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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
  William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) — also known as William H. Adams — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 23, 1872. Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President, Mutual Life Insurance Association; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-53. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Jesters; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Elks; Junior Order; Woodmen; Royal Arcanum. Died in Richmond, Va., September 24, 1958 (age 86 years, 185 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Adams and Emma Frances (Haynes) Adams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Statton Aldhizer II (1907-1986) — also known as George S. Aldhizer II — of Broadway, Rockingham County, Va. Born in Broadway, Rockingham County, Va., June 15, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Rockingham County & Harrisonburg city, 1950-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Virginia state senate, 1954-75 (24th District 1954-55, 23rd District 1956-63, 22nd District 1964-65, 20th District 1966-71, 26th District 1972-75). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Lions; Elks. Died May 20, 1986 (age 78 years, 339 days). Interment at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sidney McNeill (Pugh) Aldhizer and Henry Hamilton Aldhizer.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Gray Allen (1902-1963) — also known as Robert G. Allen — of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1937-41. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Keith, King William County, Va., August 9, 1963 (age 60 years, 350 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Keene, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Harrison Allen and Sally (Gray) Allen; married, January 17, 1925, to Katharine Hancock Williamson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis Bernard Anderson (b. 1870) — also known as Louis B. Anderson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Petersburg, Va., April 17, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Moses Anderson and Caroline (Jarrett) Anderson; married, November 12, 1898, to Julia E. Barr.
  Robert Henderson Angell (1868-1933) — also known as Robert H. Angell — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Franklin County, Va., January 25, 1868. Republican. Owner, The Central Manufacturing Co. (lumber, cement); president, Shenandoah Life Insurance Co.; chairman, Colonial National Bank; president, Home Furniture Co.; director, New Hotel Corporation; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Craig & Roanoke counties & Roanoke city, 1901-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1912, 1928, 1932; Virginia Republican state chair, 1931. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Died in Roanoke, Va., November 12, 1933 (age 65 years, 291 days). Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marshall J. Angell and Emma J. Angell; married 1897 to Mary Jane Barlow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) — also known as Thurman W. Arnold — of Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Va. Born in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., June 2, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean, College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned 1945. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Lions. Suffered a heart attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria, Va., November 7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
  Relatives: Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold; married, September 7, 1917, to Frances Longan.
  See also federal judicial profile — NNDB dossier
  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
  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
Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) — also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley; "Dear Alben"; "Little Alby"; "Veep" — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in a log cabin near Lowes, Graves County, Ky., November 24, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky, 1909-13; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (speaker), 1948 (Temporary Chair; chair, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1923; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944; Vice President of the United States, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died of a heart attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock Democratic Convention, Lexington, Va., April 30, 1956 (age 78 years, 158 days). Interment at Mt. Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23, 1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November 18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married Douglas MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben W. Barkley II.
  Political family: Barkley-MacArthur family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse "The Veep" (born 1948), was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann Davis, Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice President — James K. Libbey, Dear Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley, I Married the Veep
  Image source: Truman Library
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
  Ralph Edward Barnett (1910-1998) — also known as Ralph E. Barnett; Ray Barnett — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va.; Chesapeake, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., June 9, 1910. Democrat. Optician; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1961-72. Baptist. Member, Elks; Lions; Freemasons. Died September 20, 1998 (age 88 years, 103 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Sim Barnett and Emma (Zink) Barnett; married, October 2, 1925, to Nell Margaret Harlow.
  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
  Frank Bryant Beazley (1897-1973) — also known as Frank B. Beazley — of Bowling Green, Caroline County, Va. Born in Sparta, Caroline County, Va., September 3, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1944-51. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Ruritan; Theta Chi; Delta Theta Phi. Died December 17, 1973 (age 76 years, 105 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) — also known as William T. Bland — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Weston, Lewis County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 21, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen; Moose; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., January 15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  Relatives: Grandson of John George Jackson; cousin *** of James Monroe Jackson.
