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Episcopalian Politicians
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• William Fontaine Alexander (1873-1941) — also known as W. F. Alexander — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Duffields (now Darke), Jefferson County, W.Va., March 19, 1873. Son of William Fontaine Alexander and Ann Catherine (Henkle) Alexander; married, November 29, 1898, to Cicely deG. Woolley. Democrat. Lawyer; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died in 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Daniel Webster Ambrose, Jr. (b. 1896) — also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Pickens, Holmes County, Miss., September 8, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948. Black. Episcopalian. Member, National Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kappa Alpha Psi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John E. Amos (b. 1905) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., July 16, 1905. Son of J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos; married, October 5, 1935, to Mary Edith Johnston. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36, 1939-48; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-67. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Nu. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Larz Anderson (1866-1937) — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Paris, France of American parents, August 15, 1866. Son of Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson and Elizabeth Coles (Kilgour) Anderson; married to Isabel Perkins Anderson (author). Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1912-13. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Society of the Cincinnati. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, W.Va., April 13, 1937. Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Merrill F. Arbogast (1921-1980) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Follansbee, Brooke County, W.Va., April 29, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1947-48. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Eagles; Moose. Died in 1980. 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.
  
  
• Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., February 19, 1872. Son of Braxton D. Avis and Harriet Elizabeth (Wilson) Avis; married, December 6, 1899, to Florence Miriam Atkinson (daughter of George Wesley Atkinson). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916. Episcopalian. Killed by lightning in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 8, 1924. Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ernest L. Bailey — of Matoaka, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Dott, Mercer County, W.Va. Son of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey; married, September 16, 1914, to Minniebelle Atkins. Democrat. Civil engineer; banker; coal business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1948, 1952; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1948; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53. Episcopalian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) — also known as Newton D. Baker — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., December 3, 1871. Son of Newton Diehl Baker and Mary (Dukehart) Baker; married, July 5, 1902, to Elizabeth Leopold. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; U.S. Secretary of War, 1916-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Judicature Society; Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 25, 1937. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Alvin J. Barnhart (b. 1892) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Buffalo, Putnam County, W.Va., June 1, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1931-32; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1935-37; resigned 1937; state court judge in West Virginia, 1937. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Summers County, W.Va., May 1, 1925. Son of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor; married to Margaret Clinebell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school teacher; wholesale beer distributor; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Marine Corps League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. (b. 1892) — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born May 19, 1892. Son of Frank Beckwith; married, August 31, 1935, to Margaret Shannon Denny. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma. 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 M. Bobbitt (b. 1927) — also known as Jack Bobbitt — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., January 20, 1927. Republican. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1967-69; resigned 1969. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1969.
  
  
• Don Booth (b. 1932) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., September 4, 1932. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1959-60; defeated, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Jaycees; Moose; Odd Fellows; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) — also known as J. G. Bradley — of Dundon, Clay County, W.Va. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., September 12, 1881. Grandson of Simon Cameron and Joseph P. Bradley; son of William Hornblower Bradley and Eliza McCormack (Cameron) Bradley; married to Mabel Bayard Warren (granddaughter of Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr.). Republican. Coal mining magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.; organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad; director, Central Iron and Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) — also known as Harry F. Byrd — of Winchester, Va.; Berryville, Clarke County, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., June 10, 1887. Son of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; nephew of Henry De La Warr Flood and Joel West Flood; married, October 7, 1913, to Anne Douglas Beverley; brother of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); father of Harry Flood Byrd, Jr.. Newspaper publisher; fruit farmer; member of Virginia state senate, 1915-25; Virginia Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; Governor of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for President, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; United Commercial Travelers. Died in Berryville, Clarke County, Va., October 20, 1966. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frank L. Campbell (b. 1919) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 14, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1955-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sigma Chi. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Joseph E. Caudle (b. 1945) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, N.C., June 3, 1945. Son of Robert E. Caudle and Marjorie Jeanne (Lyerla) Caudle; married, June 27, 1970, to Paula Jean Butcher. Democrat. Physicist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1975-80. Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1980.
  
  
• W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) — also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., November 26, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1960; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Chi Phi. Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper, 1961-87. Died in 1987. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew L. Clark (b. 1921) — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Mt. Hope, Fayette County, W.Va., May 19, 1921. Democrat. Automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1955-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Rotary; Tau Beta Pi. Still living as of 1958.
  
