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Methodist Politicians in Virginia

  Howard Hanson Adams (1891-1971) — also known as Howard H. Adams — of Eastville, Northampton County, Va. Born in Harborton, Accomack County, Va., December 18, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; bank director; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1934-65; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 3, 1971 (age 79 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Lawrence Adams and Effie Lee (Evans) Adams; married to Mabel E. Bruitt.
  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
  Robert Brown Aderholt (b. 1965) — also known as Robert B. Aderholt — of Haleyville, Winston County, Ala. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., July 22, 1965. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Alabama state house of representatives 17th District, 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1992, 2008 (alternate); municipal judge in Alabama, 1992-95; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1997-. Congregationalist; later Methodist. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Married to Caroline McDonald.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863) — of Indiana. Born in Fairfax, Va., June 10, 1800. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-40; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1841, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1849-51; defeated, 1850. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Central City, Gilpin County, Colo., December 16, 1863 (age 63 years, 189 days). Interment at Central City Cemetery, Central City, Colo.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Beverly Allen (1783-1846) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., January 26, 1783. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1817-19; member of Georgia state senate, 1822-24, 1826-27, 1830-31, 1834. Methodist. Died in Elbert County, Ga., 1846 (age about 63 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Allen and Sarah (Carter) Allen; half-brother of Singleton Walthall Allen.
  Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
  Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) — of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Fairfax County, Va., August 23, 1877. Democrat. Carpenter; Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; lumber business; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1923-24. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  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
Charles H. Ambler Charles H. Ambler (b. 1876) — of Pleasants County, W.Va.; Ashland, Hanover County, Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Ohio, August 12, 1876. Democrat. School teacher; Pleasants County Sheriff, 1900-01; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1951-54. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Maccabees; Sigma Nu; Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lutellis Ambler and Ella Rebecca (Wells) Ambler; married, September 4, 1920, to Helen Mary Carle.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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
  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
  Edward Ball (1811-1872) — of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. Born near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va., November 6, 1811. Farmer; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Muskingum County, 1845-49, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1853-57. Methodist. Accidentally killed by a railroad train near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, November 22, 1872 (age 61 years, 16 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of William Lee Ball and Sarah (Cassidy) Ball; married, January 8, 1840, to Margaret Garges.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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
  Tennyson M. Bates (1892-1957) — of Wise, Wise County, Va. Born in Letcher County, Ky., July 15, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; coal operator; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1948-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died March 29, 1957 (age 64 years, 257 days). Burial location unknown.
  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
  Robert Campbell Bayliss (1893-1968) — also known as Robert C. Bayliss — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., December 1, 1893. Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1948; candidate for Virginia state house of delegates, 1945. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1968 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Charles Beggs (1775-1862) — of Indiana. Born in Rockingham County, Va., October 30, 1775. Member Indiana territorial council, 1808; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1817-19. Methodist. Died in Morgan County, Ill., 1862 (age about 86 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James Beggs.
  James Beggs (1760-1835) — of Clark County, Ind. Born in Rockingham County, Va., April 4, 1760. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1807-09; member Indiana territorial council, 1810-14; member of Indiana state senate, 1816-20. Methodist. Died near Charlestown, Clark County, Ind., May 13, 1835 (age 75 years, 39 days). Interment at Salem Methodist Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of Charles Beggs.
  John Benefiel (c.1761-1835) — of Knox County, Ind.; Sullivan County, Ind. Born about 1761. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22. Methodist. Died in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind., December 26, 1835 (age about 74 years). Interment at Johnson Cemetery, Carlisle, Ind.
  Marion Tinsley Bennett (1914-2000) — also known as Marion T. Bennett — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Buffalo, Dallas County, Mo., June 6, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1943-49; defeated, 1948; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1972-82; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; took senior status 1986. Methodist. Member, Exchange Club; Delta Theta Phi. Co-author of the G.I. Bill of Rights. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, Va., September 6, 2000 (age 86 years, 92 days). Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Allen Bennett; married to June Young.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  D. Woodrow Bird (1912-1995) — of Bland, Bland County, Va. Born in Bland, Bland County, Va., July 6, 1912. Democrat. Dairy farmer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1948-55. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Farm Bureau. Died November 16, 1995 (age 83 years, 133 days). Burial location unknown.
