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Politician members in Virginia

  Stanley G. Adams (1907-1954) — of Isle of Wight County, Va.; Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Va. Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part of Suffolk), Va., December 16, 1907. Republican. Ferry boat captain; farmer; real estate business; hotel owner; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate for Virginia state senate, 1947; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from an intestinal blood clot, in Physicians Memorial Hospital, La Plata, Charles County, Md., November 7, 1954 (age 46 years, 326 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams; married to Marie Miller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Bradie Allman (1895-1958) — also known as J. Bradie Allman — of Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Va. Born in Union Hall, Franklin County, Va., November 17, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; director, People's National Bank; president, Tobacco Board of Trade; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1926-31, 1948-55, 1958; died in office 1958; mayor of Rocky Mount, Va.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Lions; Ruritan; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died July 7, 1958 (age 62 years, 232 days). Interment at High Street Cemetery, Rocky Mount, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Sarah Beckham.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Palmer Anderson (1915-2000) — also known as Howard P. Anderson — Born in Crystal Hill, Halifax County, Va., May 25, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; FBI special agent; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1958-71; member of Virginia state senate 18th District, 1972-91. Member, Ruritan; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., November 1, 2000 (age 85 years, 160 days). Interment at Crystal Hill Cemetery, Crystal Hill, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Howard Putnam Anderson and Mary Elizabeth (Palmer) Anderson; married, February 28, 1941, to Mildred Graham Webb.
  The Howard P. Anderson Bridge (built 1989, named 1992), which takes US Route 501 over the Staunton River, between Brookneal and Halifax County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Robert Anderson (1921-2007) — also known as William R. Anderson — of Waverly, Humphreys County, Tenn.; Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tenn., June 17, 1921. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Independent candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1962; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 6th District, 1965-73. Protestant. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Commanded the U.S.S. Nautilus on the first under-ice crossing of the North Pole, 1958. Died in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., February 25, 2007 (age 85 years, 253 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of David Hensley Anderson and Mary (McKelvey) Anderson; married, June 10, 1943, to Yvonne Etzel.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Hunter Booker Andrews (1921-2005) — also known as Hunter B. Andrews — of Hampton, Va. Born in Hampton, Va., May 28, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1964-95 (31st District 1964-65, 28th District 1966-71, 1st District 1972-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Hampton, Va., January 13, 2005 (age 83 years, 230 days). Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Stuart Andrews and Dorothy Whiting (Booker) Andrews; married to Cynthia Bentley Collings.
  Hunter B. Andrews Elementary School, in Hampton, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Coleman Andrews Jr. (1925-1989) — also known as T. Coleman Andrews, Jr. — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., February 15, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; insurance agent; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1960-67. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died, from a heart attack, in Richmond, Va., April 16, 1989 (age 64 years, 60 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Coleman Andrews; married, August 19, 1950, to Barbara Jane Ransome; father of Allen Scott Andrews (son-in-law of Jack French Kemp).
  Political family: Andrews-Kemp family of Richmond, Virginia.
  William J. Artrip (b. 1924) — of Southside, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Clintwood, Dickenson County, Va., July 16, 1924. Democrat. Dentist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88 (10th District 1975-76, 12th District 1983-84, 1987-88); defeated, 1984; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Psi Omega; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Artrip, Sr. and Lydia Rebecca (Childress) Artrip; married, July 3, 1949, to Phyllis Jean Hoff.