  
• Harrison Conway (b. 1903) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., July 13, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-56; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1959-60. Episcopalian. Member, Sphinx; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Glen Jean, Fayette County, W.Va., April 15, 1924. Son of Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford; married, May 27, 1947, to Nora Ogg. Democrat. Theater owner; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967; chair of Raleigh County Democratic Party, 1975. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• James Hornor Davis III (b. 1928) — also known as James H. Davis III — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., October 9, 1928. Son of Martha (Maxwell) Davis and James Hornor Davis II; married, July 1, 1950, to Ouida Caldwell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1966.
  
  
• Mary Hart Davisson (b. 1900) — also known as Mary Hart — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 15, 1900. Married 1926 to George I. Davisson. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1941-45, 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1960-64. Female. Episcopalian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., November 13, 1892. Son of Matthew Edmiston and Ella B. (Jackson) Edmiston; married, April 21, 1920, to Merle Williams (died 1950); married, January 31, 1953, to Beth Gage. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; director, Weston National Bank; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1928, 1952, 1956; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43; defeated, 1942. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Moose; Rotary; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., August 28, 1966. Interment at Macpelah Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Rogers Ewing (b. 1916) — also known as James R. Ewing — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., August 12, 1916. Son of James W. Ewing and Elizabeth (Rogers) Ewing; married, June 13, 1939, to Eleanor Robertson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942. Episcopalian. Member, Moose. Still living as of 1942.
  
  
• 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. Married to Mary Lou Corey (sister-in-law of Mario J. Palumbo; aunt of Corey Palumbo). 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. Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  • See also Palumbo-Corey family of West Virginia
  
  
• Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Ravenswood, Jackson County, W.Va., November 15, 1885. Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August 2, 1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-45. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Guy Despard Goff (1866-1933) — also known as Guy D. Goff — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., September 13, 1866. Son of Laura E. (Despard) Goff and Nathan Goff, Jr.; married, September 8, 1906, to Anita F. Baker; father of Louise Goff Reece (who married Brazilla Carroll Reece). Republican. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31. Episcopalian. Died in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga., January 7, 1933. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also Goff-Reece family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 9, 1843. Son of Nathan Goff, Sr.; married, August 28, 1919, to Catherine Penny; father of Guy Despard Goff; grandfather of Louise Goff Reece. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872, 1876, 1880; U.S. Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89; defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19. Episcopalian. Died in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 24, 1920. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  • See also Goff-Reece family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Wayne Hamilton, Sr. (b. 1897) — also known as Harry W. Hamilton, Sr. — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born November 4, 1897. Son of Fielding Locke Hamilton and Rebecca Louise (Crowl) Hamilton; married 1922 to Cora Elizabeth Kelly (died 1938); married, March 23, 1945, to Lucy K. Jones. Democrat. Merchant; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-54. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ezra Elbert Hamstead (1897-1980) — also known as Ezra E. Hamstead — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Preston County, W.Va., January 16, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1952, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Alpha Sigma Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph M. Handlan (b. 1914) — of Vienna, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., July 14, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1957-62; appointed 1957. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Lydia Cromwell Hearne — also known as Lydia Cromwell; Mrs. Julian G. Hearne — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Bedford, Bedford County, Pa. Daughter of William F. Cromwell and Eliza (Bowles) Cromwell; married to Julian G. Hearne. Republican. Physician; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1924. Female. Episcopalian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Kenneth William Hechler (b. 1914) — also known as Ken Hechler — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born near Roslyn, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 20, 1914. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university professor; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1985-; defeated, 2004. Episcopalian. Member, American Political Science Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Civitan; Elks. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Robert R. Nelson
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books by Ken Hechler: The Bridge at Remagen : The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 - The Day the Rhine River Was Crossed; Working With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House Years
  
  
• 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, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Phi Kappa Psi. Died of a heart attack in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 6, 1962. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., September 9, 1900. Son of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson; married, October 3, 1921, to Zela Mooring. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married 1823 to Emma G. Beeson; married 1843 to Jane Gardner; father of John Jay Jackson, Jr., James Monroe Jackson and Jacob Beeson 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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• George William Johnson (1869-1944) — also known as George W. Johnson — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va., November 10, 1869. Married to Mary A. McKendree. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43; defeated, 1924, 1942. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 24, 1944. Interment at Edgehill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) — also known as B. Ned Jones — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born November 14, 1944. Son of Nedra Jones and E. Bartow Jones; brother of Brereton Chandler Jones; married to Fern Porter. Democrat. Builder; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985. Episcopalian or Baptist. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also Jones family of West Virginia
  
