
also known as Houston G. Young —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1917-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1942.
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 14,
1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel room
probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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John Thomas Copenhaver (1898-1959) —
also known as John T. Copenhaver —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
2, 1898.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1948;
mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1951-59; died in office 1959.
Died in Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
13, 1959 (age 61 years, 223
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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Grover Cleveland Robertson (1885-1976) —
also known as Grover C. Robertson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kettle, Roane
County, W.Va., August 8,
1885.
Son of George W. Robertson (1843-1923) and Delilah Elizabeth (Melton)
Robertson (1847-1932).
Democrat. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1941-49.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died February
15, 1976 (age 90 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset Memorial Park.
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