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William Fontaine Alexander (1873-1941) —
also known as W. F. Alexander —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Duffields (now Darke), Jefferson
County, W.Va., March
19, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1939-41;
died in office 1941.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1941
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fontaine Alexander and Ann Catherine (Henkle) Alexander;
married, November
29, 1898, to Cicely deG. Woolley. |
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Daniel Webster Ambrose Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Daniel
Webster |
| | | Relatives: Son of Daniel Webster
Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth (Ambrose) Ambrose; married to Irene N.
Miller. |
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John E. Amos (1905-1986) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 16,
1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bell Lines trucking
company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1939-48; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-68.
Methodist
or Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in May, 1986
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos; married, October
5, 1935, to Mary Edith Johnston. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Larz Anderson (1866-1937) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Paris, France
of American parents, August
15, 1866.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1912-13.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
13, 1937 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Henry Hersey Andrew (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry H. Andrew —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1898.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Merrill F. Arbogast (1921-1980) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va., April
29, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1947-48.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in September, 1980
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde D. Arbogast and Anna Mae (Brady) Arbogast. |
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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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Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., February
19, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1913-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Killed by lightning
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 8,
1924 (age 52 years, 110
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, W.Va.
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Ernest L. Bailey —
of Matoaka, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Dott, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; banker; coal
business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948,
1952;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey; married, September
16, 1914, to Minniebelle Atkins. |
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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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Alvin J. Barnhart (b. 1892) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 1,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1935-37; resigned 1937; state
court judge in West Virginia, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., May 1,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; wholesale
beer distributor; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor; married to Margaret
Clinebell. |
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Francis Jennings Beckwith Jr. (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born May 19,
1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., March 5,
1966 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Frank Beckwith (1848-1937) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 26,
1848.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1881-82,
1887-88; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1915-18.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1937 (age 88 years, 364
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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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 M. Bobbitt (1927-2008) —
also known as Jack Bobbitt —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
20, 1927.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1967-69;
resigned 1969.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
5, 2008 (age 80 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Don Booth (b. 1932) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
4, 1932.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Jaycees;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1968.
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and
Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1928;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Malcolm Taney Brice (1876-1971) —
also known as Malcolm T. Brice —
of Woodsdale (now part of Wheeling), Ohio
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
28, 1876.
Democrat. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Belfast, 1895-99; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1937-38.
Episcopalian.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., April
27, 1971 (age 94 years, 120
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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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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Summers Burkhart (b. 1859) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 26,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1896-1908; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
New Mexico
Territory Republican Party secretary, 1908-11; candidate for justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Davidson Burkhart and Nannie Forest (Summers) Burkhart;
married, May 8,
1889, to Miriam Parsons. |
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Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) —
also known as Harry F. Byrd —
of Winchester,
Va.; Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., June 10,
1887.
Newspaper
publisher; fruit
farmer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1915-25 (10th District 1915-23, 26th District
1924-25); Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1944;
States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for
President, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers; Grange.
Died in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., October
20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; brother
of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); married, October
7, 1913, to Anne Douglas Beverley; father of Harry
Flood Byrd Jr.; half-nephew of Joel
West Flood; nephew of Henry
De La Warr Flood; second great-grandnephew of Charles
Willing Byrd; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin
Harrison and Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin thrice removed of William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin four times removed of George
Nicholas, Carter
Bassett Harrison, Wilson
Cary Nicholas, John
Nicholas and William
Henry Harrison; second cousin five times removed of John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of Connally
Findlay Trigg; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Earl Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Peyton
Randolph, Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison II and Earle
Cabell. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 17,
1962 |
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Frank L. Campbell (1919-1988) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
14, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
11, 1988 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Died December
9, 1995 (age 70 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph E. Caudle (b. 1945) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 3,
1945.
Democrat. Physicist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1975-80.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert E. Caudle and Marjorie Jeanne (Lyerla) Caudle; married, June 27,
1970, to Paula Jean Butcher. |
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W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) —
also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
26, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Chi Phi.
Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper,
1961-87.
Died in 1987
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew L. Clark (b. 1921) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Hope, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 19,
1921.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary;
Tau
Beta Pi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harrison Conway (b. 1903) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., July 13,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-56; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1959-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sphinx.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Jean, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
15, 1924.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967;
defeated, 1970; chair of
Raleigh County Democratic Party, 1975.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford; married, May 27,
1947, to Nora Ogg. |
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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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James Hornor Davis III (b. 1928) —
also known as James H. Davis III —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
9, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Order of
the Coif; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1966.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Mary Hart Davisson (1900-1976) —
also known as Mary Hart —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March
15, 1900.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1941-45, 1949; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1960-64.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in November, 1976
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Charles Matthew Hart and Bruce (Hyde) Hart; married 1926 to George
I. Davisson. |
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank;
mayor of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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James Rogers Ewing (b. 1916) —
also known as James R. Ewing —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
12, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942.