  Lloyd Campbell Bird (1894-1978) — also known as Lloyd C. Bird — of Richmond, Va. Born in Highland County, Va., August 1, 1894. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 43rd District, 1943-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; American Chemical Society. Died in Chesterfield County, Va., April 20, 1978 (age 83 years, 262 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Anson Bird and Mary Susan (Campbell) Bird; married to Lucille Crutchfield.
  L. C. Bird High School, in Chesterfield, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Andrew Blackmun (1908-1999) — also known as Harry A. Blackmun; "Hip Pocket Harry"; "Minnesota Twin" — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Nashville, Washington County, Ill., November 12, 1908. Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Appeals Court Judge John B. Sanborn, 1932-33; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1959-70; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1970-94; took senior status 1994; actor in the 1997 movie Amistad, as Justice Joseph Story. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., March 4, 1999 (age 90 years, 112 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Corwin Manning Blackmun and Theo H. (Reuter) Blackmun; married, June 21, 1941, to Dorothy E. Clark.
  Cross-reference: Richard Blumenthal
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about Harry Blackmun: Linda Greenhouse, Becoming Justice Blackmun : Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
  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.
  Joseph Washington Bland (1912-1991) — also known as J. W. Bland — of Alberta, Brunswick County, Va. Born in Crewe, Nottoway County, Va., October 8, 1912. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1948-53. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Ruritan. Died March 16, 1991 (age 78 years, 159 days). Interment at Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Alberta, Va.
  Epitaph: "Educator, Legislator."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Arthur I. Boreman Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) — also known as Arthur I. Boreman — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pa., July 24, 1823. Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1855-61; circuit judge in Virginia, 1861-63; Governor of West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1889-96; died in office 1896. Methodist. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 19, 1896 (age 72 years, 270 days). Interment at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Kenner Seaton Boreman and Sarah (Inghram) Boreman; brother of William Inghram Boreman, James Miller Boreman and Jacob Smith Boreman; married, November 30, 1864, to Laurane (Tanner) Bullock; granduncle of Herbert Stephenson Boreman.
  Political family: Boreman family of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
  Frederick C. Boucher (b. 1946) — also known as Rick Boucher — of Abingdon, Washington County, Va. Born in Washington County, Va., August 1, 1946. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 39th District, 1976-83; U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha Order. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  William Bradley (1787-1863) — of Switzerland County, Ind. Born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., September 22, 1787. County judge in Indiana, 1827-29; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1832-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., 1863 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Edward McPhail Bridgforth (1906-1951) — also known as E. M. Bridgforth — of Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va. Born in Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, Va., June 16, 1906. Democrat. Farmer; oil company agent; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-51; died in office 1951. Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha Society; Ruritan. Died December 16, 1951 (age 45 years, 183 days). Burial location unknown.
Joseph L. Bristow Joseph Little Bristow (1861-1944) — also known as Joseph L. Bristow — of Salina, Saline County, Kan. Born near Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky., July 22, 1861. Republican. Newspaper editor; secretary of Kansas Republican Party, 1894-98; private secretary to Gov. Edmund N. Morrill, 1895-97; special commander of Panama Railroad, 1905; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1909-15. Methodist. Died in Fairfax County, Va., July 14, 1944 (age 82 years, 358 days). Interment at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
  Relatives: Son of William Bristow and Savannah (Little) Bristow; married, November 11, 1879, to Margaret Hester Hendrix.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, September 1908
  Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton), Va., November 16, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1941-44. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Psi. Died March 24, 1974 (age 87 years, 128 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  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
Aaron V. Brown Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859) — also known as Aaron V. Brown — of Tennessee. Born in Brunswick County, Va., August 15, 1795. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of James K. Polk; member of Tennessee state senate, 1821-25, 1826-27; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1831-33; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1839-45 (10th District 1839-43, 6th District 1843-45); Governor of Tennessee, 1845-47; U.S. Postmaster General, 1857-59; died in office 1859. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., March 8, 1859 (age 63 years, 205 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Aaron Brown and Elizabeth (Melton) Brown; married to Sarah Burruss; married 1845 to Cynthia Saunders.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: U.S. Postal Service
  Parker Wilson Buhrman (b. 1885) — also known as Parker W. Buhrman — of Botetourt County, Va. Born in Botetourt County, Va., September 5, 1885. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Malmo, 1918; Helsingfors, 1919-20; Ceiba, 1920-21; Soerabaya, 1921-23; Aleppo, 1923-25; Berlin, 1928-29; Casablanca, 1930-34; Cologne, 1935; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1935; Sydney, as of 1938; Belfast, 1939-43. Methodist. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Blaine Buhrman and Sarah Elizabeth (Lemon) Buhrman; married, August 30, 1935, to Helmi Ranta.
  Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) — of Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., September 3, 1800. Lawyer; walked with a limp due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member Wisconsin territorial council, 1836. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of typhoid, in Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis., November 7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65 days). Interment at Hermitage Cemetery, Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett; married, December 29, 1836, to Lucia Maria Brunson.
  Burnett County, Wis. is named for him.
  Richard M. Burr (b. 1955) — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Born in Charlottesville, Va., November 30, 1955. Republican. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1995-; defeated, 1992; U.S. Senator from North Carolina; elected 2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Robert Sidney Burruss (1882-1942) — also known as Robert S. Burruss — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Campbell County, Va., August 6, 1882. Republican. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died, from a coronary occlusion, in Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Va., July 31, 1942 (age 59 years, 359 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Monroe Burruss and Ida Florence (Pringle) Burruss; married, October 15, 1913, to Ada Steptoe Moorman; father of Robert Sidney Burruss Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald O. Campen Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as "Spec" — of Henrico County, Va. Born in Chance, Somerset County, Md., August 5, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1968; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; director and chairman, Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District; Commissioner of the Board for Rental Cars, Auto Training Schools; member, Virginia Board for the Development and Conservation of the Public Beaches. Methodist. Still living as of 2017.
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Green Campen.
  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
Roy A. Cole Roy A. Cole (b. 1896) — of Montcalm, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Shawsville, Montgomery County, Va., April 21, 1896. Republican. School teacher; funeral director; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1927-30; defeated, 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Henry Watkins Collier (1801-1855) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Lunenburg County, Va., January 17, 1801. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1826; circuit judge in Alabama, 1828-36; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1836-37; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1837-49; Governor of Alabama, 1849-53. Methodist. Died, of "cholera morbus" (gastroenteritis), in Bailey Springs, Lauderdale County, Ala., August 28, 1855 (age 54 years, 223 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Arthur Bledsoe Cooke (b. 1869) — also known as Arthur B. Cooke — of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Meltons, Louisa County, Va., June 15, 1869. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Consul in Patras, 1910-19; Swansea, 1919-26; Plymouth, 1926-34. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Washington Cooke and Sallie Farrar (Anderson) Cooke; married, September 26, 1899, to Stella Viola Crider.
  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
  Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) — of Bartley, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Counts, Dickenson County, Va., August 26, 1912. Democrat. Coal miner; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62; appointed 1958. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; United Mine Workers. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts; married, December 24, 1937, to Gertrude Withrow.
  John H. Cox (1833-1902) — of Missouri. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 10, 1833. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state senate 5th District, 1864-66. Methodist. Died, of stomach cancer, in Trenton, Grundy County, Mo., August 2, 1902 (age 68 years, 265 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.
  Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Born in Newport News, Va., July 14, 1914. Mayor of New Bern, N.C., 1982. Methodist. Member, Lions. Died October 31, 2001 (age 87 years, 109 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
  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
  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.
