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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in West Virginia
including Druggists and Pharmacists

Fred C. Allen Fred Clay Allen (1888-1969) — also known as Fred C. Allen — of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, W.Va. Born in Lima, Tyler County, W.Va., April 18, 1888. Democrat. Pharmacist; banker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Marlinton, W.Va., 1928-32; member of West Virginia state senate, 1937-56 (10th District 1937-38, 12th District 1939-56); chair of Pocahontas County Democratic Party, 1940-55. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in December, 1969 (age 81 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen A. Allen and Dorcas R. (Stoneking) Allen; married 1926 to Mary Jo Berry.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Frank G. Bland — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Democrat. Druggist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Julian Baker Chipley (1895-1957) — also known as Julian Chipley — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Hardy County, W.Va., November 6, 1895. Democrat. Pharmacist; chair of Hardy County Democratic Party, 1945. Died in Harrisonburg, Va., March 28, 1957 (age 61 years, 142 days). Interment at Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Dixon Chipley and Elizabeth (Baker) Chipley; married, April 18, 1918, to Emma C. Cunningham.
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  Gordon Pressley Fought (1877-1964) — also known as Gordon P. Fought — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Newark, Wirt County, W.Va., June 27, 1877. Democrat. Automobile dealer; druggist; newspaper publisher; insurance and real estate business; mayor of Wheeling, W.Va., 1932-35; city manager of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1932-35; member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., August 5, 1964 (age 87 years, 39 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Paschal Fought and Mary Jane (Foutty) Fought; married to Grace Musgrave.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) — also known as "Doc" — of Thurmond, Fayette County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., October 6, 1881. Democrat. Druggist; postmaster; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48, 1953-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September 7, 1907, to Della C. Amick.
R. L. Matthews Romulus Lee Matthews (1870-1954) — also known as R. L. Matthews — of Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Buffalo, Putnam County, W.Va., September 28, 1870. Democrat. School teacher; pharmacist; banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1929-34, 1937-42, 1945-50; candidate for West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1934. Protestant. Member, Freemasons. Died in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., December 16, 1954 (age 84 years, 79 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Red House, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Walter Matthews and Prudence Abigail (Williams) Matthews.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  William Miller McCreary (1837-1916) — of Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Born in Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 13, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1904-06. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, November 6, 1916 (age 79 years, 24 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
Herbert Traubert Charles Herbert Traubert (b. 1907) — also known as Herbert Traubert — of Follansbee, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va., November 11, 1907. Democrat. Pharmacist; Brooke County Sheriff; bank director; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1949-60. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Leo Traubert and Kathryn (Atwell) Traubert; married, August 8, 1928, to Willie Matthews.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Emmett O. Wiseman (1903-1989) — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va., April 9, 1903. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36; member of West Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (9th District 1937-38, 11th District 1939-40). Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., September 21, 1989 (age 86 years, 165 days). Interment at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of W. E. Wiseman and Lena Wiseman; married, August 9, 1928, to W. Clarissa Winslow.
  G. O. Young (b. 1873) — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., December 26, 1873. Republican. Pharmacist; vice president, Central National Bank; director and state agent, American Druggists' Fire Insurance Company; member of West Virginia state senate, 1935-46 (13th District 1935-38, 15th District 1939-46). Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. William H. Young and Eleanor (Patton) Young; married, March 28, 1895, to Emma C. Windom.
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