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Politician members in West Virginia

  Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) — also known as Fleming N. Alderson — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va., January 8, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1924. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Delta Chi; Theta Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Legion; Rotary. Died in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., April 2, 1964 (age 80 years, 85 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Eugenia Adeline (Rader) Alderson and John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910); married, June 8, 1921, to Rebecca Mary Wigton; third cousin once removed of John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975).
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Carroll family of Maryland; Eisenhower-Nixon family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jon Amores (b. 1964) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., September 16, 1964. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Rotary. Still living as of 1997.
  Wilson Anderson (1906-1983) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., August 25, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1957-60; defeated, 1954, 1960; treasurer of West Virginia Republican Party, 1967. Methodist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Died in February, 1983 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 21, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1959-60, 1965-68. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the Revolution; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 19, 1997 (age 83 years, 29 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of F. S. Armistead and Anne Aileen (Akers) Armistead; married, April 6, 1938, to Betty Sue Baker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Arnold (b. 1884) — of Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Piedmont, Mineral County, W.Va., September 21, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Mineral County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-12, 1921-25; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1926-34; candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 21st Judicial Circuit, 1936. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Pi Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold; married, June 26, 1918, to Mabel Helen Shook.
  James L. Arnold (1927-1989) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., April 4, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958. Methodist. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Elks; Moose; American Bar Association. Died December 21, 1989 (age 62 years, 261 days). Burial location unknown.
  Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Rocky Gap, Bland County, Va., July 9, 1888. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Odd Fellows; American Legion; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., November 26, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60; defeated, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Delta Psi; Sigma Nu Phi; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners. Died in December, 1983 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carl George Bachmann.
Newton D. Baker Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) — also known as Newton D. Baker — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., December 3, 1871. Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General William L. Wilson, 1896-97; lawyer; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912 (speaker), 1916, 1924 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1928; U.S. Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Gamma Delta; Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, December 25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Diehl Baker and Mary (Dukehart) Baker; married, July 5, 1902, to Elizabeth Wells Leopold.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Time Magazine, November 14, 1927
  Tom Taylor Baker (1908-1963) — also known as Tom T. Baker — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., March 31, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Cabell County Democratic Party, 1950; candidate for West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963; defeated, 1956; died in office 1963. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Delta Phi; Elks; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. Died in 1963 (age about 55 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rawlins M. Baker and Lady (Taylor) Baker; married, February 3, 1934, to Betty Chadwick.
  Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) — also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim Ballard — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born November 30, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov. Arch A. Moore, 1968; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70; candidate for West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died June 29, 2006 (age 81 years, 211 days). Interment at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Son of Sherman Hart Ballard and Maudie Mae (Jessee) Ballard; married to Valeria J. Ballard; great-grandson of Lewis Ballard; second cousin thrice removed of St. Clair Ballard; third cousin once removed of Oscar Hampton Ballard and John Reginald Ballard.
  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
William Wallace Barron William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) — also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally Barron — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., December 8, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53; resigned 1953; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1961-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Civitan; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Convicted of jury tampering in 1971, and sentenced to five years in prison. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron; married, February 15, 1936, to Opal B. Wilcox.
  Cross-reference: Curtis B. Trent, Jr.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Ralph J. Bean Ralph Jady Bean (1912-1978) — also known as Ralph J. Bean — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va., December 15, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; Hardy County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-44; chair of Hardy County Democratic Party, 1937-44, 1946-63; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1945-60. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta; Lions. Died in June, 1978 (age 65 years, 0 days). Interment at Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Katherine 'Kate' (Hedrick) Bean and Murray A. Bean; married, January 8, 1938, to Carrie Rosetta Muntzing.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
George F. Beneke George F. Beneke (1914-2001) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., January 9, 1914. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56, 1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-63. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American Legion. Died September 11, 2001 (age 87 years, 245 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of George C. Beneke and Nada C. (Peterson) Beneke; married, April 1, 1947, to Sarah E. Emblen.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) — also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Sutton, Braxton County, W.Va., December 13, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Died November 27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry; married, June 5, 1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster.
  Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) — also known as B. Randolph Bias — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va., December 20, 1875. Republican. School teacher; postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1897-1909; newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19, 1901, to Clothilde Gaujot.
  John L. Boettner Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Si Boettner — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 18, 1943. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78; defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Sierra Club; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1989.
  Relatives: Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married, June 22, 1968, to Catherine Frerotte.
  Ivor F. Boiarsky (1920-1971) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 7, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-71; defeated, 1952; died in office 1971; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died March 12, 1971 (age 50 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mose Boiarsky and Rae D. Boiarsky; married, December 23, 1948, to Barbara Faith Polan.
  Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) — also known as Herbert S. Boreman — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va., September 21, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1954-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., March 26, 1982 (age 84 years, 186 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Kenner Stephenson Boreman and Evaline Sampson (Wells) Boreman; married 1924 to Cornelia Kinnaird Campbell; grandson of William Inghram Boreman; grandnephew of James Miller Boreman, Arthur Inghram Boreman and Jacob Smith Boreman.
  Political family: Boreman family of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
  Franklin Marion Brand (1880-1963) — also known as Frank M. Brand — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Monongalia County, W.Va., March 13, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order; Sigma Nu; American Bar Association. Died in January, 1963 (age 82 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand; married, November 12, 1910, to Myrtle O. Core.
  William Thurlow Weed Brotherton Jr. (1926-1997) — also known as W. T. Brotherton, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 17, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Lions; American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 6, 1997 (age 70 years, 354 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. Matthews Columbarium, Charleston, W.Va.
  Presumably named for: Thurlow Weed
  Relatives: Son of William Thurlow Weed Brotherton and Kathryn (Slack) Brotherton; married, June 17, 1950, to Ann Jourdan Caskey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) — also known as Ben B. Brown — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 14, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26; defeated, 1928; president, Lewis Land and Coal Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank; director, Slab Fork Coal Company; director, Scotia Coal and Coke Company; director, Eagle Land Company. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Acacia; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown; married, August 22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall.
  Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) — of Pliny, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Pliny, Putnam County, W.Va., November 13, 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1964-79. Female. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1979.
  Relatives: Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown; married, April 8, 1955, to James Vernon Brown.
  Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) — also known as Chauncey Browning — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Chauncey, Logan County, W.Va., May 15, 1903. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; Logan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952; died in office 1971. Methodist. Member, Kappa Sigma; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died June 24, 1971 (age 68 years, 40 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ballard F. Browning and Mary E. (Curry) Browning; married, February 4, 1929, to Evelyn Mahone; father of Chauncey H. Browning Jr..
  Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (1934-2010) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 21, 1934. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected unopposed 1976, 1980. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died January 1, 2010 (age 75 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Chauncey H. Browning.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Robert W. Burk Jr. (1939-1994) — of Vienna, Wood County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 16, 1939. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County 1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969; defeated, 1984 (8th District); appointed 1986; died in office 1994; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Order of the Coif; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; American Bar Association. Died November 20, 1994 (age 54 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January 30, 1962, to Susan Coddington.
  Harry Green Camper Jr. (b. 1924) — also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 22, 1924. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1, 1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead.
  Carmine J. Cann (b. 1930) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., July 27, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1961-68. Catholic. Member, Moose; Knights of Columbus; Elks; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1968.
  Relatives: Son of James Cann and Antoinette (Oliverio) Cann; married to Florence Chico; father of Samuel J. Cann.
H. Truman Chafin Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) — also known as H. Truman Chafin — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born July 10, 1945. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 2014.
  Presumably named for: Harry S. Truman
  Relatives: Son of Tom C. Chafin and Hazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese.
