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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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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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John C. Yoder (b. 1951) —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., January
9, 1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in Kansas 9th District, 1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1990; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1993-96; defeated, 1988;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2004;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2010, 2012.
Mennonite.
Member, Federal Bar Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Gideon G. Yoder and Stella H. Yoder. |
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