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Politicians in Fruit, Produce, and Juices in West Virginia

Milton Williamson Burr (1863-1954) — also known as Milton Burr — of Bardane, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Jefferson County, W.Va., February 23, 1863. Democrat. Fruit grower; bank director; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1915-18; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1919-22. Died in Jefferson County, W.Va., January 13, 1954 (age 90 years, 324 days). Interment at Burr-McGarry Cemetery, Near Bardane, Jefferson County, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Moses William Burr and Mary Ann (Porterfield) Burr.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1919 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.   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   Edgar Craven Henshaw (1859-1924) — also known as Edgar C. Henshaw — of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va. Born near Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va., November 9, 1859. Republican. Fruit farmer; postmaster at Martinsburg, W.Va., 1910-14. Member, Freemasons. Died, from Bright's disease, in City Hospital, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., August 17, 1924 (age 64 years, 282 days). Interment at Hedgesville Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Levi Henshaw and Sarah Ann (Snodgrass) Henshaw; married, December 16, 1886, to Sarah Mason 'Sallie' Lingamfelter; first cousin once removed of William Thornton Henshaw and John Snodgrass Henshaw; first cousin twice removed of John Fryatt Snodgrass; second cousin of Marion Lee Henshaw; second cousin once removed of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass and Harry Preston Henshaw.   Political family: Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Harry Preston Henshaw (1886-1961) — also known as Harry P. Henshaw — of Inwood, Berkeley County, W.Va.; Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va., December 21, 1886. Democrat. Fruit grower; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1917-18; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1921-31; resigned 1931. Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., February 4, 1961 (age 74 years, 45 days). Interment at Gerrardstown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gerrardstown, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Smith Henshaw and Mary Elliott 'Mazie' (Campbell) Henshaw; married to Mabel Virginia Bowen; nephew of Marion Lee Henshaw; second cousin once removed of Edgar Craven Henshaw; third cousin of William Thornton Henshaw and John Snodgrass Henshaw.   Political family: Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929 Edward Bunker Reynolds (1873-1939) — also known as E. Bunker Reynolds — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., July 18, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; fruit grower; member of West Virginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 7, 1939 (age 66 years, 112 days). Interment somewhere in Keyser, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Francis Marion Reynolds and Belle Rodgers (Hennen) Reynolds; married, December 19, 1918, to Mary Warden Russell.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929 Frank Barnes Robinson (b. 1885) — also known as Frank B. Robinson — of Ranson, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., September 20, 1885. Republican. Farmer, fruit grower; manufacturer; banker; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1927-30. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Burial location unknown.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929   Milton O. Rouss (1874-1937) — of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W.Va. Born in Jefferson County, W.Va., 1874. Democrat. Fruit farmer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1919-20; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1935-37; died in office 1937. Died January 7, 1937 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Milton Rouss and Mary C. Rouss.

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