  Image source: West Virginia Legislature
  John N. Charnock Jr. (b. 1929) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., September 17, 1929. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58; defeated, 1958, 1960. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Sigma Nu; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American Legion. Still living as of 1960.
William G. Conley William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) — also known as William G. Conley — of Parsons, Tucker County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born near Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., January 8, 1866. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; newspaper editor; Tucker County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va., 1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va., 1906-08; West Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of West Virginia, 1929-33. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union League. Died October 21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley; married, July 14, 1892, to Bertie Ison Martin.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  John E. Crynock (b. 1917) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., February 8, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Lions; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
J. Hornor Davis II James Hornor Davis II (1904-1963) — also known as J. Hornor Davis II — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 29, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36, 1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for mayor of Charleston, W.Va., 1935; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1952; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Lions; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Theta Delta Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, Md., August 7, 1963 (age 59 years, 190 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Rezin Davis and Garnett Amelia (Hornor) Davis; married, September 28, 1927, to Martha Lillian Maxwell; married, June 6, 1942, to Mary Eolyne Graham; father of James Hornor Davis III.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955 (age 81 years, 345 days). Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia Terrill McDonald; married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel; second cousin of Lee H. Vance and John Carl Vance; second cousin once removed of Cyrus Roberts Vance.
  Political family: Vance-Davis family of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
  Cross-reference: Thomas Burke
  Campaign slogan (1924): "Honesty at home, honor abroad."
  Epitaph: "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." (Psalm 37:37)
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Milton Easley (b. 1875) — also known as D. M. Easley — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., March 10, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45. Baptist. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; American Bar Association; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October 16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver.
  Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) — also known as Joseph S. Farland — of West Virginia. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., August 11, 1914. Lawyer; FBI special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Chesterfield County, Va., January 28, 2007 (age 92 years, 170 days). Interment at East Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Ashville Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland; married 1939 to Virgina Christopher.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Paul Douglas Farr (b. 1910) — also known as P. Douglas Farr — of West Union, Doddridge County, W.Va. Born in Standard, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 31, 1910. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1941-44, 1949-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1969. Presbyterian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; American Bar Association; National Rifle Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur G. Farr and Daisy (Carlin) Farr.
  Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) — also known as Carl B. Galbraith — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Charleroi, Washington County, Pa., July 26, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36; appointed 1935; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937; defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in March, 1972 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1941, to Mary Jane Moore.
Wells Goodykoontz Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born near Newbern, Pulaski County, Va., June 3, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 2, 1944 (age 71 years, 273 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William M. Goodykoontz and Lucinda K. (Woolwine) Goodykoontz; married, December 22, 1898, to Irene Hooper.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
  Charles Harold Haden II (1937-2004) — also known as Charles H. Haden II — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., April 16, 1937. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1963-64; defeated, 1964; candidate for West Virginia state attorney general, 1968; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1969-72; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1972-75; appointed 1972; resigned 1975; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1975-83; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1975-2004; died in office 2004. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 20, 2004 (age 66 years, 339 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Charles H. Haden and Beatrice (Costolo) Haden.
  Cross-reference: John P. Bailey
  The Charles H. Haden II Professorship of Law, at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) — also known as Elizabeth V. Hallanan — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 10, 1925. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957; defeated, 1954; resigned 1957; candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1958; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1984-96. Female. Catholic. Member, Pi Beta Phi; American Bar Association; Altrusa. Died, from complications of emphysema, in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 8, 2004 (age 79 years, 150 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Walter Simms Hallanan; married to Harold "Kenny" Kennison.
  David G. Hanlon (b. 1935) — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Ritchie County, W.Va., June 23, 1935. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 1972; chair of Ritchie County Democratic Party, 1975; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1977-80. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Son of O. G. Hanlon and Janet (Wilson) Hanlon; married, March 17, 1976, to Carole Blaney.