  Thaddeus Franklin Daniel (1900-1942) — also known as T. Franklin Daniel — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Brunswick County, Va., February 25, 1900. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates from Lynchburg city, 1934-42; died in office 1942. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha. Shot and killed, along with Lynchburg city attorney T. G. Hobbs, by Warren Guy Myers, in his office, in Lynchburg, Va., June 30, 1942 (age 42 years, 125 days). Myers was judged to be insane, committed to the Southwestern State Hospital, and died in 1963. Interment at Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery, Brunswick County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Lee Andrew Daniel and Susan (Pritchett) Daniel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Virginia House History
  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
  William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) — also known as William N. Doak — of Roanoke, Va.; Washington, D.C.; McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va., December 12, 1882. Republican. Vice-president, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1916 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1930-33. Methodist. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners. Died of heart disease, in McLean, Fairfax County, Va., October 23, 1933 (age 50 years, 315 days). Entombed at Black Lick Cemetery, Near Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Canaro Draton Doak and Elizabeth (Dutton) Doak; married, October 15, 1908, to Emma M. Doak.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Patrick Henry Drewry (1875-1947) — also known as Patrick H. Drewry — of Petersburg, Va. Born in Petersburg, Va., May 24, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 29th District, 1912-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916, 1940, 1944; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1920-47 (4th District 1920-33, at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935-47); died in office 1947. Methodist. Member, American Historical Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Sigma Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Petersburg, Va., December 21, 1947 (age 72 years, 211 days). Interment at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Son of Dr. E. A. Drewry and Alta L. (Booth) Drewry; married, April 18, 1906, to Mary E. Metcalf.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Robert William Edgar (1943-2013) — also known as Bob Edgar — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 29, 1943. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984; candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1986. United Methodist. Member, Common Cause. Died, from a heart attack, in Annandale, Fairfax County, Va., April 23, 2013 (age 69 years, 329 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Joseph Cary Eggleston (1812-1846) — of Indiana. Born in Amelia County, Va., May 12, 1812. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1835-37; member of Indiana state senate, 1840-42; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1845. Methodist. Died in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., October 21, 1846 (age 34 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: First cousin once removed of Joseph Eggleston; second cousin of William Segar Archer.
  Political family: Archer-Eggleston-Jefferson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) — also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P. Few — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Martinsville, Va., 1885. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee; speaker). Female. Methodist. French Huguenot and English ancestry. Member, American Association of University Women; Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., January 12, 1971 (age about 85 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield) Thomas; married, August 17, 1911, to William Preston Few (second great-grandnephew of William Few).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Arthur S. Flemming Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) — also known as Arthur S. Flemming — of Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y.; Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., June 12, 1905. Republican. Member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1939-48; president, Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960; president, University of Oregon, 1961-68; president, Macalester College, 1968-71. Methodist. Member, American Society for Public Administration; Alpha Sigma Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Omicron Delta Kappa. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1994. Died of acute renal failure, at a retirement home in Alexandria, Va., September 7, 1996 (age 91 years, 87 days). Interment at Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Harry H. Flemming and Harriet (Sherwood) Flemming; married, December 14, 1934, to Bernice Virginia Moler.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Eminent Americans (1954)
  Davis Floyd (1772-1834) — of Harrison County, Ind. Born in Virginia, 1772. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1805-06; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Indiana territorial auditor, 1813-14; treasurer of Indiana Territory, 1814-16; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-17; circuit judge in Indiana, 1817-23; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1822. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Florida, 1834 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Floyd and Lillian Floyd; married 1794 to Susanna Johnston Lewis.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Henry Fry (1738-1823) — of Virginia. Born in Essex County, Va., October 30, 1738. Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1765. Methodist. Died in Madison County, Va., September 6, 1823 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at Fry Family Cemetery, Madison County, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Fry; brother of John Fry.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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
  Paul Eugene Gillmor (1939-2007) — also known as Paul E. Gillmor — of Old Fort, Seneca County, Ohio. Born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, February 1, 1939. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1967-88; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1986; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1989-2007; died in office 2007. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from an accidental fall down stairs, in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., September 5, 2007 (age 68 years, 216 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul M. Gillmor; married 1983 to Karen Lako.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  James Stuart Gilmore III (b. 1949) — also known as Jim Gilmore — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., October 6, 1949. Republican. Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 2001-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 2004, 2008; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008, 2016. Methodist. Still living as of 2016.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
Carter Glass Carter Glass (1858-1946) — also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., January 4, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Virginia state senate, 1899-1902; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from congestive heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1946 (age 88 years, 144 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Henry Glass and August Elizabeth (Christian) Glass; married 1886 to Mary Aurelia Caldwell; married, June 22, 1940, to Mary Everett (Scott) Meade; father of Carter Glass Jr..
