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Food Industry Politicians in West Virginia
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) — also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; "King of Pork" — of Sophia, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917. Democrat. Grocer; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; speaker, 1988. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions; Farm Bureau; Tau Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan. Died in Fairfax, Va., June 28, 2010 (age 92 years, 220 days). Interment at Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Adoptive son of Titus Dalton Byrd and Vlurma (Sale) Byrd; married, May 29, 1936, to Erma Ora James.   Cross-reference: Nick Joe Rahall II — M. Blane Michael   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — West Virginia Encyclopedia   Books by Robert C. Byrd: Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency (2004) — We Stand Passively Mute (2004) — Senate of the Roman Republic: Addresses on the History of Roman Constitutionalism (1995) — Robert C. Byrd: Child Of The Appalachian Coalfields (2005)   Critical books about Robert C. Byrd: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   Irvine Damron (b. 1947) — also known as K. O. Damron — of Lenore, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., July 27, 1947. Democrat. Grocer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1979-86 (13th District 1975-76, 1979-82, 15th District 1983-86). Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Sigma; Moose. Still living as of 1986.   Relatives: Son of George Hoadley Damron and Pauline (Mills) Damron; brother of Charles Hoadley Damron; married, December 11, 1968, to Pamela Adams.   Raphael Placidus Deegan (1892-1959) — also known as Raphael P. Deegan — of Benwood, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Benwood, Marshall County, W.Va., October 5, 1892. Democrat. Grocer; mayor of Benwood, W.Va., 1941-51; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1942. Died, from adenocarcinoma of left lung, in a hospital at Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 2, 1959 (age 67 years, 58 days). Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Hohman, Ohio.   Relatives: Son of Adelia (Cooper) Deegan and Michael Francis Deegan; married to Mary F. Muth; father of Raphael Muth Deegan.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Douglas E. Facemire (b. 1961) — also known as Doug Facemire — of Sutton, Braxton County, W.Va. Born in Gassaway, Braxton County, W.Va., August 22, 1961. Democrat. Owner of grocery stores; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 2009-. Baptist. Member, Fraternal Order of Police. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Son of Eugene Facemire and Barbara Facemire; married to Tammy Gregory.   Image source: West Virginia Legislature   Robert F. Hatfield (b. 1932) — also known as Bob Hatfield — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., July 26, 1932. Democrat. Food market owner; mobile home dealer; chair of Putnam County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972 (alternate), 1976; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-78; defeated, 1978. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; American Legion. Still living as of 1978.   Relatives: Son of Warren Hatfield and Okey (Cisco) Hatfield; married, January 16, 1953, to Evelyn Litton.   Thomas J. Hawse (b. 1911) — of Moorefield, Hardy County, W.Va. Born in Rock Oak, Hardy County, W.Va., July 27, 1911. Democrat. Grocer; farmer; Hardy County Sheriff; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-64, 1967-74 (Hardy County 1963-64, 3rd District 1967-74). Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Lions. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Hawse and Francelia (Davidson) Hawse; married, August 14, 1941, to Chloe Halterman; father of Thomas J. Hawse III. Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) — also known as T. V. Pennington — of Powhatan, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Ashe County, N.C., April 22, 1898. Republican. Coal miner; postmaster; grocer; bank director; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948, 1956. Methodist. Died, in Welch Hospital, Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., February 22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Find-A-Grave Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) — of Sprigg, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Matewan, Mingo County, W.Va., April 11, 1894. Democrat. Coal miner; president of Mine Workers union local; grocer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36, 1949-52. Baptist. Member, Moose; Redmen; United Mine Workers. Died in Franklin County, Ohio, September 7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3, 1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John T. Crisp.   Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   Sharon Percy Rockefeller (b. 1944) — also known as Sharon Percy — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., December 10, 1944. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976, 1996; president and CEO of WETA public radio and television in Washington, D.C.; director of PepsiCo (food and soft drink maker). Female. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Daughter of Charles Harting Percy; sister of Valerie Percy; married, April 1, 1967, to John Davison Rockefeller IV.   Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier John Birk Stevenson (1868-1925) — also known as John B. Stevenson — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Ohio, November 8, 1868. Democrat. Wholesale grocer; mayor of Huntington, W.Va., 1908-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., August 6, 1925 (age 56 years, 271 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.   Relatives: Married, November 22, 1893, to Mary Reynolds Abbott.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Huntington Through Seventy-Five Years (1947)   Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) — also known as O. L. Teagarden — of Oak Harbor, Ottawa County, Ohio. Born in West Virginia, February 24, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and operator of canning plants; banker; mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1964; member of Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49. Protestant. Member, Eagles; Elks; American Legion. Died in 1987 (age about 91 years). Burial location unknown.   Harry Chapman Woodyard (1867-1929) — also known as Harry C. Woodyard — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., November 13, 1867. Republican. Wholesale grocer; lumber business; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1899-1902; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1903-11, 1916-23, 1925-27; defeated, 1910, 1922. Died in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., June 21, 1929 (age 61 years, 220 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of William Woodyard (born c.1843); father of William Woodyard (1894-1945).   Political family: Woodyard family of Spencer, West Virginia.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Floyd Roscoe Yoho (1893-1990) — also known as Floyd R. Yoho — of Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va. Born in Marshall County, W.Va., May 21, 1893. Republican. Grocer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1939-46. Died in Moundsville, Marshall County, W.Va., July 21, 1990 (age 97 years, 61 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John R. Yoho and Katherine 'Hattie' (Franklin) Yoho; married to Mary Rosa Lee Shepherd; first cousin of Joseph C. Yoho (who married Pearl Yoho (1898-1973)); second cousin of Pearl Yoho (1898-1973); third cousin of George Nicholas Yoho, Jefferson Wylie Yoho and Elmer Coleman Yoho.   Political family: Yoho family of Moundsville, West Virginia.

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