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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell, Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Charles Brooks Smith (1844-1899) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
24, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1878-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1890-91.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
7, 1899 (age 55 years, 286
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Glen B. Gainer, Jr. (1927-2009) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 4,
1927.
Son of Glen B. Gainer, Sr. and Nettie Elizabeth (Smith) Gainer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1968-70; West
Virginia state auditor, 1977-93.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., September
8, 2009 (age 82 years, 66
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Spencer K. Creel (b. 1896) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Freeport, Wirt
County, W.Va., April 27,
1896.
Son of John A. Creel and Isabella (Foutty) Creel.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1939-40,
1943-64, 1967-70; defeated, 1934, 1940; resigned 1970; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1952-54.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Farm
Bureau.
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1823.
Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1855; state court
judge in Virginia, 1861; Governor of
West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 19,
1896 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Johnson Newlon Camden (1828-1908) —
also known as Johnson N. Camden —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 6,
1828.
Democrat. Candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1868, 1872; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1876,
1888,
1904;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1881-87, 1893-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1888-92.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 25,
1908 (age 80 years, 50
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr. (1874-1916) —
also known as Hunter H. Moss, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 26,
1874.
Republican. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1913-16; died in
office 1916.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in 1916
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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John B. Easton (1880-1961) —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., September
28, 1880.
Son of William Easton and Anna (Lynch) Easton.
Republican. President,
West Virginia Federation of Labor, 1924; Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1928.
Died December
20, 1961 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens.
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Peter Godwin Van Winkle (1808-1872) —
also known as Peter G. Van Winkle —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1808.
Delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1863; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1863-69.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 15,
1872 (age 63 years, 221
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Jacob Beeson Jackson (1829-1893) —
also known as Jacob B. Jackson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born April 6,
1829.
Son of John
Jay Jackson and Emma (Beeson) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1875-76; mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1879; Governor of
West Virginia, 1881-85.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
11, 1893 (age 64 years, 249
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March 18,
1820.
Son of James Stevenson and Elizabeth (Erskine) Stevenson.
Republican. Cabinetmaker;
farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1864,
1872;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Jay Jackson, Jr. (1824-1907) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August 4,
1824.
Son of Emma (Beeson) Jackson and John
Jay Jackson.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1851-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1861-64; U.S.
District Judge for West Virginia, 1864-1901; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Virginia, 1901-05.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
1, 1907 (age 83 years, 28
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Fryall Snodgrass (1804-1854) —
of Virginia.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 2,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died in
office 1854.
Died suddenly, while arguing a
case in court, in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 5,
1854 (age 50 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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James Monroe Jackson (1825-1901) —
also known as James M. Jackson —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
3, 1825.
Son of Emma (Beeson) Jackson and John
Jay Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1870-71; delegate to
West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; circuit
judge in West Virginia, 1873-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1889-90; criminal
court judge in West Virginia, 1891-1901.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., February
14, 1901 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Son of John
George Jackson.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Milton P. Amiss (1813-1888) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in 1813.
Mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1861-62.
Died in 1888
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Allen C. Murdoch —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Mayor
of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1929, 1934.
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Daniel Rowell Neal —
of Virginia.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1856-60.
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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