  William A. Hatfield (b. 1920) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., June 1, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1953-54. Protestant. Member, Elks; Moose; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Hatfield and Elizabeth (Adair) Hatfield; married, October 13, 1940, to Melba Harless; second cousin once removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield, McGinnis Hatfield, Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney and William Ferrell Blankenship; third cousin of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Athleen H. Keadle, Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Frank Cruise Haymond (1887-1972) — also known as Frank C. Haymond — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., April 13, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934, 1938; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit, 1939-45; appointed 1939; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1945-72; appointed 1945; died in office 1972. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose. Died June 10, 1972 (age 85 years, 58 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Stanley Haymond and Agnes Cruise Haymond; married 1922 to Susan Watson Arnett; nephew of Thomas S. Haymond; grandson of Alpheus Forest Haymond; great-grandson of Thomas Sherwood Haymond; second great-grandnephew of Daniel Haymond; first cousin twice removed of Creed Haymond; first cousin thrice removed of Daniel Haymond Polsley and William Summerville Haymond; second cousin twice removed of Edwin Maxwell and Henry Haymond; third cousin once removed of William Edgar Haymond and Haymond Maxwell; third cousin twice removed of Daniel S. Haymond.
  Political family: Haymond family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Judith A. Herndon (1941-1980) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Ohio County, W.Va., June 5, 1941. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1970-74; appointed 1970; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1974-80; appointed 1974; died in office 1980. Female. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from cancer, in a hospital at Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., November 19, 1980 (age 39 years, 167 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Richard G. Herndon and Virginia (Holler) Herndon.
  See also Wikipedia article
Everett Leon Hogsett Everett Leon Hogsett (1879-1950) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., March 31, 1879. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; superintendent of schools; director and counsel, Huntington Realty Corporation; chair of Cabell County Republican Party, 1928-34; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., September 17, 1950 (age 71 years, 170 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Samuel Hogsett and Alice (Wolfe) Hogsett; married, February 10, 1901, to Cora Alice Greene.
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
Ben R. Honecker Benjamin R. Honecker (1919-2003) — also known as Ben R. Honecker — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 4, 1919. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-52; municipal judge in West Virginia, 1956-61; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; appointed 1981; defeated, 1982. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion. Died May 14, 2003 (age 83 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker; married, June 15, 1952, to Ruth Foster.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Paul S. Hudgins (b. 1909) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 30, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County; elected 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve Officers Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank E. Hudgins and Aurelia (Hoover) Hudgins; married, December 26, 1936, to Helen Cooke.
  Odell H. Huffman (1923-1994) — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Wyoming County, W.Va., February 18, 1923. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor of Princeton, W.Va., 1965-66; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-72, 1991-94 (Mercer County 1969-72, 20th District 1991-94); defeated (Republican), 1950; died in office 1994; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1973-84. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died October 2, 1994 (age 71 years, 226 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Mitchell Odell Huffman and Callie (Whittington) Huffman; married, August 5, 1950, to Geraldine Cline.
  Hugh S. Jenkins (b. 1903) — of Mahoning County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., March 9, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio state attorney general, 1945-49. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Jenkins and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins; married, June 21, 1930, to Wilma E. Lindemood.
  Jack Johnson (b. 1904) — also known as J. G. F. Johnson — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Doddridge County, W.Va., March 6, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1947-48; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1961-64; defeated, 1964. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Farm Bureau; Rotary; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson; married, June 20, 1936, to Margaret Somerville.
Louis A. Johnson Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of War, 1937-40; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Army Center of Military History
  Orton Alan Jones (b. 1938) — also known as Orton A. Jones — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., January 24, 1938. Republican. Lawyer; Roane County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1969-72; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-84; defeated, 1988. Protestant. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees; American Legion; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1988.
  Relatives: Son of French S. Jones and Myrtle (Ashley) Jones; married, August 20, 1961, to Mary Jo Chisler.
