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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold; married, June 26,
1918, to Mabel Helen Shook. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Katherine 'Kate' (Hedrick) Bean and Murray A. Bean; married, January
8, 1938, to Carrie Rosetta Muntzing. |
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memorial |
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1951 |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry;
married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19,
1901, to Clothilde Gaujot. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married, June 22,
1968, to Catherine Frerotte. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand; married, November
12, 1910, to Myrtle O. Core. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown;
married, August
22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown;
married, April 8,
1955, to James Vernon Brown. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January
30, 1962, to Susan Coddington. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper; married, April 1,
1945, to Mary Elizabeth Bankhead. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cann and Antoinette (Oliverio) Cann; married to Florence
Chico; father of Samuel
J. Cann. |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley; married, October
16, 1907, to Maude Ella Oliver. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur G. Farr and Daisy (Carlin) Farr. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of O. G. Hanlon and Janet (Wilson) Hanlon; married, March
17, 1976, to Carole Blaney. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Richard G. Herndon and Virginia (Holler)
Herndon. |
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article |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James Samuel Hogsett and Alice (Wolfe) Hogsett; married, February
10, 1901, to Cora Alice Greene. |
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Seventy-Five Years (1947) |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker; married, June 15,
1952, to Ruth Foster. |
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1951 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank E. Hudgins and Aurelia (Hoover) Hudgins; married, December
26, 1936, to Helen Cooke. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Mitchell Odell Huffman and Callie (Whittington) Huffman; married,
August
5, 1950, to Geraldine Cline. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John P. Jenkins and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins; married, June 21,
1930, to Wilma E. Lindemood. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson; married, June 20,
1936, to Margaret Somerville. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of French S. Jones and Myrtle (Ashley) Jones; married, August
20, 1961, to Mary Jo Chisler. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul
John Kaufman and Rose Jean (Levinson) Kaufman; married to Barry
Lyn Baer. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Linda Henthorn. |
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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.
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Relatives:
Married 1942 to
Patricia Curtin. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married, December
31, 1925, to Grace Huff. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married,
January
25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull. |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia (Ze'Kany) McGraw; married, August
20, 1961, to Peggy Shufflebarger. |
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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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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.
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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) |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April
15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15,
1943, to Bette Crosswhite. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow; married, May 23,
1905, to Andrea Martin. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price;
married, June 12,
1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert J. Riley and Ellen (Wilson) Riley; married, June 25,
1955, to Mary List Paull. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of T. S. Riley and Minnie B. Riley; married 1925 to
Frances Wood. |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October
22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda
Loftis. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully; married, June 10,
1905, to Rosalie Pendleton. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith; married to DeLena A.
Powell. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Sparacino, Sr. and Concetta (Briguglio) Sparacino; married,
July
16, 1949, to Joeann Robertson. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas; married, June 6,
1934, to Julia Lewis Roseberry. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson; married, November
6, 1924, to Elizabeth Louise Brown Barber. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge)
Tynes. |
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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.
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Lafe P. Ward, Sr. and Eula (Ward) Ward; married, August
16, 1951, to Dorothy Ayers. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married, May 5,
1942, to Altidel Weager. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White; married, December
23, 1943, to Gwendolyn Beall. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White; married, April
18, 1954, to Dottie Harper. |
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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.
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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.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton; married, August
25, 1968, to Shirliebeth Wenzel. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Zakaib and Hazel (Rahal) Zakaib; married, March
12, 1967, to Maria Lucia DeRito. |
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