  Political family: Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Glass House (offices, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
  Image source: Federal Reserve History
  Patrick Gaines Goode (1798-1862) — of Ohio. Born in Charlotte County, Va., May 10, 1798. Whig. Lawyer; preacher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1833-35; U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1837-43; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1844-51. Methodist. Died in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, October 17, 1862 (age 64 years, 160 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Cowper Granberry (1829-1907) — also known as John C. Granberry — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 5, 1829. Democrat. Methodist minister; chaplain in the Confederate States Army; bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1888. Methodist. Died in Ashland, Hanover County, Va., April 1, 1907 (age 77 years, 117 days). Interment somewhere in Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Ann (Leslie) Granberry and Richard Granberry; married 1858 to Jennie Massie; married 1862 to Ella Fayette Winston.
  Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) — also known as Lloyd L. Gravely — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Born in Danville, Va., December 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco buyer; manager, tobacco products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco Co.; director, Standard Insurance and Realty Co.; mayor of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Sons of the American Revolution. Died March 6, 1953 (age 63 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Oglesby Winston Gravely and Lula (Keene) Gravely; married, August 2, 1916, to Mary Clarke Hoofnagle.
  Herbert Bailey Gregory (b. 1884) — also known as Herbert B. Gregory — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., April 10, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Virginia 20th Circuit, 1923-26; judge, Law and Chancery Court, City of Roanoke, 1926-30; justice of Virginia state supreme court, 1930-40; appointed 1930. Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Werter Hancock Gregory and Sallie James (Payne) Gregory; married, October 26, 1916, to Margaret Kossen.
  John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) — also known as J. O. Gunn — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Born in Pelham, Caswell County, N.C., December 27, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; automobile dealer; banker; Caswell County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67; secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Junior Order. Died, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., February 18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53 days). Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Griffin Gunn and Nannie Elizabeth (Rudd) Gunn; married to Annie Warner Newman; first cousin of John Henry Gunn (who married Hettie Elizabeth Tolbert).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Porter Hardy Jr. (1903-1995) — of Churchland, Portsmouth, Va. Born in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Va., June 1, 1903. Democrat. Accountant; farmer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1947-69. Methodist. Member, Order of Ahepa; Moose; Kappa Alpha Order; Tau Kappa Alpha; Farm Bureau. Died in Virginia Beach, Va., April 19, 1995 (age 91 years, 322 days). Interment at Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Porter Hardy and Jane Lang (Mahood) Hardy; married, June 22, 1939, to Edna Lynn Moore; father of Lynn Yeakel.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin Johnson Harvey (1864-1932) — also known as E. J. Harvey — of Stuart, Patrick County, Va.; Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., October 5, 1864. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate, 1899-1904, 1932 (Carroll, Grayson & Patrick counties 1899-1904, 13th District 1932); died in office 1932; circuit judge in Virginia 7th Circuit, 1906-18. Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons. Died, from cerebral sclerosis, in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va., May 7, 1932 (age 67 years, 215 days). Interment at Highland Burial Park, Danville, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John H. Hatcher John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) — also known as John H. Hatcher — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Bland, Bland County, Va., June 29, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1921-24; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died June 20, 1950 (age 74 years, 356 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married, April 12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  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
  Ralph Ben Hovermale (1909-1990) — also known as Ralph B. Hovermale — of Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va. Born in Morgan County, W.Va., March 29, 1909. Democrat. Soft drink bottler; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-66 (Morgan County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-66); defeated, 1960 (Morgan County), 1966 (1st District), 1968 (1st District). Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; Moose. Died in Winchester, Va., September 19, 1990 (age 81 years, 174 days). Interment at Union Chapel Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Orloff Bell Hovermale and Edna (Unger) Hovermale; married, November 28, 1935, to Anna Winford Hunter; first cousin twice removed of Silas Jefferson Hovermale; third cousin of Freda Emory Hovermale (who married Stark Lloyd Coberly).