  Paul John Kaufman (1920-1980) — also known as Paul J. Kaufman — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 16, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1961-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972, 1976; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Lions. Died December 28, 1980 (age 60 years, 287 days). Interment at Bnai Israel Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Sydney J. Kaufman and Sylvia (Miller) Kaufman; married, May 31, 1951, to Rose Jean Levinson; father of Tod Joseph Kaufman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tod Joseph Kaufman (b. 1952) — also known as Tod J. Kaufman — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 15, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel to State Senate Majority Leader William Moreland, 1981; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982; state coordinator, Gary Hart for President, 1984, 1988. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1988.
  Relatives: Son of Paul John Kaufman and Rose Jean (Levinson) Kaufman; married to Barry Lyn Baer.
Paul H. Kidd Paul H. Kidd (1907-1965) — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va., March 12, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936-40; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60, 1963-65 (Gilmer County 1936, 1939-40, 1947-52, 1955-60, 1963-64, 7th District 1965); appointed 1936; died in office 1965. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Theta Chi; Rotary; Odd Fellows. Died October 22, 1965 (age 58 years, 224 days). Interment at Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Franklin Kidd and Lelia Rosalie (Johnson) Kidd; married, June 1, 1932, to Marie Tinney; married, September 14, 1945, to Jeanne Gainer; first cousin of John Wesley Kidd and Frank H. Kidd; first cousin once removed of Robert Henry Kidd; first cousin twice removed of William Matthew Kidd.
  Political family: Kidd family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Edward D. Knight Jr. (b. 1922) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 29, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-54, 1959-63. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) — also known as Arthur B. Koontz — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., January 29, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) — also known as H. G. Kump — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire County, W.Va., October 31, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; president, Citizens National Bank of Elkins; Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920; mayor of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Legion; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Rotary. Died February 14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret Frances (Rudolph) Kump and Benjamin Franklin Kump; brother of Garnett Kerr Kump; married, October 9, 1907, to Edna Scott; father of Cyrus Scott Kump.
  Political family: Kump family of Elkins, West Virginia.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) — of Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 2, 1943. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80. Catholic. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic; married, April 24, 1971, to Leslie Andrew Wiley.
  Carney Milton Layne (b. 1878) — also known as Carney M. Layne — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Crown City, Gallia County, Ohio, March 2, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915-16; chair of Cabell County Democratic Party, 1917; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William M. Layne and Nancy E. (Trusdell) Layne; married, November 21, 1916, to Alice Mary Lanahan; father of Carney Milton Layne Jr..
  John A. Lile (b. 1897) — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born in University, Charlottesville, Va., December 3, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Delta Psi; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) — also known as Carl S. Lloyd — of Winnetka, Cook County, Ill. Born in Waverly, Wood County, W.Va., March 13, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd.
  Thomas E. Loehr (b. 1949) — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va. Born December 7, 1949. Democrat. Lawyer; accountant; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; West Virginia state treasurer, 1989. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1989.
  Relatives: Married to Linda Henthorn.
  Daniel L. Louchery (1918-2003) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born February 24, 1918. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; chair of Harrison County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1956; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 27, 2003 (age 85 years, 276 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Patricia Curtin.
  William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) — also known as William T. Lovins — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Wayne County, W.Va., August 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president, First National Bank of Kenova, 1935-40; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957. Baptist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Redmen; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar Association. Died December 12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married, December 31, 1925, to Grace Huff.
  John Marshall (b. 1881) — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va., July 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1936 (alternate). Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Delta Chi; Elks; Navy League. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married, January 25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull.
  Clarence E. Martin (c.1880-1955) — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born about 1880. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944. Member, American Bar Association. President of the American Bar Association, 1932-33. Died in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., April 24, 1955 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Agnes G. McKenna; father of Clarence Eugene Martin Jr..