Episcopalian. Member, Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Ewing and Elizabeth (Rogers) Ewing; married, June 13,
1939, to Eleanor Robertson. |
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
14, 1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian. Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel
room probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming; married, August
2, 1914, to Katherine Ruth Sayre. |
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John G. Fox (1923-1992) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
27, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1951-52.
Episcopalian. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Died March
25, 1992 (age 68 years, 333
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. O. Fox and Emily (Vawter) Fox; married, September
29, 1946, to Millicent Brazie Hill. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Guy Despard Goff (1866-1933) —
also known as Guy D. Goff —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
13, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; colonel
in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1920-21; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
7, 1933 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Nathan Goff Jr. (1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died, in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
24, 1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Harry Wayne Hamilton Sr. (1897-1966) —
also known as Harry W. Hamilton, Sr. —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
4, 1897.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 24,
1966 (age 68 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ezra Elbert Hamstead (1897-1980) —
also known as Ezra E. Hamstead —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., January
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Monongalia County Republican Party, 1946-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in April, 1980
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Handlan (b. 1914) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 14,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1957-62; appointed 1957.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph M. Handlan and Katherine (Ambler) Handlan; married, December
27, 1941, to Elizabeth Ann Layman. |
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Lydia Cromwell Hearne —
also known as Lydia Cromwell; Mrs. Julian G.
Hearne —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William F. Cromwell and Eliza (Bowles) Cromwell; married
to Julian
G. Hearne. |
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Kenneth William Hechler (1914-2016) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Civitan;
American
Political Science Association.
Died in Slanesville, Hampshire
County, W.Va., December
10, 2016 (age 102 years,
81 days).
Interment at Branch Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery, Three
Churches, W.Va.
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Henry Thomas Hunt (1878-1956) —
also known as Henry T. Hunt; "Boy
Mayor" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April
29, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1907; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-11; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-13; major in the U.S. Army during World
War I.
Episcopalian.
Died in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., February
29, 1956 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
9, 1900.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson; married, October
3, 1921, to Zela Mooring. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
also known as John J. Jackson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention from Wood County, 1861.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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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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Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) —
also known as B. Ned Jones —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born November
14, 1944.
Democrat. Builder;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985.
Episcopalian or Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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E. Bartow Jones (b. 1909) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., July 29,
1909.
Republican. Chair of
Mason County Republican Party, 1940-54, 1961-63; candidate for West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1944; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1949-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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James Kee (1917-1989) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April
15, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1965-73; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., March
11, 1989 (age 71 years, 330
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Maude Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth Kee; Maude Etta Simpkins;
Maude Elizabeth Frazier; Mrs. John Kee —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., June 7,
1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1951-65.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., February
15, 1975 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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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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Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) —
also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise
McVey —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
7, 1919.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey;
married, January
23, 1948, to Robert P. Leonard. |
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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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Charles Lively (b. 1887) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Matthew
M. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster at Weston,
W.Va., 1914-19; real estate
business; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1933.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Sphinx.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively; married, November
16, 1920, to Mamie Williams. |
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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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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Sondra Moore Lucht (b. 1942) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born December
11, 1942.
Democrat. School
psychologist; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1983-94; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, National
Organization for Women; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives:
Married to William H. Lucht. |
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Donald Macnaughtan Jr. (b. 1939) —
also known as Don Macnaughtan —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born April
13, 1939.
Democrat. Chemist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1991-.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Xi.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Married to Marlene Acker. |
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Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (1861-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Mansfield —
of Eagle Lake, Colorado
County, Tex.; Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
County Attorney, 1892-96; Colorado
County Judge, 1896-1916; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1917-47; died in office
1947.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 12,
1947 (age 86 years, 153
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Tex.
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Thomas W. Mathis (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Verdunville, Logan
County, W.Va., November
25, 1929.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-64, 1973-82 (Logan County
1961-64, 1973-74, 16th District 1975-82); resigned 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Wayne Mathis and Lucille (Kidd) Mathis; married, November
10, 1956, to Donna Richardson. |
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Frank Jarvis Maxwell Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
19, 1949.
Democrat. Realtor;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1999-.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Psychological Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Nature
Conservancy.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Brooks F. McCabe and Jane M. McCabe; married to Barbara
Given. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Frank Witcher McCullough (b. 1889) —
also known as F. Witcher McCullough —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank F. McCullough and Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough; married, January
30, 1912, to Kathleen Guthrie. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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Mary Martha Merritt (b. 1922) —
also known as Mary Martha Presley; Mrs. Charles W.