  Political families: Jackson-Lee family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard H. Bowman (1903-1993) — also known as Dick Bowman — of Rainelle, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., July 14, 1903. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-60, 1963-64, 1967-72 (Greenbrier County 1955-60, 1963-64, 4th District 1967-72). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary; Elks; Moose; Lions; Farm Bureau; Ruritan. Died March 17, 1993 (age 89 years, 246 days). Burial location unknown.
  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
  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
  Thomas Granville Burch (1869-1951) — also known as Thomas G. Burch — of Martinsville, Va. Born in Henry County, Va., July 3, 1869. Democrat. Banker; director, American Furniture Co.; director, The Henry (hotel); mayor of Martinsville, Va., 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1931-46 (5th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen; Kiwanis. Died in Martinsville, Va., March 20, 1951 (age 81 years, 260 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Burch and Sarah Fannie Burch; married, April 22, 1903, to Mary Anson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daniel L. Burrows (1908-1990) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cape Charles, Northampton County, Va., January 23, 1908. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Elks. Died, from cancer, in Calvary Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 3, 1990 (age 82 years, 131 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1928, to Elaine Nelthrop; father of Joyce Burrows (who married David Norman Dinkins).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Harry F. Byrd 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. Newspaper publisher; fruit farmer; member of Virginia state senate, 1915-25 (10th District 1915-23, 26th District 1924-25); Virginia Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; 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; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944; States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for President, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; United Commercial Travelers; Grange. Died in Berryville, Clarke County, Va., October 20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; brother of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); married, October 7, 1913, to Anne Douglas Beverley; father of Harry Flood Byrd Jr.; half-nephew of Joel West Flood; nephew of Henry De La Warr Flood; second great-grandnephew of Charles Willing Byrd; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin Harrison and Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin thrice removed of William Lewis Cabell and George Craighead Cabell; second cousin four times removed of George Nicholas, Carter Bassett Harrison, Wilson Cary Nicholas, John Nicholas and William Henry Harrison; second cousin five times removed of John Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of Connally Findlay Trigg; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Earl Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Peyton Randolph, Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and John Scott Harrison; fourth cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison II and Earle 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 — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, August 17, 1962
  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
Robert C. Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) — also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; "King of Pork" — of Sophia, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917. Democrat. Grocer; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; speaker, 1988. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions; Farm Bureau; Tau Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan. Died in Fairfax, Va., June 28, 2010 (age 92 years, 220 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Adoptive son of Titus Dalton Byrd and Vlurma (Sale) Byrd; married, May 29, 1936, to Erma Ora James.
  Cross-reference: Nick Joe Rahall II — M. Blane Michael
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — West Virginia Encyclopedia
  Books by Robert C. Byrd: Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency (2004) — We Stand Passively Mute (2004) — Senate of the Roman Republic: Addresses on the History of Roman Constitutionalism (1995) — Robert C. Byrd: Child Of The Appalachian Coalfields (2005)
  Critical books about Robert C. Byrd: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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..
  Lloyd Church (c.1890-1948) — also known as "Lulu Lloyd" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Norfolk, Va., about 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1935-41, 1942-48; resigned 1941; died in office 1948; candidate for New York City Controller, 1941. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Tammany Hall. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, on board the ocean liner President Cleveland, en route from Yokohama to Shanghai, in the North Pacific Ocean, August 2, 1948 (age about 58 years). Interment at Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Lloyd Church, Jr.
Edward Cooper Edward Cooper (1873-1928) — of Bramwell, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pa., February 26, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; coal mining business; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1915-19. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., March 1, 1928 (age 55 years, 4 days). Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Maria (Padbury) Cooper and John Cooper; married, October 5, 1895, to Frances Douglas Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
  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
  Jesse Samuel Cottrell (1878-1944) — also known as Jesse S. Cottrell — of Tennessee; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., October 23, 1878. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1907-09; secretary to U.S. Sen. Newell Sanders, 1910-11; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1921-28. Baptist. Member, Elks. Died March 24, 1944 (age 65 years, 153 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Houston Cottrell and Telitha Anne (Simpson) Cottrell; married, January 14, 1918, to Lucile A. Wilcox; married, October 15, 1938, to Mary Elizabeth James.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Jesse Cottrell (built 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1966) was named for him.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gustavus Hartwell Crumpecker (1882-1941) — also known as G. H. Crumpecker — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Danville, Va., March 23, 1882. Democrat. Mercer County Sheriff; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1940. Methodist. Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died April 24, 1941 (age 59 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley) Crumpecker; married to Gladys Day.