Clarence E. Martin, Jr. Clarence Eugene Martin Jr. (b. 1909) — also known as Clarence E. Martin, Jr. — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., September 10, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1951-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Clarence E. Martin and Agnes G. (McKenna) Martin; married, June 6, 1942, to Catherine du B. Silver.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  William Burdette Mathews (b. 1866) — also known as William B. Mathews — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Marshall County, W.Va., August 27, 1866. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Elliott E. Maynard — also known as Spike Maynard — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Lawyer; Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1981-96; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-2008; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2010. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Rotary. Still living as of 2010.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Warren R. McGraw (b. 1939) — of Pineville, Wyoming County, W.Va. Born in Wyoming County, W.Va., May 10, 1939. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1969-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1973-84; chair of Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1975; candidate for judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2004. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Son of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia (Ze'Kany) McGraw; married, August 20, 1961, to Peggy Shufflebarger.
  Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) — also known as Clarence W. Meadows — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Va. Born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., February 11, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32; Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948, 1952; campaign manager for Claude Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Kappa Psi; Pi Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary. Died, following a heart attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Va., September 12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Isadore Meadows and Ida (Williams) Meadows; brother of Howard Prince Meadows; married, April 27, 1935, to Nancy Ryals Massie.
  Epitaph: "The Lord is my Shepherd."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Francis P. Moats Francis Pierpoint Moats (b. 1869) — also known as Francis P. Moats — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born near Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., July 2, 1869. Lawyer; indepedent telephone business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1903-04; Progressive candidate for West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1914. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Moats and Mary Isabelle (Pierpoint) Moats; married, October 4, 1893, to Fanny Shrewsbury Neal.
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
Harry E. Moats Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., March 16, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and director, Ritchie Telephone Company; treasurer and director, West Virginia Insurance Company; Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74, 7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Moose; Delta Sigma Rho; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats; married, November 13, 1948, to Irene Jenney Swiger.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) — also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va.; Glen Dale, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., April 16, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69; defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960 (alternate), 1972 (alternate), 1984 (delegation chair); member of Republican National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1978. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Theta Pi. Pleaded guilty in 1990 to five felonies, over findings that he had accepted illegal contributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, had extorted over $500,000 from a coal company, and obstructed the investigation; served two years and eight months in prison. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 7, 2015 (age 91 years, 266 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Arch A. Moore and Genevieve (Jones) Moore; married, August 11, 1949, to Shelley S. Riley; father of Shelley Moore Capito.
  Cross-reference: Wade H. Ballard III
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Beelers Station, Marshall County, W.Va., April 29, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12, 1919-24, 1939-48; defeated, 1948. Methodist. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Eagles; Moose; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April 15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore.
  Frank Watterson Nesbitt (b. 1870) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., April 4, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1905-13. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Wilson Nesbitt and Rebecca (Watterson) Nesbitt; married, October 20, 1897, to Della M. Goodwin; father of Russell Goodwin Nesbitt.
  William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) — also known as William S. O'Brien — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Audra, Barbour County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 8, 1862. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit, 1913-20; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29; defeated, 1928; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association. Died in Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va., August 10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215 days). Interment at Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien; married, October 14, 1896, to Emma White; father of Daniel Pitt O'Brien.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Allen Overton Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 17, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining Congress. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Kappa Psi; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15, 1943, to Bette Crosswhite.
  Ira Judson Partlow (b. 1876) — also known as Ira J. Partlow — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Rappahannock County, Va., February 20, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general, 1945-49. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Pi Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow; married, May 23, 1905, to Andrea Martin.
  John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Pruntytown, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned 1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Barton Payne (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 20, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74; defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972 (delegation chair). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Rotary. Still living as of 1975.
  Relatives: Son of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter.
  Alfred D. Preston (b. 1873) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., May 1, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  George Edmund Price (b. 1848) — also known as George E. Price — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 9, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president, Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price; married, June 12, 1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey.
  George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) — of District of Columbia. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., June 3, 1929. Lawyer; superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in office 1993. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of cancer, at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1993 (age 64 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Chapman Revercomb and Sara Venable Hughes Revercomb; grandson of George Anderson Revercomb.
