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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lawrence Adams and Effie Lee (Evans) Adams; married to
Mabel E. Bruitt. |
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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.
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George D. Addison —
of Salem, Dent
County, Mo.
Born in Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Dent County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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James Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-1986) —
also known as J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. —
of Roanoke,
Va.; Richmond,
Va.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., June 15,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
hustings court judge in Virginia, 1933-45; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1946-48; Virginia
state attorney general, 1948-57; Governor of
Virginia, 1958-62; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1962-82; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1982-86; died
in office 1986.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Pi; United
Commercial Travelers; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Richmond,
Va., April
14, 1986 (age 87 years, 303
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Thomas Coleman Andrews (1899-1983) —
also known as T. Coleman Andrews —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., February
19, 1899.
Accountant;
Virginia
state auditor, 1931-33; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
1953-55; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; John
Birch Society.
Died in Richmond,
Va., October
15, 1983 (age 84 years, 238
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) —
also known as J. Fulmer Bright —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., November
17, 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1922-23; mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Richmond,
Va., December
29, 1953 (age 76 years, 42
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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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.
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George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) —
also known as George E. Bushnell —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., November
4, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned
1955; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
30, 1965 (age 77 years, 330
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph William Chinn (1866-1936) —
also known as Joseph W. Chinn —
of Warsaw, Richmond
County, Va.
Born in Tappahannock, Essex
County, Va., February
15, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1891-1915; president, Northern Neck
State Bank,
Warsaw, Va., 1908-36; circuit judge in Virginia 12th Circuit,
1915-31; justice of
Virginia state supreme court, 1931-36; appointed 1931; died in
office 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, of emphysema,
in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., August
16, 1936 (age 70 years, 183
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, Va.
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Benjamin Wilson Coleman (b. 1869) —
also known as Ben W. Coleman —
of Ely, White Pine
County, Nev.; Carson
City, Nev.
Born in Ballsville, Powhatan
County, Va., July 1,
1869.
Lawyer;
district judge in Nevada 9th District, 1911-15; justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1915-36; chief
justice of Nevada state supreme court, 1919-20, 1925-27, 1931-33.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Arabella (Smith) Coleman; married, June 6,
1906, to Martha L. Attleton. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts; married, December
24, 1937, to Gertrude Withrow. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Wingfield Crumpecker and Lizzie Ella (Motley) Crumpecker;
married to Gladys Day. |
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John Nichols Dalton (1931-1986) —
also known as John N. Dalton —
of Radford,
Va.
Born in Emporia,
Va., July 11,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1960,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); treasurer of
Virginia Republican Party, 1960-61; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1966-72 (Montgomery County & Radford
city 1966-71, Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery & Wythe counties & Radford
city 1972); member of Virginia
state senate 37th District, 1972-73; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1974-78; Governor of
Virginia, 1978-82.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Radford,
Va., July 30,
1986 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Sunrise
Burial Park, Fairlawn, Va.
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Joseph Thomas Deal (1860-1942) —
also known as Joseph T. Deal —
of Norfolk,
Va.
Born near Surry, Surry
County, Va., November
19, 1860.
Democrat. Lumber
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1908;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Norfolk city, 1910-11; member of Virginia
state senate 31st District, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1921-29; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
Virginia, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., March 7,
1942 (age 81 years, 108
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married 1921 to Helen
P. Holshue. |
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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.
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Mills Edwin Godwin Jr. (1914-1999) —
also known as Mills E. Godwin, Jr. —
of Suffolk,
Va.
Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk,
Va.), November
19, 1914.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1948-52; member of Virginia
state senate 5th District, 1952-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1962-66; Governor of
Virginia, 1966-70, 1974-78.
Christian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; Rotary.
Died of complications of pneumonia,
January
30, 1999 (age 84 years, 72
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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Wrendo Marion Godwin (1896-1976) —
also known as Wrendo M. Godwin —
of Parksley, Accomack
County, Va.
Born in Poulson, Accomack
County, Va., September
22, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1948;
member of Virginia
Democratic State Central Committee, 1948; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Accomack County, 1948-55.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners; Ruritan.
Died in 1976
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Reginald Carl Harmon (1900-1992) —
also known as Reginald C. Harmon —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Illinois, February
5, 1900.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Urbana, Ill., 1929-33; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in
World War II; Major General and chief legal officer, U.S. Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, as the result of an automobile
accident, October
19, 1992 (age 92 years, 257
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married, April
12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman. |
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1929 |
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Abel E. Kellam and Clara O. (Eaton) Kellam; married, January
21, 1933, to Odie A. Butt. |
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Harrison Libbey (1843-1913) —
also known as Harry Libbey —
of Hampton,
Va.
Born in Wakefield, Carroll
County, N.H., November
22, 1843.
Republican. State court judge in Virginia, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1883-87; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896;
postmaster at Hampton,
Va., 1907-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Hampton,
Va., September
30, 1913 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va.
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James Hubert Lindsay (b. 1862) —
also known as J. H. Lindsay —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born near Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va., December
29, 1862.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention from Albemarle County
& Charlottesville city, 1901-02; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Virginia, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Clarke Lindsay and Annie (Morgan) Lindsay; married, December
24, 1884, to Annie Sieg. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Owen Bradford Pickett (1930-2010) —
also known as Owen B. Pickett —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
31, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1972-86; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1980-82; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1987-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996,
2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Virginia
Beach, Va., October
27, 2010 (age 80 years, 57
days).
Interment at Taylorsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Va.
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James Hubert Price (1878-1943) —
also known as James H. Price —
of Virginia.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., September
7, 1878.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1916-30; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Virginia; Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, 1930-38; Governor of
Virginia, 1938-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Richmond,
Va., November
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Richman and Jennie (Zigmond) Richman; married to Ruth
Lichtenberg. |
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grandfather." |
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memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine
McClung. |
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David Edward Satterfield III (1920-1988) —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., December
2, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1960-64; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1965-81.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died September
30, 1988 (age 67 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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Ted T. Stacy (b. 1923) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Grundy, Buchanan
County, Va., March
10, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-79
(Raleigh County 1959-60, 1969-70, 1973-74, 18th District 1975-79);
resigned 1979; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1983-86; defeated in primary,
1970.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Stacy and Leventha (Smith) Stacy; married, March
27, 1960, to Elizabeth Ann Barnett. |
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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.
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James Russell Tuten (1911-1968) —
also known as J. Russell Tuten —
of Georgia.
Born in Appling
County, Ga., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Brunswick, Ga., 1958, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., August
16, 1968 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Palmetto
Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Edward Van Zandt (1898-1986) —
also known as James E. Van Zandt —
of Altoona, Blair
County, Pa.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., December
18, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; worked in
Altoona shops of Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-43, 1947-63 (23rd District
1939-43, 22nd District 1947-53, 20th District 1953-63); resigned
1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1962.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Grange;
Eagles;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., January
6, 1986 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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.
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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.
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