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Harriet C. Babbitt (b. 1947) —
also known as Hattie Babbitt; Harriet
Coons —
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
13, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1984 ; U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American
States, 1993-97.
Female.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carl George Bachmann (1890-1980) —
also known as Carl G. Bachmann —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 14,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1925-33;
defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
chair
of Ohio County Republican Party, 1940; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1947-51; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
22, 1980 (age 89 years, 253
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
26, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;
defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Psi; Sigma
Nu Phi; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gene W. Bailey (1926-1992) —
of Belle, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
26, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1963-65;
resigned 1965.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Died December
25, 1992 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon M. Bailey and Frances (Greer) Bailey; married, September
5, 1948, to Juanita Manning. |
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John Preston Bailey (b. 1951) —
also known as John P. Bailey —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., 1951.
Republican. Law clerk for U.S. District Judge Charles
H. Haden II, 1976-78; lawyer; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1983; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1984;
assistant prosecuting attorney; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 2007-.
Still living as of 2017.
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Robert D. Bailey (1883-1963) —
also known as R. D. Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 26,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; represented railroads
and timber
companies; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920-29; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1943-44; appointed 1943;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1944, 1952; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1947-48; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in 1963
(age about
79 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper,
and Pineville Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Baker (1832-1911) —
of Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa; Lancaster, Schuyler
County, Mo.; Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Bakers Station, Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 6,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; member of
Missouri state legislature, 1869-70; Missouri
state attorney general, 1871-73; Iowa
state attorney general, 1885-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April
23, 1911 (age 78 years, 321
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of George Baker and
Margaret (Reager) Baker. |
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David Martin Baker (1923-2010) —
also known as David M. Baker —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54,
1957-58; defeated, 1954, 1958, 1960; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1967.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Pi
Lambda Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died April
27, 2010 (age 86 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Baker (d. 1823) —
of Virginia.
Born in Frederick
County, Md.
Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1798-99; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1811-13.
Died in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), August
18, 1823.
Interment at Old
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) —
also known as Newton D. Baker —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
3, 1871.
Democrat. Private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General William
L. Wilson, 1896-97; lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Gamma Delta; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Tom Taylor Baker (1908-1963) —
also known as Tom T. Baker —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March
31, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1950; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1954; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963;
defeated, 1956; died in office 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died in 1963
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Eli Baker (1873-1954) —
also known as William E. Baker —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., February
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1918-20; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1921-54; took senior status 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Beverly, Randolph
County, W.Va., June 4,
1954 (age 81 years, 99
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli Baker and Margaret Ellen (Sexton) Baker; married 1906 to Martha
Ruston Davidson. |
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Sherman Hart Ballard (1894-1963) —
also known as Sherman H. Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., July 22,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1941-44,
1947-50, 1953-54; defeated, 1938, 1950, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
25, 1963 (age 69 years, 156
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) —
also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim
Ballard —
of Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born November
30, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov.
Arch
A. Moore, 1968; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died June 29,
2006 (age 81 years, 211
days).
Interment at Peterstown
Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
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George Loran Bambrick (1869-1951) —
also known as George L. Bambrick —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, Iowa, September
4, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1945-48; defeated, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
Died in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., February
11, 1951 (age 81 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alvin J. Barnhart (b. 1892) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 1,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1935-37; resigned 1937; state
court judge in West Virginia, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William Gray Barnhart (1880-1921) —
also known as William G. Barnhart —
of Winfield, Putnam
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Buffalo, Putnam
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
15, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1903-04; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1913-17.
Died, from septicemia,
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
24, 1921 (age 41 years, 253
days).
Interment at Winfield Cemetery, Winfield, W.Va.
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Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806-1873) —
also known as Daniel M. Barringer —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born near Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., July 30,
1806.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1829-34, 1840-42, 1854; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1843-49 (2nd District
1843-47, 3rd District 1847-49); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1849-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1872.
Slaveowner.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., September
1, 1873 (age 67 years, 33
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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Ralph Jady Bean (1912-1978) —
also known as Ralph J. Bean —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., December
15, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hardy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-44; chair of
Hardy County Democratic Party, 1937-44, 1946-63; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1945-60.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
Died in June, 1978
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Katherine 'Kate' (Hedrick) Bean and Murray A. Bean; married, January
8, 1938, to Carrie Rosetta Muntzing. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Francis Jennings Beckwith Jr. (1892-1966) —
also known as Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born May 19,
1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., March 5,
1966 (age 73 years, 290
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Grover C. Belknap (b. 1888) —
also known as G. C. Belknap —
of Gassaway, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Braxton
County, W.Va., March
28, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1925-26,
1933-34; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1935-38, 1943-46 (10th District 1935-38,
12th District 1943-46).
Interment at Sugar
Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, W.Va.
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Samuel P. Bell III (b. 1939) —
also known as Sam Bell —
of Florida.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1939.
Lawyer; banker;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 28th District, 1980.
Still living as of 2001.
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George F. Beneke (1914-2001) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
9, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,
1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-63.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 2001 (age 87 years, 245
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Brent D. Benjamin —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2005-.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to Janice Taylor. |
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Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry;
married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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Raymond Lee Beuhring (1891-1970) —
also known as R. Lee Beuhring;
"Cannonball" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
1, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929-30;
defeated, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., December
30, 1970 (age 79 years, 151
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1897-1909; newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19,
1901, to Clothilde Gaujot. |
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Edward Franklin Bingham (1828-1907) —
also known as Edward F. Bingham —
of McArthur, Vinton
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in West Concord, Concord, Essex
County, Vt., August
13, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer; Vinton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1850-55; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1856-57; common pleas court judge
in Ohio, 1873-87; candidate for justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1881; justice of
District of Columbia supreme court, 1887-1903.
