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Politician members in West Virginia

Harriet C. Babbitt (b. 1947) — also known as Hattie Babbitt; Harriet Coons — Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 13, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ; U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States, 1993-97. Female. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married, August 9, 1969, to Bruce Edward Babbitt.   Political family: Babbitt-Bilby family of Tucson and Flagstaff, Arizona.   See also NNDB dossier   John William Davis (1873-1955) — also known as John W. Davis — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 13, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920; candidate for President of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 24, 1955 (age 81 years, 345 days). Interment at Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of John James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20, 1899, to Julia Terrill McDonald; married, January 2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel; second cousin of Lee H. Vance and John Carl Vance; second cousin once removed of Cyrus Roberts Vance.   Political family: Vance-Davis family of Clarksburg, West Virginia.   Cross-reference: Thomas Burke   Campaign slogan (1924): "Honesty at home, honor abroad."   Epitaph: "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace." (Psalm 37:37)   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) — also known as Cyrus R. Vance — Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., March 27, 1917. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Secretary of State, 1977-80. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of John Carl Vance and Amy (Roberts) Vance; married, February 15, 1947, to Grace Sloane; nephew of Lee H. Vance; great-grandson of Cyrus Vance; first cousin twice removed of John James Davis; second cousin once removed of John William Davis.   Political family: Vance-Davis family of Clarksburg, West Virginia.   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website   Books about Cyrus Vance: David S. McLellan, Cyrus Vance

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