  Political family: Coberly-Hovermale family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) — also known as A. D. Ivie — of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, N.C. Born in Patrick County, Va., May 3, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913-14 (20th District 1911, 19th District 1913-14). Methodist. Member, Junior Order; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Sterling Ivie and Sallie (Scales) Ivie; married, October 11, 1905, to Annie McKinney.
  William Francis James (1873-1945) — also known as W. Frank James — of Hancock, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., May 23, 1873. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; real estate and insurance business; Houghton County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Foresters; Eagles. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James; married, March 18, 1904, to Jennie M. Mingay.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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
G. T. Johnston G. T. Johnston (1887-1970) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Giles County, Va., July 24, 1887. Democrat. Plumbing and heating contractor; deputy sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1951-56. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in August, 1970 (age 83 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Johnston and Annie W. (Moore) Johnston; married, February 4, 1914, to Sina Bagby.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  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 Severn Kellam (b. 1903) — also known as Sidney S. Kellam — of Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Princess Anne County, Va. (now Virginia Beach, Va.), July 6, 1903. Democrat. Insurance business; hotelier; Princess Anne County Treasurer, 1931-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1952, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1964-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Abel E. Kellam and Clara O. (Eaton) Kellam; married, January 21, 1933, to Odie A. Butt.
  Edward Gardiner Latch (1901-1993) — also known as Edward G. Latch — of Washington, D.C.; Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 14, 1901. Minister; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1960 ; chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1966-78. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. In 1971, he officiated at the marriage of President Richard Nixon's daughter Patricia, to Edward Cox, in the White House. Died in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Md., April 9, 1993 (age 92 years, 85 days). Interment at Flint Hill Cemetery, Oakton, Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Norman Frederick Lent Jr. (1931-2012) — also known as Norman F. Lent — of East Rockaway, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Oceanside, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., March 23, 1931. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; confidential law secretary to Justice Thomas P. Farley, 1960-62; member of New York state senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966, 7th District 1967-70); U.S. Representative from New York, 1971-93 (5th District 1971-73, 4th District 1973-93); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from cancer, in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., June 11, 2012 (age 81 years, 80 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Norman Frederick Lent and Ellen (Bain) Lent; married, August 16, 1956, to Nancy Lou Budlong; married to Barbara Morris.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) — also known as Richard G. Lugar — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932. Republican. Rhodes scholar; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1968, 1972; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1996. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha; Beta Theta Pi; Rotary; Blue Key. Died in Annandale, Fairfax County, Va., April 28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin L. Lugar and Bertha (Green) Lugar; married, September 8, 1956, to Charlene Smeltzer.
  Cross-reference: Todd C. Young — Mitch Daniels
   — The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at Indiana University, is partly named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Richard Lugar: John T. Shaw, Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate: Crafting Foreign Policy from Capitol Hill
Ernest Lundeen Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Beresford, Union County, S.Dak., August 4, 1878. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (alternate), 1916; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District 1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated (Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1928; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940. Methodist. Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta Sigma Rho; United Spanish War Veterans. One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Va., August 31, 1940 (age 62 years, 27 days). Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Charles Henry Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen; married, February 5, 1919, to Norma Matheson Ward.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Minnesota Legislator record
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
T. G. Matney Thomas Graham Matney (1889-1976) — also known as T. G. Matney — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born in Card, Buchanan County, Va., April 19, 1889. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959-64; defeated, 1952, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Medical Association. Died June 11, 1976 (age 87 years, 53 days). Interment at Mt. Hedding Methodist Church Cemetery, Lillydale, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Wise Matney and Annie (Muscroft) Matney; married, April 26, 1917, to Virgie Lee Burke.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Enoch McCarty (1783-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Culpeper County, Va., January 5, 1783. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1832-34; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1835-37; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; county judge in Indiana, 1838-45. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died near Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., December 12, 1857 (age 74 years, 341 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Benjamin McCarty, Johnathan McCarty and Abner McCarty; father of William Monroe McCarty.
  Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.
