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• Fleming Newman Alderson (b. 1884) — also known as Fleming N. Alderson — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va., January 8, 1884. Son of John Duffy Alderson and Eugenia Adaline (Rader) Alderson; married, June 8, 1921, to Rebecca Wigton. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1924. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Moose; Rotary; Delta Chi; Phi Kappa Psi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jon Amores (b. 1964) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., September 16, 1964. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97. Catholic. Member, American Arbitration Association; American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 1997.
  
  
• Wilson Anderson (b. 1906) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., August 25, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1957-60; defeated, 1954; treasurer of West Virginia Republican Party, 1967. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 21, 1914. Son of F. S. Armistead and Anne Aileen (Akers) Armistead; married, April 6, 1938, to Betty Sue Baker. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1959-60, 1965-68. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Sons of the Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Died in 1997. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Arnold (b. 1884) — of Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va., September 20, 1884. Son of Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold; married, June 26, 1918, to Mabel Helen Shook. Republican. Lawyer; Mineral County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-12, 1921-25; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1926-34; candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 21st Judicial Circuit, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Pi Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James L. Arnold (b. 1927) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., April 4, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Va., July 9, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1940; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., November 26, 1915. Son of Carl George Bachmann. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60; defeated, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; Delta Psi; Sigma Nu Phi. Died in 1983. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Tom T. Baker (1908-1963) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., March 31, 1908. Son of Rawlins M. Baker and Lady (Taylor) Baker; married, February 3, 1934, to Betty Chadwick. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963; defeated, 1956; died in office 1963. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in 1963. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., December 8, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53; resigned 1953; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Civitan; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 12, 2002. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Ralph J. Bean (b. 1912) — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va., December 15, 1912. Son of Murray A. Bean and Katherine (Hedrick) Bean; married, January 8, 1938, to Carrie Rosetta Muntzing. Democrat. Lawyer; Hardy County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-44; chair of Hardy County Democratic Party, 1937-44, 1946-49, 1955; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1945-60. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• George F. Beneke (1914-2001) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., January 19, 1914. Son of George C. Beneke and Nada C. (Peterson) Beneke; married, April 1, 1947, to Sarah E. Emblen. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56, 1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974. Lutheran. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died September 11, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thornton Granville Berry, Jr. (b. 1904) — also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Sutton, Braxton County, W.Va., December 13, 1904. Son of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry; married, June 5, 1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) — also known as B. Randolph Bias — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., December 20, 1875. Son of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married 1901 to Clothilde Gaujot. Republican. School teacher; postmaster; newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis; Phi Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Si Boettner — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 18, 1943. Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married, June 22, 1968, to Catherine Frerotte. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sierra Club; Exchange Club; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1989.
  
  
• Ivor F. Boiarsky (1920-1971) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 7, 1920. Son of Mose Boiarsky and Rae D. Boiarsky; married, December 23, 1948, to Barbara Faith Polan. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-71; defeated, 1952; died in office 1971. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) — also known as Herbert S. Boreman — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va., September 21, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1954-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Rotary. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., March 26, 1982. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Franklin Marion Brand (b. 1880) — also known as Frank M. Brand — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Monongalia County, W.Va., March 13, 1880. Son of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand; married, November 12, 1910, to Myrtle O. Core. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1954. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William T. Brotherton, Jr. (b. 1926) — also known as W. T. Brotherton, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 17, 1926. Son of W. T. Brotherton and Kathryn (Slack) Brotherton; married, June 17, 1950, to Ann Jourdan Caskey. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Lions; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1987.
  
  
• Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) — also known as Chauncey Browning — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Chauncey, Logan County, W.Va., May 15, 1903. Son of Ballard F. Browning and Mary E. (Curry) Browning; married, February 4, 1929, to Evelyn Mahone; father of Chauncey H. Browning, Jr.. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Logan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952; died in office 1971. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Kappa Sigma. Died June 24, 1971. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. (b. 1934) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 21, 1934. Son of Chauncey H. Browning. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968; elected unopposed 1980. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Robert W. Burk, Jr. (1939-1994) — of Vienna, Wood County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 16, 1939. Son of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January 30, 1962, to Susan Coddington. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County 1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969; appointed 1986; died in office 1994; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Elks; Jaycees; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died November 20, 1994. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harry Green Camper, Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 22, 1924. Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Carmine J. Cann (b. 1930) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., July 27, 1930. Son of James Cann and Antoinette (Oliverio) Cann; married to Florence Chico. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1961-68. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) — also known as H. Truman Chafin — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born July 10, 1945. Son of Tom C. Chafin and Hazel Marie Chafin. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000, 2004 (alternate). Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Elks; Moose; Pi Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• John N. Charnock, Jr. (b. 1929) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., September 17, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Nu. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• 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 in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., January 8, 1866. Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley; married, July 14, 1892, to Bertie Ison Martin. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; 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 Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Rotary; Union League; Woodmen; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu. Died October 21, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John E. Crynock (b. 1917) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., February 8, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1957-58; defeated, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2003.
  
