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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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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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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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George G. Burnette Jr. (1923-1981) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
9, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died in August, 1981
(age 57
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) —
also known as Howard M. Gore —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
12, 1887.
Republican. Farmer; Governor of
West Virginia, 1925-29; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; candidate for nomination for
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1928; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 20,
1947 (age 59 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Hardin Roads Harmer (1899-1963) —
also known as Hardin R. Harmer —
of Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 12,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1940-44; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1943-48; resigned 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1952,
1956
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1960
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Died May 24,
1963 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, Shinnston, W.Va.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Quince Jones (b. 1930) —
also known as Robert Q. Jones —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
4, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1972.
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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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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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David Bennett McKinley (b. 1947) —
also known as David B. McKinley —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March
28, 1947.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94;
defeated, 1980; appointed 1980; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1990-94; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1996; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 2011-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Rotary;
Elks; Farm
Bureau; Beta Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2018.
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Beverly L. Michie (b. 1909) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Grove, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
13, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest L. Michie and Bertha M. (Morris) Michie; married, October
1, 1938, to Jessie Maxey Fortney. |
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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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James Paull Jr. (1901-1983) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., May 3,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1933-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta Theta Pi; Lions.
Died in 1983
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Paull and Mariana (Jacob) Paull; married, September
5, 1934, to Helen Catherine Prugh. |
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Milton Remley (b. 1844) —
of Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
12, 1844.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Iowa; Iowa
state attorney general, 1895-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James Remley and Jane C. (Alderson) Remley; married, September
6, 1869, to Josephine Dennis. |
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Walter Rollins (1922-1992) —
of Kenova, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky., January
2, 1922.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-76, 1985-92 (Wayne County
1971-74, 12th District 1975-76, 14th District 1985-92); died in
office 1992; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1977-80.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died February
9, 1992 (age 70 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter F. Rollins and Nellie (Hatfield) Rollins; married, April 9,
1943, to Martha Lacock. |
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Roy Stuart Samms Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Roy S. Samms, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; defeated,
1940; elected 1942; defeated, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Roy Stuart Samms and Elsie (Van Fleet) Samms. |
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Gregory K. Smith (b. 1951) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., May 3,
1951.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1981-86;
Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1986.
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Relatives:
Married to Jackie Broadwater. |
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