  Charles Forrest Curry (1858-1930) — also known as Charles F. Curry; C. F. Curry — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Naperville, DuPage County, Ill., March 14, 1858. Republican. Member of California state assembly, 1887-89; secretary of state of California, 1899-1911; candidate for Governor of California, 1910; U.S. Representative from California 3rd District, 1913-30; died in office 1930. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in Washington, D.C., October 10, 1930 (age 72 years, 210 days). Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; re-entombed in mausoleum at National Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Charles Forrest Curry Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Grady W. Dalton (1908-1986) — Born in Stuart, Patrick County, Va., June 19, 1908. Democrat. Banker; real estate broker; member of Virginia state house of delegates 61st District, 1958-71. Member, Elks; Moose; Order of United American Mechanics; Kiwanis. Died March 5, 1986 (age 77 years, 259 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Booker Dalton.
  Ralph Hunter Daughton (1885-1958) — of Norfolk, Va. Born in Washington, D.C., September 23, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1933-44; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1944-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Norfolk, Va., December 22, 1958 (age 73 years, 90 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Susan Taggart.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Marion Lindsay Dawson — of Richmond, Va.; Suffolk County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for Gov. Cary A. Hardee. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1903 to Alice Taylor.
  George Washington Emery Dorsey (1842-1911) — also known as George W. E. Dorsey — of Fremont, Dodge County, Neb. Born in Waterford, Loudoun County, Va., January 25, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; banker; Nebraska Republican state chair, 1882-84; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1885-91. Congregationalist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 12, 1911 (age 69 years, 138 days). Interment at Ridge Cemetery, Fremont, Neb.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton N. Dorsey and Sarah (Polton) Dorsey; married 1869 to Emma E. Benton; married 1905 to Laura Hodge.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  John Wood Fishburne (1868-1937) — also known as John W. Fishburne — of Charlottesville, Va. Born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., March 8, 1868. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Albemarle County & Charlottesville city, 1895-97; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912; circuit judge in Virginia 8th Circuit, 1913-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1931-33. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Ivy Depot, Albemarle County, Va., June 24, 1937 (age 69 years, 108 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Daniel Fishburne and Elizabeth (Wood) Fishburne; married to Mary Norwood Lyons; cousin *** of Fontaine Maury Maverick.
  Political family: Maury-Maverick family of San Antonio, Texas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  Charles O'Conor Goolrick (1876-1960) — also known as C. O'Conor Goolrick — of Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., November 25, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Spotsylvania County & Fredericksburg city, 1908-09; member of Virginia state senate 13th District, 1915-23; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924; delegate to Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. Died June 4, 1960 (age 83 years, 192 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Tackett Goolrick and Frances Bernard (White) Goolrick; married, May 25, 1910, to Nannie Ficklen; third great-grandson of George Mason; first cousin thrice removed of Thomson Francis Mason and James Murray Mason; third cousin twice removed of Stevens Thomson Mason.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Mason family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known as Andy Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 29, 1939. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-99. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Izaak Walton League; Ruritan. Died, of cancer, in Front Royal, Warren County, Va., April 2, 2001 (age 61 years, 185 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Raymond Richard Guest and Elizabeth Polk Guest; nephew of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest; grandson of Frank Lyon Polk; fifth great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin four times removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk; second cousin four times removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin thrice removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk.
  Political families: Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Raymond R. 'Andy' Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park, in Warren County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) — also known as Robert S. Hall — of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Miss. Born in Williamsburg, Covington County, Miss., March 10, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state senate, 1906-08; Forrest County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District, 1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., June 10, 1941 (age 62 years, 92 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Evans Hall and Effie (McDonald) Hall; married, April 10, 1901, to Lenore Robinson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Milton Hargest (b. 1868) — also known as William M. Hargest — of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Born in Winchester, Va., August 5, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 12th District, 1920-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Sewell Hargest and Virginia (Deffenderfer) Hargest; married 1895 to Kingsley LeGalliene.