Merritt —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Tutwiler, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., November
2, 1922.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1971-74.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Curtis Edward Presley and Martha E. (Johnston) Presley;
married, July 19,
1947, to Charles W. Merritt. |
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William Mitchell (1887-1968) —
also known as Billy Mitchell —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March
29, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died October
22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married,
February
27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler; married, June 29,
1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst. |
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Oates Jr. (1936-1980) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Mineral
County, W.Va., February
8, 1936.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office
1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1976.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Ruritan;
Rotary;
Moose.
Died September
23, 1980 (age 44 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December
23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith. |
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Rosemary Mason Ogden (b. 1909) —
also known as Rosemary Ogden —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
6, 1909.
Republican. Librarian;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William Morrill Parker (1889-1970) —
also known as W. M. Parker —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 13,
1889.
Republican. Electrical
insulation manufacturer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1951-54; chair of
Wood County Republican Party, 1952-54.
Episcopalian.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., April 6,
1970 (age 80 years, 297
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Henry Parker and Anna (Cruickshank) Parker; married, October
1, 1913, to Anna Hall Jones. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George Smith Patton (1856-1927) —
also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton;
George William Patton —
of San Marino, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1856.
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1916.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 10,
1927 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Church
of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter
of Benjamin
Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton,
Jr. |
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William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; glass
worker; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married, October
28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) —
also known as J. Bernard Poindexter —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
26, 1902.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Psi
Omega; American
Dental Association.
Died in February, 1975
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber)
Poindexter. |
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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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Thomas Bolling Robertson (1779-1828) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie
County, Va., February
27, 1779.
Democrat. Secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1807-11; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1812-18; Governor of
Louisiana, 1820-24; U.S.
District Judge for Louisiana, 1825.
Episcopalian.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), October
5, 1828 (age 49 years, 221
days).
Interment at Copeland
Hill Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
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Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) —
also known as Walter V. Ross —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Henry, Franklin
County, Va., September
7, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48,
1963-64.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross; married to Katherine
McClung. |
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Ellsworth Rudesill (b. 1863) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, October
10, 1863.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1903; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1904-05.
Episcopalian. German
and English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Cromley. |
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Irvine Saunders (1914-1958) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Premier, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
27, 1914.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-56.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
28, 1958 (age 44 years, 305
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Kingsley Richard Smith (b. 1909) —
also known as Kingsley R. Smith —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Webster
County, W.Va., November
21, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1941-42.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest G. Smith and Blanch (Clingman) Smith; married, December
26, 1940, to Annamabel Ballard. |
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Isaac Breathed Snodgrass (1841-1890) —
also known as Isaac B. Snodgrass —
of Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
24, 1841.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1885.
Episcopalian.
Died in Berkeley
County, W.Va., October
3, 1890 (age 48 years, 283
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin M. Starcher (1865-1931) —
of Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.; Wood, Mellette
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
25, 1865.
Democrat. Charles
Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mellette
County, S.Dak., June 3,
1931 (age 65 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert M. Steptoe (b. 1920) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 15,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-68, 1971-72 (Berkeley
County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-68, 1971-72); defeated, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1975-82.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip P. Steptoe and Mary Lou (Wetherell) Steptoe; married, April 2,
1942, to Sarah Virginia Duff. |
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Frances Ogden Stubblefield —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-60.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) —
also known as James M. Thomson —
of Norfolk,
Va.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
13, 1878.
Editor
of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06; publisher,
New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va., September
25, 1959 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
farmer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936
(12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District).
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Psi
Omega; Rotary;
American
Dental Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; railway
conductor; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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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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John Thornton Augustine Washington (1783-1841) —
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 20,
1783.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1820.
Episcopalian.
Died near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), October
9, 1841 (age 58 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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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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Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) —
also known as Martha Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
30, 1925.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives:
Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines; married,
October
16, 1954, to Russell S. Wehrle. |
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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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Andrew R. Winters (1900-1978) —
also known as "Snooks" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., January
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-42;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1943-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in July, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Stewart Alton Wright (1904-1963) —
also known as Stewart A. Wright —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
27, 1904.
Democrat. Railroad
carman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Died February
9, 1963 (age 58 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Wright and Carrie Davis (Hooper) Wright; married, December
23, 1933, to Sybil Armintha Hook. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Frank Roy Yoke (b. 1880) —
also known as F. Roy Yoke —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewis
County, W.Va., July 3,
1880.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1933;
resigned 1933; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia,
1937-51; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. G. Yoke and Helen A. Yoke; married, August
21, 1916, to Edna Jenkins. |
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