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Food Industry Politicians in Virginia
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) — also known as Arthur W. Aleshire — of Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Born near Luray, Page County, Va., February 15, 1900. Democrat. Grocer; gasoline station business; His legs were paralyzed as the result of an accident in 1923; used a wheelchair; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died, from uremia and heart disease, in a hospital at Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, March 11, 1940 (age 40 years, 25 days). Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of James William Aleshire and Ada Aleshire; married, May 11, 1921, to Myrtle G. Marsh.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Norman Calvin Bailey, Sr. (1890-1969) — also known as Norman C. Bailey — of Orange, Orange County, Va. Born in Orange County, Va., June 22, 1890. Democrat. Wholesale grocer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1944-57. Methodist. Member, Rotary. Died July 23, 1969 (age 79 years, 31 days). Interment at Graham Cemetery, Orange, Va.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial 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   Cyrus Arthur Hotchkiss (1863-1941) — also known as Cyrus Hotchkiss — of Petersburg, Va. Born August 18, 1863. Socialist. Grocer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1940. Died March 30, 1941 (age 77 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Solomon Hotchkiss and Wealthy (Smith) Hotchkiss; brother of Orlando Scoville Hotchkiss; married to Mae Elizabeth Jones; second cousin once removed of Ernest Ransom Brockett; third cousin once removed of Truman Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Frank L. Stiles; fourth cousin once removed of Harrison Blodget and George Newbury Blakeslee.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   William Spencer Mason (1832-1899) — also known as William S. Mason — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Virginia, 1832. Republican. Grocer; banker; mayor of Portland, Ore., 1891-94, 1898-99; died in office 1899. Died in Portland, Multnomah County, Ore., March 27, 1899 (age about 66 years). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article

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