  Burr Powell Harrison (1904-1973) — also known as Burr P. Harrison — of Winchester, Va. Born in Winchester, Va., July 2, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney, 1932-40; member of Virginia state senate 25th District, 1940-43; circuit judge in Virginia 17th Circuit, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1946-63. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose; Kiwanis; Ruritan. Died in Winchester, Va., December 29, 1973 (age 69 years, 180 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Walter Harrison and Nellie (Cover) Harrison; married, January 5, 1942, to Dorothy W. Green.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John G. Hudson (b. 1906) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Fort Chiswell, Wythe County, Va., May 11, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-46. Protestant. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Phi Alpha Delta; Theta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Layton Hudson and Dixie Belle (Smith-Leffew) Hudson.
  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
  Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) — also known as Walter B. Jones — of Farmville, Pitt County, N.C. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., August 19, 1913. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in office 1992. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Moose; Elks; Junior Order. Died in Norfolk, Va., September 15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Walter Beaman Jones Jr..
  The Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, in Greenville, North Carolina, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
  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.
  Joseph Michael McDade (1931-2017) — also known as Joseph M. McDade — of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Pa. Born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., September 29, 1931. Republican. Lawyer; clerk to U.S. District Judge John W. Murphy; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1963-99. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Bar Association; National Rifle Association. Died in Fairfax, Va., September 24, 2017 (age 85 years, 360 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) — also known as Clarence W. Meadows — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Va. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., February 11, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32; Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1952; campaign manager for Claude Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Kappa Psi; Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary. Died, following a heart attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Va., September 12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Isadore Meadows and Ida (Williams) Meadows; brother of Howard Prince Meadows; married, April 27, 1935, to Nancy Ryals Massie.
  Epitaph: "The Lord is my Shepherd."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
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
  Colin Neblett (1875-1950) — of Tesuque, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Brunswick County, Va., July 6, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent of schools; district judge in New Mexico 6th District, 1911-17; U.S. District Judge for New Mexico, 1917-48; took senior status 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks. Suffered a stroke in the Hilton Hotel dining room, and died soon after in a hospital at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., May 7, 1950 (age 74 years, 305 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Married 1943 to Adelaide Lamb.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Harry Whinna Nice (1877-1941) — also known as Harry W. Nice — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1936; Governor of Maryland, 1935-39; defeated, 1919, 1938; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Moose; Junior Order; Elks; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Knights of Khorassan. Died in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1941 (age 63 years, 82 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Nice and Drucilla (Arnold) Nice; married 1906 to Edna Viola Amos; uncle of Deeley K. Nice; granduncle of Harry Whinna Nice III.
  Political family: Nice family of Baltimore, Maryland.
  The Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (opened 1940, named 1967), which carries U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River from Newburg, Maryland to Dahlgren, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  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.
Robert L. Owen Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) — also known as Robert L. Owen — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla. Born in Lynchburg, Va., February 2, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Episcopalian. Scotch-Irish and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Modern Woodmen of America; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died July 19, 1947 (age 91 years, 167 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert L. Owen and Narcissa (Chisholm) Owen; married, December 31, 1889, to Daisey Deane Hester.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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.
  James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) — also known as James P. Pope — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born near Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, La., March 31, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1928, 1936; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1933-39. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died in Alexandria, Va., January 23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298 days). Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Joseph Edwin Proffit (1876-1958) — also known as Joseph E. Proffit — of Floyd, Floyd County, Va. Born in Floyd, Floyd County, Va., March 24, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1904-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1928, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1956; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1944-47, 1952-57. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kappa Sigma. Died February 27, 1958 (age 81 years, 340 days). Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Patterson Proffit and Mary Anne 'Polly' (Via) Proffit; married, April 26, 1916, to Anne Weston Simmons.