  
• James Hornor Davis II (b. 1904) — also known as J. Hornor Davis II — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 29, 1904. Father of James Hornor Davis III. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36, 1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for mayor of Charleston, W.Va., 1935; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Elks; Lions; Rotary; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Theta Delta Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia T. McDonald (died 1900); married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel (died 1943); first cousin of Cyrus Roberts Vance. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955. Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
  • See also Davis-Vance family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known as Joseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., August 11, 1914. Son of Richard Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland; married 1939 to Virgina Christopher. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Winchester, Va., January 28, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Paul Douglas Farr (b. 1910) — also known as P. Douglas Farr — of West Union, Doddridge County, W.Va. Born in Standard, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 31, 1910. Son of Arthur G. Farr and Daisy (Carlin) Farr. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1941-44, 1949-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Carl Bennett Galbraith (b. 1903) — also known as Carl B. Galbraith — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., July 26, 1903. Married, February 14, 1941, to Mary Jane Moore. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36; appointed 1935; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles H. Haden II (1937-2004) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., April 16, 1937. Son of Charles H. Haden and Beatrice (Costolo) Haden. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1963-64; defeated, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1968; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1969-72; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1972-75; appointed 1972; resigned 1975; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1975-2002. Member, American Bar Association. The Charles H. Haden II Professorship of Law at West Virginia University is named for him. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 20, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) — also known as Elizabeth V. Hallanan — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 10, 1925. Daughter of Walter Simms Hallanan; married to Harold "Kenny" Kennison (divorced). Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957; defeated, 1954; resigned 1957; candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1958; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1984-96. Female. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Altrusa; Pi Beta Phi. Died, from complications of emphysema, in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 8, 2004. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David G. Hanlon (b. 1935) — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Ritchie County, W.Va., June 23, 1935. Son of O. G. Hanlon and Janet (Wilson) Hanlon; married, March 17, 1976, to Carole Blaney. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; chair of Ritchie County Democratic Party, 1975; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Frank Cruise Haymond (1887-1972) — also known as Frank C. Haymond — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., April 13, 1887. Son of William Stanley Haymond and Agnes Cruise Haymond; married 1922 to Susan Watson Arnett. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit, 1939-45; appointed 1939; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1945-72; appointed 1945; died in office 1972. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose. Died June 10, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Judith A. Herndon (1941-1980) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Ohio County, W.Va., June 5, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1970-74; appointed 1970; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1974-80; appointed 1974; died in office 1980. Female. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 19, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Everett Leon Hogsett (b. 1879) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., March 31, 1879. Son of James Samuel Hogsett and Alice (Wolfe) Hogsett; married, February 10, 1901, to Cora Alice Greene. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; superintendent of schools; director and counsel, Huntington Realty Corporation; chair of Cabell County Republican Party, 1928-34; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died April 24, 1966. Interment at Elkview Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  
  
• Paul J. Kaufman (b. 1920) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 16, 1920. Son of Sydney J. Kaufman and Sylvia (Miller) Kaufman; married, May 31, 1951, to Rose Jean Levinson; father of Tod Joseph Kaufman. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Tod Joseph Kaufman (b. 1952) — also known as Tod J. Kaufman — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 15, 1952. Son of Paul J. Kaufman and Rose Jean (Levinson) Kaufman; married to Barry Lyn Baer. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel to State Senate Majority Leader William Moreland, 1981; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982; state coordinator, Gary Hart for President, 1984, 1988. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1988.
  
  
• Edward D. Knight, Jr. (b. 1922) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 29, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-54, 1959-63. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1963.
  
  
• Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) — also known as Arthur B. Koontz — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., January 29, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1920; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) — also known as H. G. Kump — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire County, W.Va., October 31, 1877. Son of Benjamin Franklin Kump and Margaret Frances (Rudolph) Kump; married, October 9, 1907, to Edna Scott. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; president, Citizens National Bank of Elkins; Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920; mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Died February 14, 1962. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 2, 1943. Son of Samuel Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic; married, April 24, 1971, to Leslie Andrew Wiley. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Carney Milton Layne (b. 1878) — also known as Carney M. Layne — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Crown City, Gallia County, Ohio, March 2, 1878. Son of William M. Layne and Nancy E. (Trusdell) Layne; married, November 21, 1916, to Alice M. Lanahan; father of Carney Milton Layne, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915-16; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Delta Tau Delta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John A. Lile (b. 1897) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in University, Charlottesville, Va., December 3, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Elks; Rotary; Delta Psi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) — also known as Carl S. Lloyd — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waverly, Wood County, W.Va., March 13, 1894. Son of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas E. Loehr (b. 1949) — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born December 7, 1949. Married to Linda Henthorn. Democrat. Lawyer; accountant; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; West Virginia state treasurer, 1989. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1989.
  
  
• William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) — also known as William T. Lovins — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., August 27, 1887. Son of J. H. Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married 1925 to Grace Huff. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Redmen; Delta Theta Phi. Died December 12, 1957. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Marshall (b. 1881) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., July 28, 1881. Son of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married, January 25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936 (alternate). Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Navy League; Elks; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence Eugene Martin, Jr. (b. 1909) — also known as Clarence E. Martin, Jr. — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., September 10, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1951-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Elliott E. Maynard — Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Lawyer; Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1981-84; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Rotary. Still living as of 2007.
  
