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Joseph Paul Albright (1938-2009) —
also known as Joseph P. Albright —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
8, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; furniture
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1971-72, 1975-86 (Wood County
1971-72, 8th District 1975-86); defeated, 1972; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1985-86; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1995-96, 2001-; appointed
1995.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., March
20, 2009 (age 70 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Melvin Paul 'Jinks' Albright and Catherine Alberta (Rathbone)
Albright; married, August
16, 1958, to Patricia Ann Deem; married 1995 to Nancie
(Gensert) Divvens. |
| | | Epitaph: "He stood for justice / Lived
his faith / and loved his family." |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fleming Newman Alderson (1884-1964) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., April 2,
1964 (age 80 years, 85
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, W.Va.
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John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910) —
also known as John D. Alderson —
of Nicholas (now Summersville), Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas Court House, Va. (now Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.), November
29, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1889-95;
defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1900,
1904,
1908;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1901-02.
Died in Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va., December
5, 1910 (age 56 years, 6
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Nicholas County, W.Va.
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John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975) —
also known as John D. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., August
23, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August, 1975
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Allen —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
28, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Baptist.
Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett
County, Md., January
28, 1951 (age 85 years, 61
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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John Thompson Alley (1850-1927) —
also known as John T. Alley —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in West Virginia, January
1, 1850.
Wright
County Surveyor, 1875; lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 46, 1901-02; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1903-06, 1915-18 (46th District 1903-06, 27th
District 1915-18).
Died in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., May 29,
1927 (age 77 years, 148
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 A. Amick (b. 1929) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
13, 1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. A. L. Amick and Thelma (Dickerson) Amick. |
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Jon Amores (b. 1964) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
16, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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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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Wilson Anderson (1906-1983) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., August
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1957-60; defeated, 1954,
1960; treasurer of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died in February, 1983
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Larry Wilson Andrews (b. 1921) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clay, Clay
County, W.Va., August
1, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52,
1955-56; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Moses Carden Andrews and Lillie (Wilson) Andrews; married, November
26, 1944, to Beatrice Kathryn Bailey. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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William Henry Ansel Jr. (1914-1988) —
also known as William H. Ansel, Jr.; Dick
Ansel —
of Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., January
23, 1914.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1943-48;
West
Virginia state treasurer, 1949-51; appointed 1949.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Moose.
Died in Springfield, Hampshire
County, W.Va., December
13, 1988 (age 74 years, 325
days).
Interment at Springfield Hill Cemetery, Springfield, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Ansel and Alberta Catherine (Fields) Ansel; married,
October
21, 1933, to Helen Catherine Kauffman. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 21,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1959-60, 1965-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
19, 1997 (age 83 years, 29
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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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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Gohen Clarke Arnold (1885-1939) —
also known as Gohen C. Arnold —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., January
5, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1917-24; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1921.
Died in 1939
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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James L. Arnold (1927-1989) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 4,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association.
Died December
21, 1989 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocky Gap, Bland
County, Va., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Johnson Ashworth (1909-2008) —
also known as Robert J. Ashworth —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in McDowell
County, W.Va., May 8,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1949-54; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
president and part owner, Richmond Cleaners and
Laundry; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Beaver, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
2, 2008 (age 99 years, 147
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Robert A. Ashworth and Darthula (Johnson) Ashworth; married to
Virginia Isabel Hill and Blanche Woods. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Oscar Atkeson (1854-1931) —
also known as William O. Atkeson —
of Butler, Bates
County, Mo.
Born near Buffalo, Putnam
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August
24, 1854.
Lawyer; Bates
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1900 (People's), 1906 (Republican), 1908 (Republican), 1918
(Republican), 1922 (Republican), 1924 (Republican).
Member, Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Butler, Bates
County, Mo., October
16, 1931 (age 77 years, 53
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.
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George Wesley Atkinson (1845-1925) —
also known as George W. Atkinson —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 29,
1845.
Republican. Postmaster;
lawyer; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1890-91; Governor of
West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-05;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1905-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 4,
1925 (age 79 years, 279
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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James Franklin Atwood (1883-1965) —
also known as J. F. Atwood —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., May 8,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate 10th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1918; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, July 14,
1965 (age 82 years, 67
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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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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