  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; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; American Legion; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Harry Eugene Atkinson (1920-2001) — also known as Harry E. Atkinson — of Newport News, Va. Born in Virginia, February 6, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of Newport News, Va., 1974-76. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Newport News, Va., June 30, 2001 (age 81 years, 144 days). Interment at Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Atkinson and Lucille Atkinson.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hanes Ayres (1916-2000) — also known as William H. Ayres — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Va., February 5, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1951-71; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Eagles; Moose. Died, of heart and kidney ailments, at Vantage House retirement home, Columbia, Howard County, Md., December 27, 2000 (age 84 years, 326 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Campaign slogan: "Ayres Cares."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Marshall Bagley Sr. (1927-2001) — also known as Richard M. Bagley, Sr.; Dick Bagley — of Hampton, Va. Born in Hampton, Va., May 14, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-85. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Legion; Elks. Died, of pneumonia, at a hospital in Newport News, Va., December 13, 2001 (age 74 years, 213 days). Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy May Murray.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Winston Bain (1915-1986) — also known as R. Winston Bain — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 18, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-53. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees; American Legion; Marine Corps League; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Alpha Order. Died September 2, 1986 (age 70 years, 258 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Oscar H. Ballard Oscar Hampton Ballard (1886-1967) — also known as O. H. Ballard — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Ballard, Monroe County, W.Va., September 13, 1886. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1931-34, 1939-42, 1945-46, 1949-52; mayor of Princeton, W.Va., 1937-39; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1953-60; defeated in primary, 1934. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion. Died in Salem, Va., October 13, 1967 (age 81 years, 30 days). Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Millard Fillmore Ballard and Lydia (Keatley) Ballard; married, October 21, 1921, to Ruth Snead; third great-grandson of Christopher Gadsden; first cousin of John Reginald Ballard; first cousin once removed of Harry R. Pauley; first cousin twice removed of Lewis Ballard; first cousin thrice removed of John Gadsden and James Gadsden; second cousin once removed of Silas Uriah Pinney; second cousin twice removed of St. Clair Ballard; third cousin of Sherman Hart Ballard; third cousin once removed of Philip Henry Gadsden and Wade Hampton Ballard III; third cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew.
  Political family: Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) — also known as Sherman H. Ballard — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born in Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va., July 22, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44, 1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion. Died in Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va., December 25, 1963 (age 69 years, 156 days). Interment at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Wade Hampton Ballard and Lillie Elizabeth (Williams) Ballard; married, November 15, 1922, to Maudie Mae Jessee; father of Wade Hampton Ballard III; grandson of Lewis Ballard; second cousin twice removed of St. Clair Ballard; third cousin of Oscar Hampton Ballard and John Reginald Ballard; third cousin thrice removed of Coleby Chew.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) — also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim Ballard — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born November 30, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov. Arch A. Moore, 1968; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70; candidate for West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died June 29, 2006 (age 81 years, 211 days). Interment at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Son of Sherman Hart Ballard and Maudie Mae (Jessee) Ballard; married to Valeria J. Ballard; great-grandson of Lewis Ballard; second cousin thrice removed of St. Clair Ballard; third cousin once removed of Oscar Hampton Ballard and John Reginald Ballard.
  Political family: Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Clark S. Barnes Clark S. Barnes (b. 1950) — of Beverly, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., August 6, 1950. Republican. Member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 2005-. Christian. Member, American Legion; National Rifle Association; Izaak Walton League; Farm Bureau; Elks. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Howard S. Barnes and Dorothy (Queen) Barnes.
  Image source: West Virginia Legislature
  Herbert Harvell Bateman (1928-2000) — also known as Herbert H. Bateman — of Newport News, Va. Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, N.C., August 7, 1928. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1968-82 (27th District 1968-71, 2nd District 1972-82); resigned 1982; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1981; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1983-2000; died in office 2000. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; American Judicature Society; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died, of lung cancer and prostate cancer, at Loudoun Hospital Center, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., September 11, 2000 (age 72 years, 35 days). Interment at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Elbert E. Bateman and Edna Lee (Buffkin) Bateman; married 1954 to Laura Anne Yacobi.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Laurie Calvin Battle (1912-2000) — also known as Laurie C. Battle — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Wilsonville, Shelby County, Ala., May 10, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1947-55; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1956; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1958. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa Phi Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Gamma Mu; Elks; Eagles; Lions. Sponsored Battle Act, which banned U.S. assistance to countries doing business with the Soviet Union, but allowed the President flexibility to waive the ban. Died, from cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 2, 2000 (age 87 years, 358 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Frederick Christopher Belen (1913-1999) — also known as Frederick C. Belen — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., December 25, 1913. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Reps. Andrew J. Transue and George D. O'Brien; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Federal Bar Association. U.S. deputy postmaster general; chaired the committee which created the ZIP code. Died, of complications from Parkinson's disease, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 13, 1999 (age 85 years, 292 days). Interment at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Frederick Belen and Elizabeth Lehman Belen; brother of Lucile Elizabeth Belen; married, February 7, 1943, to Opal Marie Sheets.
  Political family: Belen family of Lansing, Michigan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cralle Fauntleroy Blackwell (1897-1976) — also known as C. F. Blackwell — of Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va. Born in Lunenburg County, Va., August 26, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Kenbridge, Va., 1924-38; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1938-49. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died January 14, 1976 (age 78 years, 141 days). Burial location unknown.