  
• Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) — also known as Clarence W. Meadows — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., February 11, 1904. Son of Isadore Meadows and Ida (Williams) Meadows; married, April 27, 1935, to Nancy Ryals Massie. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32; Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Moose; Rotary; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died September 12, 1961. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., March 16, 1913. Son of Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats; married, November 13, 1948, to Irene Jenney Swiger. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and director, Ritchie Telephone Company; treasurer and director, West Virginia Insurance Company; Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74, 7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Moose; Delta Sigma Rho. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. (b. 1923) — also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. — of Glen Dale, Marshall County, W.Va.; Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., April 16, 1923. Son of Arch A. Moore and Genevieve Jones Moore; father of Shelley Moore Capito. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69; defeated, 1954; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960, 1972; member of Republican National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1978. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Beeler Station, Marshall County, W.Va., April 29, 1885. Son of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April 15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore (died 1938). Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12, 1919-24, 1939-48. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Watterson Nesbitt (b. 1870) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., April 4, 1870. Son of Thomas Wilson Nesbitt and Rebecca (Watterson) Nesbitt; married, October 20, 1897, to Della M. Goodwin; father of Russell Goodwin Nesbitt. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1905-13. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) — also known as William S. O'Brien — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Audra, Barbour County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 8, 1862. Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien; married, October 14, 1896, to Emma White; father of Daniel Pitt O'Brien. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit, 1913-20; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29; defeated, 1928; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va., August 10, 1948. Interment at Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joseph Allen Overton, Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 17, 1921. Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15, 1943, to Bette Crosswhite. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining Congress. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Phi Kappa Psi. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Prunty Town, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan (died 1919). Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 20, 1933. Son of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74; defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia Republican state chair, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Alfred D. Preston (b. 1873) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., May 1, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Edmund Price (b. 1848) — also known as George E. Price — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 9, 1848. Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price; married, June 12, 1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president, Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) — of District of Columbia. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 3, 1929. Grandson of George Anderson Revercomb; son of William Chapman Revercomb and Sara Venable Hughes Revercomb. Lawyer; superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in office 1993. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of cancer, at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1993. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Revercomb family of West Virginia
  
  
• 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; married to Sara Venable Hughes; father of George Hughes 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; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 6, 1979. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  • See also Revercomb family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert M. Richardson (b. 1917) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 1, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1953-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Theta Chi. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• James B. Riley (1894-1958) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born July 26, 1894. Son of T. S. Riley and Minnie B. Riley; married 1925 to Frances Wood. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-36; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-58; died in office 1958. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 29, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) — also known as J. Robert Rogers — of Madison, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Logan County, W.Va., February 6, 1940. Son of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October 22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda Loftis. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 2005.
  
  
• Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) — also known as A. C. Schiffler — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., August 10, 1889. Republican. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45; defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., March 27, 1970. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George H. Seibert, Jr. (b. 1913) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., February 27, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74, 3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1980. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• Whitney North Seymour, Jr. (b. 1923) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., July 7, 1923. Son of Whitney North Seymour and Lola (Vickers) Seymour. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1966-68; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1970-73. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., December 19, 1904. Republican. FBI agent; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• W. Bernard Smith (b. 1930) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Logan, Logan County, W.Va., September 7, 1930. Son of B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith; married to DeLena A. Powell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1969-72; removed 1972. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Expelled from West Virginia State Senate, January 27, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  
  
• Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) — also known as Melvin C. Snyder — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Albright, Preston County, W.Va., October 29, 1898. Son of Allison Wirt Snyder and Laura (Jenkins) Snyder; married, July 13, 1925, to Mabel Price. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit, 1953-71. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., August 5, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harley Orrin Staggers, Jr. (b. 1951) — also known as Harley O. Staggers, Jr. — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1951. Son of Mary Casey Staggers and Harley Orrin Staggers. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1980-82; appointed 1980; resigned 1982; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93. Member, American Bar Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also Staggers family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Oneida, Scott County, Tenn., August 21, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76); defeated, 1958. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; United Commercial Travelers. Still living as of 1976.
  
  
• James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) — also known as James K. Thomas — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 23, 1902. Son of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 16, 1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) — also known as A. Garnett Thompson — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Lawson, Ray County, Mo., August 11, 1892. Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November 6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Bank of Dunbar; director, radio station WTIP; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-69. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Sigma. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Callie Tsapis (b. 1923) — of Chester, Hancock County, W.Va.; Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va., April 26, 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-59; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1959-64, 1967-68. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Grange. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) — also known as Cyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 27, 1917. First cousin of John William Davis. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 12, 2002. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Davis-Vance family of West Virginia
  • Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, Cyrus Vance
  
  
• George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va., September 6, 1871. Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson. Democrat. Telegraph operator; manager, telegraph office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee; delegate to