  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
  Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., August 18, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
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)
  Paul Richman (1895-1959) — of Newport News, Va. Born in Budapest, Hungary, December 25, 1895. Democrat. Ship supply dealer; Honorary Vice-Consul for Panama in Hampton Roads, Va., 1934-36. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from kidney failure and diabetes, in Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va., September 16, 1959 (age 63 years, 265 days). Interment at Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula, Hampton, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth Lichtenberg.
  Epitaph: "Beloved husband, father and grandfather."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  John Adams Sanders (b. 1866) — also known as John A. Sanders — of Nye County, Nev.; Carson City, Nev. Born in Wythe County, Va., October 16, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; Nye County District Attorney, 1911-16; justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1917-35; chief justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1921-22, 1927-29, 1933-34. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: John Adams
  Relatives: Son of William C. Sanders and Florence (Peirce) Sanders; married, July 17, 1910, to Maybelle Hunter Romeigh.
  John R. Saunders (1869-1934) — of Saluda, Middlesex County, Va. Born in King and Queen County, Va., December 19, 1869. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 39th District, 1908-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); secretary of state of Virginia, 1918. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles. Died March 17, 1934 (age 64 years, 88 days). Burial location unknown.
  Isaac Newton Skelton IV (1931-2013) — also known as Ike Skelton — of Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo.; Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., December 20, 1931. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1971-77; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi; Lions; Elks; Freemasons. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., October 28, 2013 (age 81 years, 312 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Relatives: Married 1961 to Susan Anding.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) — also known as John M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63, 3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Exchange Club. Died in Alexandria, Va., March 17, 1980 (age 64 years, 365 days). Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Mark Slack and Jennie (Gilchrist) Slack; married to Frances Jean Reid.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
William H. Smart William H. Smart (1868-1963) — of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa.; Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa. Born in Ellenville, Ulster County, N.Y., September 4, 1868. Founder and president, Keystone Bottle Manufacturing Company; mayor of Uniontown, Pa., 1919-23. Member, Elks. Died, in the Elks National Home retirement facility, in Bedford, Bedford County, Va., February 17, 1963 (age 94 years, 166 days). Interment at Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Oliver, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Smart and Jane Smart; married 1890 to Addie L. Hamilton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Book of Prominent Pennsylvanians (1913)
  Howard Worth Smith (1883-1976) — also known as Howard W. Smith — of Alexandria, Va.; Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va. Born in Broad Run, Fauquier County, Va., February 2, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920; circuit judge in Virginia, 1928-30; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1931-67 (8th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-67). Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Alexandria, Va., October 3, 1976 (age 93 years, 244 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Broad Run, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Silas F. Taylor — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Danville, Va. Democrat. Druggist; member of Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1928-48; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
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)
  Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) — also known as Charles L. Underhill — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Richmond, Va., July 20, 1867. Republican. Blacksmith; hardware merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1900; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill; married, February 25, 1892, to Edith Lamprey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Van Nuys (1874-1944) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Falmouth, Rush County, Ind., April 16, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1913-16; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1933-44; died in office 1944. Member, Elks. Died near Vienna, Fairfax County, Va., January 25, 1944 (age 69 years, 284 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
George S. Wallace 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. 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, 1910; 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; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson.
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
  Henry Lewis Wallace (b. 1873) — of Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Fredericksburg, Va., September 3, 1873. Lawyer; mayor of Fredericksburg, Va., 1910; president, National Bank of Fredericksburg. Episcopalian. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Howson Hooe Wallace and Ellen Byrd (Lewis) Wallace.
  Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) — also known as Junius E. West — of Waverly, Sussex County, Va.; Suffolk, Va. Born near Waverly, Sussex County, Va., July 12, 1866. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; insurance business; lawyer; newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1896, 1936; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Nansemond County, 1910-11; member of Virginia state senate 30th District, 1912-21; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1922-30. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Junior Order; Sons of the American Revolution. Died, of cancer, in a hospital at Richmond, Va., January 1, 1947 (age 80 years, 173 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Thomas West and Susan (Cockes) West; brother of Jesse Felix West; married, February 17, 1903, to Margaret Olive Beale.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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