Died in Union, Monroe
County, W.Va., September
5, 1907 (age 79 years, 23
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) —
also known as William T. Bland —
of Atchison, Atchison
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., January
15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Reese Blizzard (1863-1941) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., October
17, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
10, 1941 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Williamson S. Blizzard (1865-1941) —
also known as William S. Blizzard —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1941 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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John L. Boettner Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Si Boettner —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 18,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78;
defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sierra
Club; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner; married, June 22,
1968, to Catherine Frerotte. |
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Ivor F. Boiarsky (1920-1971) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 7,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-71;
defeated, 1952; died in office 1971; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1969-71; died in
office 1971.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died March
12, 1971 (age 50 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Inghram Boreman (1823-1896) —
also known as Arthur I. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., July 24,
1823.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1855-61; circuit judge in Virginia,
1861-63; Governor of
West Virginia, 1863-69; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1869-75; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1889-96; died in office 1896.
Methodist.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April
19, 1896 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) —
also known as Herbert S. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va., September
21, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1948; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1954-59; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took
senior status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March
26, 1982 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Smith Boreman (1831-1913) —
also known as Jacob S. Boreman —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Ogden, Weber
County, Utah.
Born in Waynesburg, Greene
County, Pa., August
4, 1831.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1873-80, 1885-89.
Died in Ogden, Weber
County, Utah, October
7, 1913 (age 82 years, 64
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Martin C. Bowles (1910-1983) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., September
16, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-56;
defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Died in May, 1983
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of S. C. Bowles and Mary (Backus) Bowles; married, October
25, 1934, to Julia Botkin. |
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Morgantown,
W.Va., 1911-15; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Franklin Marion Brand (1880-1963) —
also known as Frank M. Brand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March
13, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Sigma
Nu; American Bar
Association.
Died in January, 1963
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand; married, November
12, 1910, to Myrtle O. Core. |
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Henry Brannon (1837-1914) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Winchester,
Va., November
27, 1837.
Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1870-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1872;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1881; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1889-1912.
Died November
24, 1914 (age 76 years, 362
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert B. Brannon; married 1858 to Hetta
J. Arnold. |
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Willard Craig Broadwater (b. 1950) —
also known as W. Craig Broadwater —
of Paden City, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Elk City, Beckham
County, Okla., 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 1976; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1983-96; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1996-.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Thurlow Weed Brotherton Jr. (1926-1997) —
also known as W. T. Brotherton, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April
17, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 6,
1997 (age 70 years, 354
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Matthews Columbarium, Charleston, W.Va.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
defeated, 1928; president, Lewis Land
and Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank;
director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown;
married, August
22, 1917, to Hester Moulton Newhall. |
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Homer S. Brown (b. 1896) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
23, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 1st
District, 1935.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William R. Brown and Maira W. (Rowlette) Brown; married to
Wilhelmina Byrd. |
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Robert S. Brown (1827-1891) —
of Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born April 6,
1827.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1868;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1869;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1879-82; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Died February
16, 1891 (age 63 years, 316
days).
Interment at Ravenswood
Cemetery, Ravenswood, W.Va.
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Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) —
of Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va., November
13, 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce Commission,
1964-79.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown;
married, April 8,
1955, to James Vernon Brown. |
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William Gay Brown Jr. (1856-1916) —
also known as William G. Brown, Jr. —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 7,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1911-16;
defeated, 1896; died in office 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1916 (age 59 years, 337
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) —
also known as Chauncey Browning —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., May 15,
1903.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952;
died in office 1971.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (1934-2010) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
21, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected
unopposed 1976, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died January
1, 2010 (age 75 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry L. Buch (b. 1930) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1959-64;
defeated, 1964; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1969; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees;
Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry F. Buch and Marcella (Sonnefeld) Buch; married 1959 to
Patricia Griffith. |
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Robert W. Burk Jr. (1939-1994) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
16, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County
1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969;
defeated, 1984 (8th District); appointed 1986; died in office 1994;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Died November
20, 1994 (age 54 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January
30, 1962, to Susan Coddington. |
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Summers Burkhart (b. 1859) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 26,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1896-1908; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
New Mexico
Territory Republican Party secretary, 1908-11; candidate for justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Davidson Burkhart and Nannie Forest (Summers) Burkhart;
married, May 8,
1889, to Miriam Parsons. |
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George G. Burnette Jr. (1923-1981) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
9, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died in August, 1981
(age 57
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin H. Butcher (c.1854-1937) —
also known as Ben H. Butcher —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Colorado.
Born in Butcher's Bend, Wood
County, W.Va., about 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1879-80, 1931-37 (1st District
1879-80, Wood County 1931-37); died in office 1937; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1880; member of Colorado
state senate, 1880; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia.
Member, Elks.
Sponsor of West Virginia State Prohibition Repeal Amendment, adopted
in the 1934 election.
Died February
12, 1937 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin S. Butcher and Mary J. (Wright) Butcher. |
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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.
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