  Willey Richard Broaddus Jr. (1895-1982) — also known as W. R. Broaddus, Jr. — of Martinsville, Va. Born in West Point, King William County, Va., December 30, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Henry County Commonwealth Attorney, 1929-46; director, First National Bank of Martinsville; director, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1947-53; delegate to Virginia limited constitutional convention 13th District, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Died in Martinsville, Va., September 14, 1982 (age 86 years, 258 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Willey Richard Broaddus and Hawsie Temple (Tuck) Broaddus; third cousin twice removed of Elbridge Jackson Broaddus; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Broaddus and Bower Slack Broaddus.
  Political family: Broaddus family of Madison County, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald Glenn Brotzman (1922-2004) — also known as Donald G. Brotzman — of Boulder, Boulder County, Colo. Born near Sterling, Logan County, Colo., June 28, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1951-52; member of Colorado state senate, 1953-56; candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1956; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1959-61; U.S. Representative from Colorado 2nd District, 1963-65, 1967-75; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Elks; Rotary; Freemasons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Federal Bar Association; Jaycees. Died in Alexandria, Va., September 15, 2004 (age 82 years, 79 days). Interment at Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Brotzman and Priscilla Ruth (Kittle) Brotzman; married, April 9, 1944, to Louise L. Reed.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Israel Brown (1873-1928) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., July 28, 1873. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1922-24. Jewish. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion. Died February 11, 1928 (age 54 years, 198 days). Interment at Hebrew Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joel Thomas Broyhill (1919-2006) — also known as Joel T. Broyhill — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Hopewell, Va., November 4, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; taken prisoner by the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge; escaped after six months; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1953-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960, 1964. Lutheran. Member, Optimist Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Freemasons; Moose; Elks; Eagles; Izaak Walton League; Kappa Alpha Order. Died, of congestive heart failure and pneumonia, in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 24, 2006 (age 86 years, 324 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Talmadge Broyhill and Nellie Magdalene (Brewer) Broyhill; married, May 17, 1942, to Jane Marshall Bragg.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Flood Byrd Jr. (1914-2013) — also known as Harry F. Byrd, Jr. — of Winchester, Va. Born in Winchester, Va., December 20, 1914. Newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940; member of Virginia state senate, 1948-65 (25th District 1948-55, 24th District 1956-63, 23rd District 1964-65); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1965-83. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Moose; Eagles. Died in Winchester, Va., July 30, 2013 (age 98 years, 222 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Anne Douglas (Beverley) Byrd and Harry Flood Byrd; married, August 9, 1941, to Gretchen Bigelow Thomson (sister of James McIhany Thomson; niece of James McIlhany Thomson); grandson of Richard Evelyn Byrd; grandnephew of Henry De La Warr Flood and Joel West Flood; third great-grandnephew of Charles Willing Byrd; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Harrison and Robert Carter Nicholas; second cousin four times removed of William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin five times removed of George Nicholas, Carter Bassett Harrison, Wilson Cary Nicholas, John Nicholas and William Henry Harrison; third cousin twice removed of Connally Findlay Trigg; third cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Earl Cabell.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., April 4, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Hinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; died in office 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key. Died March 24, 1957 (age 63 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Paul John Carr Jr..
Charles E. Chamberlain Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known as Charles E. Chamberlain; "The Automobile Horn of Congress" — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Locke Township, Ingham County, Mich., July 22, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, of renal failure and congestive heart failure, in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Va., November 25, 2002 (age 85 years, 126 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  The Charles E. Chamberlain Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, in Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1957-58
  Oscar Littleton Chapman (1896-1978) — also known as Oscar L. Chapman — of Denver, Colo.; Washington, D.C. Born in Omega, Halifax County, Va., October 22, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta. Died February 8, 1978 (age 81 years, 109 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Jackson Chapman and Rosa Archer (Blount) Chapman; married, December 21, 1920, to Olga Pauline Edholm; married, February 24, 1940, to Ann Kendrick.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Bennett Champ Clark (1890-1954) — also known as Joel Bennett Clark — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va., January 8, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; speaker); U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1931-45; defeated in primary, 1944; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., July 13, 1954 (age 64 years, 186 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Wilbur W. Marsh; son of James Beauchamp Clark and Genevieve (Bennett) Clark; married, October 5, 1922, to Miriam Marsh.
