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Stephen Benton Elkins (1841-1911) —
also known as Stephen B. Elkins —
of Messilla, Dona Ana
County, N.M.; Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1841.
Son of Philip Duncan Elkins and Sarah Pickett (Withers) Elkins.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1864-65; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1867; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1867-70; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1873-77; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1891-93; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1895-1911; died in office 1911.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
4, 1911 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) —
also known as Henry G. Davis —
of Hampshire
County, W.Va.; Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born near Woodstock, Howard
County, Md., November
16, 1823.
Son of Caleb Davis and Louisa (Brown) Davis.
Democrat. Railroad
promoter; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1866;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1869-71; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1871-83; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1904,
1912;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 11,
1916 (age 92 years, 116
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Davis Elkins (1876-1959) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
24, 1876.
Son of Stephen
Benton Elkins and Hallie (Davis) Elkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
banker;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911, 1919-25; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Died in Richmond,
Va., January
5, 1959 (age 82 years, 346
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911) —
also known as Thomas B. Davis —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 25,
1828.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1876-1907; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1899-1900;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905-07.
Died in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., November
26, 1911 (age 83 years, 215
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Joseph French Harding —
also known as French Harding —
of Randolph
County, W.Va.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1887,
1895.
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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