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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.
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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.
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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.
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Matthew Gilbert Martinez (1929-2011) —
also known as Matthew G. Martinez —
of Monterey Park, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Fredericksburg,
Va.
Born in Walsenburg, Huerfano
County, Colo., February
14, 1929.
Furniture upholstery business; mayor
of Monterey Park, Calif., 1974-75, 1980; member of California
state assembly, 1981-82; U.S.
Representative from California, 1982-2001 (30th District 1982-93,
31st District 1993-2001); defeated in Republican primary, 2000;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988,
1996.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
National
Rifle Association.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
15, 2011 (age 82 years, 243
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Moriarty Jr. (1851-1928) —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington,
Va., January
7, 1851.
Furniture business; mayor
of Ashland, Ky., 1889.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., October
25, 1928 (age 77 years, 292
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Erskine Stevenson (1820-1883) —
also known as William E. Stevenson —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Warren, Warren
County, Pa., March
18, 1820.
Republican. Cabinetmaker; farmer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1857; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1863; member of
West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1863-68; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1865-68; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; Governor of
West Virginia, 1869-71; defeated, 1870.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
29, 1883 (age 63 years, 256
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Charles A. Wilson Jr. (1943-2013) —
also known as Charlie Wilson —
of St. Clairsville, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Martins Ferry, Belmont
County, Ohio, January
18, 1943.
Democrat. Mortician;
furniture business; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1997-2004; member of Ohio
state senate, 2005-06; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 2007-11; defeated, 2010,
2012; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2008.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., April
14, 2013 (age 70 years, 86
days).
Burial location unknown.
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