  
• Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) — also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry Jones — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Woodford County, Ky. Born in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, June 27, 1939. Son of Nedra Jones and E. Bartow Jones; married 1970 to Elizabeth 'Libby' Lloyd (daughter of A. Y. Lloyd); brother of Bartow Ned Jones. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Michael J. Hammons
  • See also Jones family of West Virginia
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• E. Bartow Jones (b. 1909) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., July 29, 1909. Married to Nedra Wilhelm; father of Brereton Chandler Jones and Bartow Ned Jones. Republican. Chair of Mason County Republican Party, 1940-45; candidate for West Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1944; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1949-56. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; Moose. Still living as of 1956.
  • See also Jones family of West Virginia
  
  
• James Kee (1917-1989) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., April 15, 1917. Son of John Kee and Maude Elizabeth Kee; married, September 7, 1939, to Helen Lee Chapman. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1965-73; defeated in primary, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., March 11, 1989. Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  • See also Kee family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Kee (1874-1951) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va., August 22, 1874. Son of Jasper Newton Kee and Louisa (Campbell) Kee; married, September 7, 1926, to Maude Elizabeth Frazier; father of James Kee. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51; defeated, 1928; died in office 1951. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1951. Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  • See also Kee family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Maude Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975) — also known as Elizabeth Kee; Maude Etta Simpkins; Maude Elizabeth Frazier; Mrs. John Kee — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Radford, Va., June 7, 1895. Daughter of John Jesse Wade Simpkins and Cora French Hall Simpkins; married to Alan Frazier (divorced); married, September 7, 1926, to John Kee; mother of James Kee. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1951-65. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., February 15, 1975. Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  • See also Kee family of West Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) — also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise McVey — of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Washington, D.C., October 7, 1919. Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey; married, January 23, 1948, to Robert P. Leonard. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1972. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the American Revolution. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Charles Lively (b. 1887) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born August 13, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; vice-chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39. Episcopalian. Member, Sphinx; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (1845-1905) — of Maryland. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 21, 1845. Father-in-law of Hannah Parker Randall Lowndes. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880; Governor of Maryland, 1896-1900. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., January 8, 1905. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Sondra Moore Lucht (b. 1942) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born December 11, 1942. Married to William H. Lucht. Democrat. School psychologist; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1983-94. Female. Episcopalian. Member, National Organization for Women. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• Donald Macnaughtan, Jr. (b. 1939) — also known as Don Macnaughtan — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born April 13, 1939. Married to Marlene Acker. Democrat. Chemist; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1991-. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Xi. Still living as of 1997.
  
  
• Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (1861-1947) — also known as Joseph J. Mansfield — of Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Tex.; Columbus, Colorado County, Tex. Born in Wayne, Wayne County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 9, 1861. Son of Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (Confederate officer, killed in battle 1861); married 1888 to Annie Scott Bruce. Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado County Attorney, 1892-96; Colorado County Judge, 1896-1916; U.S. Representative from Texas 9th District, 1917-47; died in office 1947. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., July 12, 1947. Interment at Masonic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Tex.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas W. Mathis (b. 1929) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Verdunville, Logan County, W.Va., November 25, 1929. Son of Wayne Mathis and Lucille (Kidd) Mathis; married, November 10, 1956, to Donna Richardson. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-64, 1973-82 (Logan County 1961-64, 16th District 1973-82); resigned 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Jaycees; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• David B. McKinley (b. 1947) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born March 28, 1947. Republican. Civil engineer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94; appointed 1980; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1991. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; Elks; Jaycees; Rotary; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 2001.
  
  
• William Mitchell (b. 1887) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Daniel Grove Moler (b. 1908) — also known as D. Grove Moler — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W.Va., December 16, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th District 1939-40); member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Chi. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Big Lake, Mississippi County, Ark., February 27, 1908. Son of John Walter Neeley and Charlotte (Israel) Neeley; married, November 16, 1936, to Francis H. Leggett (died); married, September 10, 1966, to Barbara Hornor. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Lions; Moose. Still living as of 1978.
  
