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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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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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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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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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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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Charles Hoadley Damron (b. 1944) —
also known as Charles H. Damron —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Fraziers Bottom, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., March
18, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; writer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 10th District, 1975-78.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American Judicature Society; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
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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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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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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. |
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1951 |
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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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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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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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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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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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