Nicholas County
West Virginia
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Nicholas County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nicholas County
Index to Locations
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John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910) —
also known as John D. Alderson —
of Nicholas (now Summersville), Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas Court House, Va. (now Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.), November
29, 1854.
Son of Joseph Allen Alderson (1821-1876) and Mary Susanna (Duffy)
Alderson (1831-1896).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1889-95;
defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1900,
1904,
1908;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1901-02.
Died in Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., December
5, 1910 (age 56 years, 6
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Carl Edwin Gainer, Sr. (1915-2006) —
also known as Carl E. Gainer —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., January
19, 1915.
Son of Marvin James Gainer and Pearle (Poling) Gainer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
principal; oil
distributor; president, WVAR radio
station; owner, Richwood Television
Cable Co.; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1959-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Richwood Area Medical
Center, Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
16, 2006 (age 91 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park.
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John Marshall Wolverton (1872-1944) —
also known as John M. Wolverton —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Bigbend, Calhoun
County, W.Va., January
31, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1925-27, 1929-31;
defeated, 1926, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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