  
• William J. Oates, Jr. (1936-1980) — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Mineral County, W.Va., February 8, 1936. Son of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December 23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office 1980. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Ruritan. Died September 23, 1980. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Rosemary Mason Ogden (b. 1909) — also known as Rosemary Ogden — of Romeo, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., January 6, 1909. Republican. Librarian; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• George Smith Patton (1856-1927) — also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton; George William Patton — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 30, 1856. Son of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885-1945). Democrat. Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1892; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1916. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 10, 1927. Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
  
  
• William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va., February 25, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60. Episcopalian. Member, Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Kiwanis; Moose; Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) — also known as J. Bernard Poindexter — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Guyandotte, Cabell County, W.Va., January 26, 1902. Son of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber) Poindexter. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56, 1959-66; defeated, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, American Dental Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died in 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Thomas Bolling Robertson (1779-1828) — of Louisiana. Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., February 27, 1779. Brother of John Robertson and Wyndham Robertson. Democrat. Secretary of Orleans Territory, 1807-11; U.S. Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1812-18; Governor of Louisiana, 1820-24; U.S. District Judge for Louisiana, 1825. Episcopalian. Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 5, 1828. Interment at Copeland Hill Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
  • See also Robertson family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) — also known as Walter V. Ross — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Henry, Franklin County, Va., September 7, 1896. Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine McClung. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48, 1963-64. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Irvine Saunders (1914-1958) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Premier, McDowell County, W.Va., January 27, 1914. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-56. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association. Died November 28, 1958. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Kingsley Richard Smith (b. 1909) — also known as Kingsley R. Smith — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Webster County, W.Va., November 21, 1909. Son of Ernest G. Smith and Blanch (Clingman) Smith; married, December 26, 1940, to Annamabel Ballard. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1941-42. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Sigma Kappa. Still living as of 1942.
  
  
• Edwin M. Starcher (b. 1865) — of Charles Mix County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., December 25, 1865. Son of Jacob L. Starcher and Marian Lyn (Webb) Starcher; married to Marion B. Helenbolt. Democrat. Charles Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert M. Steptoe (b. 1920) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., May 15, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-68, 1971-72 (Berkeley County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-68, 1971-72); defeated, 1968; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1975-82. Episcopalian. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Frances Ogden Stubblefield — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-60. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) — also known as James M. Thomson — of Norfolk, Va.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke County, Va. Born in Summit Point, Jefferson County, W.Va., February 13, 1878. Son of Augustus Pembroke Thomson (1847-1920) and Elizabeth (McIlhany) Thomson (born 1854); married, June 30, 1915, to Genevieve Champ Clark (daughter of James Beauchamp Clark); uncle of Gretchen Bigelow Thomson (1917-1989) (who married Harry Flood Byrd, Jr.) and James McIhany Thomson. Editor of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06; publisher, New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920, 1924, 1944; Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1956. Episcopalian. Suffered a heart attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke County, Va., September 25, 1959. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Byrd-Clark-Flood-Thomson family of Virginia
  
  
• Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Loudoun County, Va., August 23, 1875. Married, March 6, 1901, to Mary Austin Harris. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in office 1945. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died February 17, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., August 16, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; farmer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936 (12th District), 1964 (13th District). Episcopalian. Member, American Dental Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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 Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lafe P. Ward (b. 1925) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., August 23, 1925. Son of Lafe P. Ward, Sr. and Eula (Ward) Ward; married, August 16, 1951, to Dorothy Ayers. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1971-82. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1982.
  
  
• Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) — also known as Clarence W. Watson — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 8, 1864. Son of James Otis Watson and Matilda (Lamb) Watson; married, October 10, 1894, to Minnie Lee Owings. Democrat. Coal mining business; trustee or director of railroads and banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908, 1920; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1940. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• J. E. Watson (b. 1917) — also known as Ned Watson — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., November 8, 1917. Son of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married, May 5, 1942, to Altidel Weager. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56, 1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Izaak Walton League; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Phi Gamma Delta. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) — also known as Martha Gaines — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kanawha County, W.Va., November 30, 1925. Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines; married, October 16, 1954, to Russell S. Wehrle. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters; Junior League. Still living as of 1994.
  
  
• Edmund Daniel Wells, Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Dan Wells — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., April 1, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1959-62. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Andrew R. Winters (b. 1900) — also known as "Snooks" — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., January 11, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-42; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1943-54. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stuart Alton Wright (b. 1904) — also known as Stuart A. Wright — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Berkeley County, W.Va., August 27, 1904. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Roy Yoke (b. 1880) — also known as F. Roy Yoke — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Lewis County, W.Va., July 3, 1880. Son of S. G. Yoke and Helen A. Yoke; married, August 21, 1916, to Edna Jenkins. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1933; resigned 1933; Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of West Virginia, 1937; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1956. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.