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Hospital Industry Politicians in West Virginia

Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) — also known as Ted Bowers — of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Point Marion, Fayette County, Pa., February 1, 1907. Republican. Sand and gravel business; member of West Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72; defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary. Died January 1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers; married, June 16, 1931, to Myra Llewelyn.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   Oshel B. Craigo (b. 1937) — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va.; Winfield, Putnam County, W.Va. Born June 24, 1937. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 10th District, 1981-82; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1983-; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; board member, Putnam General Hospital. Protestant. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Married to Joanna Parkins. Martin Van Buren Godbey (b. 1879) — also known as Martin V. Godbey — of Boone County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Raleigh County, W.Va., December 19, 1879. Republican. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1909-10; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1915-18, 1921-22; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; superintendent, McKendree Hospital; director, Mountain State Hospital. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Martin Van Buren   Relatives: Son of Alexander C. Godbey and Elizabeth C. Godbey; married, November 16, 1905, to Florrie Smoot.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917   A. T. Gordon (b. 1880) — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born March 22, 1880. Republican. School teacher; physician; surgeon; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and operator, City Hospital, Spencer, W.Va.; candidate for West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1934; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1937-38. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John W. Gordon and Rebecca Ellen (Brown) Gordon; married 1901 to Iva M. Knopp. Chester R. Hubbard (1905-1984) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 4, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-54, 1957-58, 1961-62; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1963-74; defeated, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; director, Ohio Valley General Hospital. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Eagles; Moose; American Legion; Fraternal Order of Police. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., May 18, 1984 (age 78 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Arthur Greer Hubbard and Mary Irwin (Paull) Hubbard; married, November 14, 1944, to Joan Dubois Holloway; grandnephew of William Pallister Hubbard; great-grandson of Chester Dorman Hubbard; eighth great-grandson of John Leverett.   Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 William R. Laird IV (b. 1952) — of Oak Hill, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va., June 3, 1952. Democrat. President and CEO, Montgomery General Hospital; Fayette County Sheriff, 1989-96, 2001-08; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1997-2000; member of West Virginia state senate 10th District, 2009-. United Methodist. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Son of William R. Laird III and Clark (Cook) Laird; married to Michelle Ford.   Image source: West Virginia Legislature   Larry A. Tucker (b. 1935) — of Summersville, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Fayette County, W.Va., November 11, 1935. Democrat. Banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-82 (Nicholas County 1971-74, 22nd District 1975-82); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972; member, board of trustees, Summersville Memorial Hospital; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1989. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Rotary. Still living as of 1989.   Relatives: Son of Thomas E. Tucker and Frances (Monday) Tucker; married, May 19, 1978, to Jean Copeland; father of Gregory A. Tucker.

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