  Political family: Clark-Thomson family of Iowa and Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Charles Corman (1920-2000) — also known as James C. Corman; Jim Corman — of Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Reseda, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., October 20, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from California, 1961-81 (22nd District 1961-75, 21st District 1975-81). Methodist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Floor manager in U.S. House for Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in 1960s; member of the Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders. Died, following a cerebral hemorrhage, in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., December 30, 2000 (age 80 years, 71 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  The James C. Corman Federal Building, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Lawrence Coughlin Jr. (1929-2001) — also known as R. Lawrence Coughlin — of Villanova, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., April 11, 1929. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Montgomery County 1st District, 1965-67; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1969-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Jaycees; Military Order of the World Wars. Died in Mathews, Mathews County, Va., November 30, 2001 (age 72 years, 233 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Nephew of Clarence Dennis Coughlin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George North Craig (1909-1992) — also known as George N. Craig — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Annandale, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Brazil, Clay County, Ind., August 6, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of Indiana, 1953-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Delta Chi; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 17, 1992 (age 83 years, 133 days). Interment at Clearview Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Clyde Craig and Clo (Branson) Craig; married, August 29, 1931, to Kathryn Louisa Heiliger.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) — also known as John N. Dalton — of Radford, Va. Born in Emporia, Va., July 11, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960, 1964 (alternate), 1972 (alternate); treasurer of Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1966-72 (Montgomery County & Radford city 1966-71, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery & Wythe counties & Radford city 1972); member of Virginia state senate 37th District, 1972-73; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of Virginia, 1978-82. Baptist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Moose; Odd Fellows; Farm Bureau; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Radford, Va., July 30, 1986 (age 55 years, 19 days). Interment at Sunrise Burial Park, Fairlawn, Va.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wilbur Clarence Daniel (1914-1988) — also known as Dan Daniel — of Danville, Va. Born in Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., May 12, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-68; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1969-88; died in office 1988. Member, American Legion. Died in Charlottesville, Va., January 23, 1988 (age 73 years, 256 days). Interment at Highland Burial Park, Danville, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  James Ozro Day (b. 1888) — also known as James O. Day — of Mississippi; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Decatur, Newton County, Miss., November 30, 1888. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi state senate 27th District, 1928-32; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1933; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1942-45. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Marion Day and Eliza P. (Clark) Day; married, October 1, 1918, to Maude Barbara Reeves.
  Thomas Nelms Downing (1919-2001) — also known as Thomas N. Downing — of Newport News, Va. Born in Newport News, Va., January 2, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1959-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, from complications of intestinal surgery, in a hospital at Newport News, Va., October 23, 2001 (age 82 years, 294 days). Interment at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Levering Early (1896-1999) — also known as John L. Early — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Staunton, Va., December 19, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1933-39; municipal judge in Florida, 1944-46; mayor of Sarasota, Fla., 1951-52. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., March 9, 1999 (age 102 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Edward Early and Ida (Clark) Early; married, June 2, 1924, to Maebelle Claire Brooks.
  Charles Rogers Fenwick (1900-1969) — also known as Charles R. Fenwick — of Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in East Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., August 11, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Arlington County, 1940-45; member of Virginia state senate, 1948-69 (22nd District 1948-55, 9th District 1956-69); died in office 1969; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); member of Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, 1952-64; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Baptist. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Rotary; Farm Bureau. Died in a hospital at Arlington, Arlington County, Va., February 22, 1969 (age 68 years, 195 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Taylor Fenwick and Clara (Gulagher) Fenwick; married, December 10, 1929, to Eleanor Russell Eastman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known as Lake J. Frazier — of Winchester, Va.; Roswell, Chaves County, N.M. Born near Danville, Montour County, Pa., December 11, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1948; mayor of Roswell, N.M., 1948-51. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen P. Holshue.
  Joe Gregory Gentry (1893-1983) — also known as Joe G. Gentry — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes County, N.C., September 23, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36, 1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; defeated (Democratic), 1928; Republican candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion; Elks. Died September 6, 1983 (age 89 years, 348 days). Interment at Elks Cemetery, Bedford, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sterling Hawood Gentry and Oda Catherine (Rierson) Gentry; married, June 3, 1922, to Jessie Elizabeth Ferguson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bolling Hall Handy (b. 1891) — also known as Bolling H. Handy — of Bristol, Va.; Richmond, Va. Born in Spring City, Rhea County, Tenn., February 26, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1920; member, Virginia State Industrial Commission, 1922-29; chairman, Mutual Insurance Company of Richmond. Member, American Legion; Kappa Sigma; Civitan. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas R. Handy and Caroline S. (Hall) Handy; married, October 9, 1917, to Ann Roy Johnston.
  Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) — also known as Luther H. Hodges — of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., March 9, 1898. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956 (delegation chair), 1964; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; American Legion; Moose. Died October 6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211 days). Interment at Overlook Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) — also known as Frank Horton — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren County, Va. Born in Cuero, DeWitt County, Tex., December 12, 1919. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73, 34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died, following a stroke, in a hospital at Winchester, Va., August 30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Marjorie Wilcox and Nancy Richmond.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Pat Jennings (1919-1994) — of Marion, Smyth County, Va. Born in Camp, Smyth County, Va., August 20, 1919. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Smyth County Sheriff, 1948-54; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1955-67; defeated, 1966. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Zeta; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, following an accident in which a tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him, in Marion, Smyth County, Va., August 2, 1994 (age 74 years, 347 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Louis A. Johnson Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. 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; National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of War, 1937-40; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Army Center of Military History
  Paul Winfred Kear (1887-1965) — also known as Paul W. Kear — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, November 2, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia Republican State Committee, 1920-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1921-31, 1932-33. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Gamma Delta; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Norfolk, Va., November 2, 1965 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Wiley McDonald Kear and Malinda (Romig) Kear.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sidney Harrison Kelsey (b. 1910) — also known as Sidney H. Kelsey — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Norfolk, Va., November 29, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  James Preston Kem (1890-1965) — also known as James P. Kem — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Macon, Macon County, Mo., April 2, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1944, 1948; speaker, 1952; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1947-53; defeated, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons. Died February 24, 1965 (age 74 years, 328 days). Interment at Middleburg Memorial Cemetery, Middleburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James P. Kem and Evelyn (Lee) Kem; married 1920 to Mary Elizabeth Carroll.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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; Elks; Rotary; Delta Psi; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  William Somers Mailliard (1917-1992) — also known as William S. Mailliard — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Belvedere, Marin County, Calif., June 10, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California Republican State Central Committee, 1948-49; secretary to Gov. Earl Warren, 1949-51; U.S. Representative from California, 1953-74 (4th District 1953-63, 6th District 1963-74); defeated, 1948; resigned 1974. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died, of a heart attack, at Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Va., June 10, 1992 (age 75 years, 0 days). Interment at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate (Peterson) Mailliard; married, July 13, 1940, to Elizabeth Whinney; married, July 10, 1957, to Cora Millicent Fox.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Otho Marsh Jr. (1926-2019) — also known as John O. Marsh, Jr. — of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Winchester, Va., August 7, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1963-71; U.S. Secretary of the Army, 1981-89. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Raphine, Rockbridge County, Va., February 4, 2019 (age 92 years, 181 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Otho Marsh and Nell Virginia (Wayland) Marsh; married, July 22, 1950, to Glenn Ann Patterson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard Dean McCarthy (1927-1995) — also known as Max McCarthy — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 24, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from New York 39th District, 1965-71; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1970; Washington bureau chief for the Buffalo News newspaper, 1978-89. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., May 5, 1995 (age 67 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Books by Max McCarthy: The Ultimate Folly (1969) — Elections for Sale (1972)
  Robert Henry Michel (1923-2017) — also known as Robert H. Michel — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., March 2, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Harold Velde, 1949-56; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1957-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964, 1968, 1972. Member, Order of Ahepa; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets; Sigma Nu; Pi Kappa Delta; Purple Heart; Jaycees. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., February 17, 2017 (age 93 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles John Michel; married, December 26, 1948, to Corinne Woodruff.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
William Mitchell William Mitchell (1887-1968) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died October 22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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. 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; Phi Kappa Psi; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15, 1943, to Bette Crosswhite.
  George F. Parrish (1897-1971) — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Bristol, Va., March 23, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1935-36; resigned 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Died September 22, 1971 (age 74 years, 183 days). Burial location unknown.
  Richard Harding Poff (1923-2011) — of Radford, Va. Born in Radford, Va., October 19, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1953-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1968; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu Phi; Jaycees; Lions; Freemasons; Moose; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tenn., June 28, 2011 (age 87 years, 252 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Henry Quillen (1916-2003) — also known as James H. Quillen; Jimmy Quillen — of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tenn. Born near Gate City, Scott County, Va., January 11, 1916. Republican. Newspaper publisher; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1956 (alternate), 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1992; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1963-97. Methodist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose. Director, Kingsport National Bank, 1961-82. Died November 2, 2003 (age 87 years, 295 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Quillen and Hannah (Chapman) Quillen; married to Cecile Cox.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
Chapman Revercomb William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known as Chapman Revercomb — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Covington, Va., July 20, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; 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, 1956 (speaker), 1968, 1972; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Anderson Revercomb; married to Sara Venable Hughes; father of George Hughes Revercomb.