  William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 13, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1904-06. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
  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
  Noah Noble (1794-1844) — of Franklin County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Berryville, Clarke County, Va., January 14, 1794. Lawyer; farmer; merchant; miller; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1825; Governor of Indiana, 1831-37. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 8, 1844 (age 50 years, 25 days). Original interment at Greenlawn Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.; reinterment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of James Noble and Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869); uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837).
  Political family: Noble family of Indiana.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Kenneth Stuart Patton (1882-1960) — also known as Kenneth S. Patton — of University, Charlottesville, Va. Born in Salem, Va., July 22, 1882. Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Rome, 1909-12; Ceiba, 1912; Lisbon, 1912; U.S. Consul in Cognac, 1913-15; La Rochelle, 1915-16; Calais, 1916-19; Belgrade, 1919-26; Leipzig, as of 1929; U.S. Consul General in Batavia, as of 1932; Singapore, as of 1938; Calcutta, as of 1943; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1944-45. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1960 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John S. Patton and Beatrice (Faber) Patton; married 1908 to Alice Vincent Corson.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  George Campbell Peery (1873-1952) — also known as George C. Peery — of Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va. Born in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Va., October 28, 1873. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; vice-president, Norton Hardware Company; director of coal mining companies and a railroad; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from Virginia 9th District, 1923-29; Governor of Virginia, 1934-38; delegate to Virginia limited constitutional convention 18th District, 1945. Southern Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Richlands, Tazewell County, Va., October 14, 1952 (age 78 years, 352 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Peery and Mary Letitia (Spotts) Peery; married, June 19, 1907, to Nancy Bane Gillespie.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dennis Lark Pennington (1776-1854) — also known as Dennis Pennington — of Harrison County, Ind. Born in Virginia, May 18, 1776. Whig. Farmer; stonemason; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1810, 1812-16; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1816-20, 1825-27, 1830-33, 1842-45; defeated, 1839; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1822-24, 1828-30, 1845-46; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1825; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833. Methodist. English ancestry. Died near Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., September 2, 1854 (age 78 years, 107 days). Interment at Pennington Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Pennington and Nettie (Lark) Pennington; married, August 7, 1800, to Elizabeth English; granduncle of Walter Quintin Gresham.
  Political family: Gresham-Andrews family of Harrison County, Indiana.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Russell Potts Jr. (b. 1939) — also known as Russ Potts — Born in Richmond, Va., March 4, 1939. Member of Virginia state senate, 1992-2008; Independent candidate for Governor of Virginia, 2005. Methodist. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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
  Leon Douglas Ralph (1932-2007) — also known as Leon D. Ralph — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Richmond, Va., August 20, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; administrative assistant to California House Speaker Jess Unruh; member of California state assembly, 1967-76; defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968, 1972; minister. African Methodist Episcopal; later Church of God. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP. Died, in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 6, 2007 (age 74 years, 170 days). Interment at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Ralph and Leanna (Woodard) Ralph; married, September 27, 1951, to Martha Ann Morgan; married to Ruth Banda.
  Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) — of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, W.Va. Born in New Hampden, Highland County, Va., August 5, 1883. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County, 1935-36. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  John Robert Scott (c.1841-1929) — also known as John R. Scott — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born in slavery in Virginia, about 1841. Republican. Clergyman; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1868-73, 1879; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1873-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1876, 1896 (alternate), 1916 (alternate), 1920 (alternate), 1924 (alternate), 1928 (alternate); offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1896. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., February 18, 1929 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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
Joe F. Smith Joe F. Smith (c.1919-2013) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Bristol, Va., about 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; mayor of Charleston, W.Va., 1980-83; defeated, 1983; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1993-94, 1997-2002. United Methodist. Died August 2, 2013 (age about 94 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1953 to Betty Johnson.
  Image source: WV Gazette, August 6, 2013
  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
Herb Snyder Herb Snyder (b. 1953) — of Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Winchester, Va., September 7, 1953. Democrat. Jefferson County Commissioner, 1991-96; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1997-2004, 2009-. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Snyder and Gladys Snyder; married to Stephanie Shaffer.