  Political family: Revercomb family of Charleston, West Virginia.
Chapman Revercomb William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known as Chapman Revercomb — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Covington, Va., July 20, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944, 1956 (speaker), 1968, 1972; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron Delta Kappa; Rotary. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of George Anderson Revercomb; married to Sara Venable Hughes; father of George Hughes Revercomb.
  Political family: Revercomb family of Charleston, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Robert M. Richardson (b. 1917) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 1, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1953-58. Episcopalian. Member, Theta Chi; American Bar Association; American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Arch Wayne Riley (b. 1930) — also known as Arch W. Riley — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., November 11, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1959-62. Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Jaycees; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1962.
  Relatives: Son of Robert J. Riley and Ellen (Wilson) Riley; married, June 25, 1955, to Mary List Paull.
  James B. Riley (1894-1958) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born July 26, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-36; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-58; died in office 1958. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 29, 1958 (age 63 years, 338 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of T. S. Riley and Minnie B. Riley; married 1925 to Frances Wood.
Harold A. Ritz Harold Arthur Ritz (1873-1948) — also known as Harold A. Ritz — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., July 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1906; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1909-13; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1917-22; resigned 1922. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Elks. Died April 10, 1948 (age 74 years, 260 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James M. Ritz and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz; brother of Russell Sage Ritz; married, August 15, 1893, to Harriet Eleanor Wilson; married, April 30, 1913, to Helen J. Jackson.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
  James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) — also known as J. Robert Rogers — of Madison, Boone County, W.Va. Born in Logan County, W.Va., February 6, 1940. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86. Protestant. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association. Still living as of 2005.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October 22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda Loftis.
  Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) — also known as A. C. Schiffler — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., August 10, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45; defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., March 27, 1970 (age 80 years, 229 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Schiffler and Emma Schiffler; married to Emma Muldrew.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) — also known as Cornelius D. Scully — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 30, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Eagles. Died in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Winchester, Va., September 23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10, 1905, to Rosalie Pendleton.
  George H. Seibert Jr. (b. 1913) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., February 27, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74, 3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960 (member, Credentials Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Whitney North Seymour Jr. (1923-2019) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., July 7, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1966-68 (28th District 1966, 26th District 1967-68); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1968; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1970-73; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1982. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., June 29, 2019 (age 95 years, 357 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Whitney North Seymour and Lola (Vickers) Seymour.
  Cross-reference: M. Blane Michael
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., December 19, 1904. Republican. FBI agent; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Sigma; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  W. Bernard Smith (b. 1930) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Logan, Logan County, W.Va., September 7, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1969-72; removed 1972. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Expelled from West Virginia State Senate, January 27, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
  Relatives: Son of B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith; married to DeLena A. Powell.
  Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) — also known as Melvin C. Snyder — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Albright, Preston County, W.Va., October 29, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kingwood, W.Va., 1926; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49; defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit, 1953-71. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died in Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va., August 5, 1972 (age 73 years, 281 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Allison Wirt Snyder and Laura (Jenkins) Snyder; married, July 13, 1925, to Mabel Price.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anthony J. Sparacino (b. 1916) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Mabscott, Raleigh County, W.Va., December 25, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-64; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1969-72. Catholic. Member, Elks; Lions; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Sparacino, Sr. and Concetta (Briguglio) Sparacino; married, July 16, 1949, to Joeann Robertson.
  Harley Orrin Staggers Jr. (b. 1951) — also known as Harley O. Staggers, Jr. — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1951. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1980-82; appointed 1980; resigned 1982; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Moose; Lions; Jaycees. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Harley Orrin Staggers and Mary Casey Staggers; brother of Margaret Anne Staggers.
