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Joseph Holt Gaines (1864-1951) —
also known as Joseph H. Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., September
3, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1901-11; delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920,
1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
12, 1951 (age 86 years, 221
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Taylor George Jr. (b. 1904) —
also known as William T. George, Jr. —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born July 17,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1937-40;
chair
of Barbour County Democratic Party, 1949-50.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Leslie Emmett Given (1893-1962) —
also known as Leslie E. Given —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkview, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 3,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in West Virginia, 1941-42; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1943-50; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1950-62; appointed 1950;
died in office 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 11,
1962 (age 68 years, 312
days).
Interment at Given Cemetery, Elkview, W.Va.
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William Ellsworth Glasscock (1862-1925) —
also known as William E. Glasscock —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born near Arnettsville, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
13, 1862.
Republican. Monongalia
County Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90; lawyer; Governor of
West Virginia, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1912,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died April
12, 1925 (age 62 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Fred H. Goff —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Harrison County Democratic Party, 1945-55.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Despard Goff (1866-1933) —
also known as Guy D. Goff —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
13, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; colonel
in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1920-21; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
7, 1933 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Nathan Goff Jr. (1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died, in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
24, 1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Joseph A. Gompers (b. 1924) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born January
21, 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Gompers and Rose M. (Wilhelm) Gompers. |
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1951 |
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Carte Patrick Goodwin (b. 1974) —
also known as Carte Goodwin —
Born in Mt. Alto, Jackson
County, W.Va., February
27, 1974.
Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 2010; appointed 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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John Lynn Goshorn (b. 1915) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March
10, 1915.
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, 1953-56,
1959-60; defeated, 1956.
Methodist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Laurence Gouverneur (1799-1865) —
also known as Samuel L. Gouverneur —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1799.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1825; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1828-36.
Died in Frederick
County, Md., September
29, 1865 (age about 66
years).
Interment at St.
Mark's Apostolic Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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Philip J. Graziani (b. 1924) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in McIntire, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 13,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1959-60.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Greene —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Fairplain, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1935-42.
Southern
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Scarlet F. Greene and Minerva (Foglesong) Greene; married, September
21, 1904, to Adelia Belle Pfost. |
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William C. Grimes (b. 1876) —
also known as W. C. Grimes —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Wheeler, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Tyler
County, W.Va., December
5, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1909-12; chair of
Mineral County Republican Party, 1917; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob C. Grimes and Cora (Haines) Grimes; married, December
5, 1912, to Zola Gump. |
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