  Image source: West Virginia Legislature
  Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890-1970) — also known as Thomas B. Stanley — of Stanleytown, Henry County, Va. Born near Spencer, Henry County, Va., July 16, 1890. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1930-46; Speaker of the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1946-53; resigned 1953; Governor of Virginia, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1956. Methodist. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons. Died in Martinsville, Va., July 10, 1970 (age 79 years, 359 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Roy Neville Staten (1913-1999) — also known as Roy N. Staten — of Dundalk, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Sandidges, Amherst County, Va., June 30, 1913. Democrat. Accountant; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1953-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964; member of Maryland state senate, 1967-78. Methodist. Member, Lions; Moose. Died December 11, 1999 (age 86 years, 164 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Thomas Sutherlin (1822-1893) — also known as William T. Sutherlin — of Danville, Va. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., April 17, 1822. Tobacco merchant; banker; real estate and insurance business; mayor of Danville, Va., 1855-61; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Pittsylvania County, 1861; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Methodist. His mansion housed Confederate President Jefferson Davis at the time of the surrender in 1865; the house is now the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. Died in Danville, Va., July 22, 1893 (age 71 years, 96 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Va.
Claude A. Swanson Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939) — also known as Claude A. Swanson — of Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va. Born in Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Va., March 31, 1862. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1893-1906; resigned 1906; Governor of Virginia, 1906-10; defeated, 1901; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1910-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912 (speaker), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1933-39; died in office 1939. Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died near Criglersville, Madison County, Va., July 7, 1939 (age 77 years, 98 days). Entombed at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Muse Swanson and Catherine Rebecca (Pritchett) Swanson; married, December 11, 1894, to Elizabeth Deane 'Lizzie' Lyons; married 1923 to Lucille Lula (Lyons) Hall.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Claude A. Swanson: Henry C. Ferrell, Jr., Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography
  Image source: Men of Mark in Virginia (1906)
  John Henry Traylor (1839-1925) — also known as John H. Traylor — of Granbury, Hood County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Rockport, Aransas County, Tex. Born in Traylorsville, Henry County, Va., March 27, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas state house of representatives; elected 1881; member of Texas state senate 30th District; elected 1883; mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1898-1900. Methodist. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 19, 1925 (age 85 years, 357 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Bailey Traylor.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elijah Van Sandt (1802-1881) — of Indiana. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., December 9, 1802. State court judge in Indiana, 1849-52; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857. Methodist. Died in Harrison Township, Union County, Ind., October 31, 1881 (age 78 years, 326 days). Burial location unknown.
  Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (1891-1943) — also known as N. J. Webb — of Newport News, Va. Born in Prince George County, Va., April 25, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; school teacher; athletic coach; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1936-39. Methodist. Died, of a heart attack, in Isle of Wight County, Va., July 18, 1943 (age 52 years, 84 days). Interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Va.
  Relatives: Son of James Duncan Webb and Helen Howerton (Rives) Webb; married to Lalie Lett (niece of Robert Walker Perkins).
  Waitman Thomas Willey (1811-1900) — also known as Waitman T. Willey — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Marion County, W.Va.), October 18, 1811. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1861; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Monongalia County, 1861; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1863-71; delegate to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., May 2, 1900 (age 88 years, 196 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William 'Blint' Willey and Sarah (Barnes) Willey; married, October 11, 1834, to Elizabeth Evans Ray; father of William Patrick Willey; third cousin twice removed of Joshua Coit, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel Lathrop and Peter Buell Porter; third cousin thrice removed of Henry Scudder; fourth cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington, Calvin Willey, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter Jr. and Peter Augustus Porter.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Conger-Hungerford family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Price Williams Sr. (c.1811-1884) — of Livingston, Sumter County, Ala.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Virginia, about 1811. Cotton merchant; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1851-53; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; real estate and insurance business. Methodist. Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., November 10, 1884 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Clifton Alexander Woodrum (1887-1950) — also known as Clifton A. Woodrum — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., April 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1923-45 (6th District 1923-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-45). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1950 (age about 63 years). Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Roanoke, Va.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Clifton Alexander Woodrum III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ernest Foster Young (b. 1870) — also known as Ernest F. Young — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., March 22, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Harnett County, 1913-14. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
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