  Political family: Revercomb family of Charleston, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  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. 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine McClung.
  David Edward Satterfield III (1920-1988) — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., December 2, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1960-64; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1965-81. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Alpha Delta. Died September 30, 1988 (age 67 years, 303 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Edward Satterfield Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Carl Schadeberg (1913-1985) — also known as Henry C. Schadeberg — of Burlington, Racine County, Wis. Born in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wis., October 12, 1913. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1961-65, 1967-71; defeated, 1964, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1964. United Church of Christ. Member, Rotary; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge County, Va., December 11, 1985 (age 72 years, 60 days). Cremated.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) — also known as Hugh Scott — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 11, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District 1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960, 1964, 1972 (delegation chair); speaker, 1956; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of the American Revolution; Lions; Society of the Cincinnati; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha Chi Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died July 21, 1994 (age 93 years, 252 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Marian Chase.
  Cross-reference: Robert L. Kunzig
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Lloyd Scott (1915-1997) — of Fairfax, Va. Born in Williamsburg, Va., July 1, 1915. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1967-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1973-79. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Forty and Eight; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of a chest infection and Alzheimer's disease, in the Fairfax Nursing Center, Fairfax, Va., February 14, 1997 (age 81 years, 228 days). Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 19, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Kiwanis. Died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 26, 1953 (age 65 years, 189 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith; married, April 30, 1919, to Anna Lee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Stacy Tavenner Jr. (b. 1895) — also known as Frank S. Tavenner, Jr. — of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., July 12, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1940-48; acting chief counsel, International Prosecutions Section, Tokyo, Japan, 1947. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Upsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Stacy Tavenner and Lou Lazear (Stephenson) Tavenner; married, December 28, 1920, to Sarah Ellen Zea.
  Scott William Taylor (b. 1979) — also known as Scott W. Taylor — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 27, 1979. Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for mayor of Virginia Beach, Va., 2008; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 2014-16; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 2017-; defeated in primary, 2010. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
William M. Tuck William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known as William M. Tuck — of South Boston, Halifax County, Va. Born near High Hill, Halifax County, Va., September 28, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1924-32; member of Virginia state senate 10th District, 1932-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1942-46; Governor of Virginia, 1946-50; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Woodmen; Moose; Redmen; Lions; Ruritan. Died in South Boston, Halifax County, Va., June 9, 1983 (age 86 years, 254 days). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Virginia Susan (Fitts) Tuck and Robert James Tuck; married 1929 to Eva Ellis Lovelace.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) — also known as Buford C. Tynes — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va., May 3, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Theta Kappa Nu; American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
  James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) — also known as James E. Van Zandt — of Altoona, Blair County, Pa. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., December 18, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District 1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Knights of Pythias; Grange; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., January 6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James T. Van Zandt and Kathryn Van Zandt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Creed Wampler (1926-2012) — of Bristol, Va. Born in Pennington Gap, Lee County, Va., April 21, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper reporter; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1953-55, 1967-83. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sigma Nu Phi; Moose; Lions. Died in Bristol, Va., May 23, 2012 (age 86 years, 32 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Bristol, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Sevier Wampler and Lillian (Wolfe) Wampler; married, August 29, 1953, to Mary Elizabeth Baker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John William Warner III (1927-2021) — also known as John W. Warner — of Middleburg, Loudoun County, Va. Born in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1972-74; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1979-; appointed 1979. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Alexandria, Va., May 25, 2021 (age 94 years, 96 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John William Warner and Martha Stuard (Budd) Warner; married, August 7, 1957, to Catherine Conover Mellon; married, December 4, 1976, to Elizabeth Taylor.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
James L. Whitt James L. Whitt (1916-2007) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va.; Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Born in Virginia, May 10, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; life insurance business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1949-52. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American Legion. Died April 20, 2007 (age 90 years, 345 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Whitt and Ara Belle (Brown) Whitt; married, September 11, 1942, to Edna Nuttall.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Francis Eugene Worley (1908-1974) — also known as Eugene Worley — of Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. Born in Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Okla., October 10, 1908. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1935-40; U.S. Representative from Texas 18th District, 1941-50; resigned 1950; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1950-59. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., December 17, 1974 (age 66 years, 68 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/am-legion.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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