  Political family: Staggers family of Keyser, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) — also known as Luke E. Terry — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born in Oneida, Scott County, Tenn., August 21, 1916. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76); defeated, 1958. Disciples of Christ. Member, Farm Bureau; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; National Rifle Association; Elks; United Commercial Travelers; Junior Order; Rotary. Died in Lewes, Sussex County, Del., October 20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60 days). Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth Johnson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) — also known as James K. Thomas — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 23, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 6, 1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry.
  Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) — also known as A. Garnett Thompson — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Lawson, Ray County, Mo., August 11, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Bank of Dunbar; director, radio station WTIP; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November 6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber.
  Callie Tsapis (1923-2003) — of Chester, Hancock County, W.Va.; Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va. Born in Weirton, Hancock County, W.Va., April 26, 1923. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-61; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1959-64, 1967-68; elected circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit 1972. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Greek ancestry. Member, Grange; American Bar Association. Died June 12, 2003 (age 80 years, 47 days). Burial location unknown.
  Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) — also known as Buford C. Tynes — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Tazewell, Tazewell County, Va., May 3, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Theta Kappa Nu; American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
  Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) — also known as Cyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 27, 1917. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Carl Vance and Amy (Roberts) Vance; married, February 15, 1947, to Grace Sloane; nephew of Lee H. Vance; great-grandson of Cyrus Vance; first cousin twice removed of John James Davis; second cousin once removed of John William Davis.
  Political family: Vance-Davis family of Clarksburg, West Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, Cyrus Vance
George S. Wallace George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) — also known as George S. Wallace — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Va., September 6, 1871. Democrat. Telegraph operator; manager, telegraph office; train dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1912; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936; appointed 1936; president, Union Bank & Trust Co., Huntington. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Sigma Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace; married, October 4, 1905, to Frances Bodine Gibson.
  Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)
  Lafe P. Ward (b. 1925) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., August 23, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1971-82. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lafe P. Ward, Sr. and Eula (Ward) Ward; married, August 16, 1951, to Dorothy Ayers.
  J. E. Watson (b. 1917) — also known as Ned Watson — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., November 8, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56, 1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Izaak Walton League; Fraternal Order of Police; Phi Gamma Delta; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Reserve Officers Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married, May 5, 1942, to Altidel Weager.
  Edmund Daniel Wells Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as Dan Wells — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., April 1, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1959-62. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  H. Laban White Jr. (b. 1916) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., May 1, 1916. Democrat. School teacher; surveyor; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68; Speaker of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67. Baptist. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American Bar Association; American Legion; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White; married, December 23, 1943, to Gwendolyn Beall.
  Sam White (b. 1927) — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Mercer County, W.Va., May 21, 1927. Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1985.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White; married, April 18, 1954, to Dottie Harper.
  Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (b. 1948) — also known as Bob Wise — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Clendenin, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Washington, D.C. Born in Washington, D.C., January 6, 1948. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 17th District, 1981-82; resigned 1982; U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1983-2001 (3rd District 1983-93, 2nd District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004; Governor of West Virginia, 2001-05. Member, American Bar Association. In 2003, he was accused of having an extramarital affair with a married female state employee; he admitted the affair, and dropped his campaign for re-election. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Married, July 28, 1984, to Sandra Casber.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Homer B. Woods Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) — also known as Homer B. Woods — of Ritchie County, W.Va. Born near Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., July 16, 1869. Republican. School teacher and principal; lawyer; newspaper editor; Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died in office 1941. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Modern Woodmen of America; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis. Died March 4, 1941 (age 71 years, 231 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) — also known as William R. Wooton; Bill Wooton — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., September 20, 1944. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); defeated, 2012; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Still living as of 2012.
  Relatives: Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton; married, August 25, 1968, to Shirliebeth Wenzel.
  Paul Zakaib Jr. (b. 1932) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 20, 1932. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74; defeated, 1974; candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1978, 1980. Eastern Orthodox. Member, Elks; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Zakaib and Hazel (Rahal) Zakaib; married, March 12, 1967, to Maria Lucia DeRito.
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