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John Fletcher Lacey (1841-1913) —
also known as John F. Lacey —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 30,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1889-91, 1893-1907;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Died September
29, 1913 (age 72 years, 122
days).
Interment at Forest
Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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William Madison LaFon (1888-1941) —
also known as William M. LaFon; Bill LaFon —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Waiteville, Monroe
County, W.Va., March
20, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924
(alternate), 1940;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monroe County, 1933-38;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1939-41; died in office
1941; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1939.
Christian.
Died February
4, 1941 (age 52 years, 321
days).
Interment at New
Zion Cemetery, Waiteville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester Seberg LaFon and Sena Ann (Williams)
LaFon. |
| | | Epitaph: "Friend, citizen,
statesman." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Osborn Laidley (1791-1863) —
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
28, 1791.
Lawyer; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Died in Cabell
County, Va (now W.Va.), 1863
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Sidney Laidley (1839-1917) —
also known as William S. Laidley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 27,
1839.
Lawyer; historian;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1872-73.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Carney Milton Layne (b. 1878) —
also known as Carney M. Layne —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Crown City, Gallia
County, Ohio, March 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915-16; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1917; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1940.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Carney Milton Layne Jr. (1921-1977) —
also known as Carney M. Layne, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., June 18,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1951-52;
defeated, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; American
Legion.
Died in December, 1977
(age 56
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Burton Lee (1879-1985) —
also known as Howard B. Lee —
of Putnam
County, W.Va.; Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sanoma, Wirt
County, W.Va., October
27, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County, 1909-10; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-24; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in the Hobe Sound Geriatric Village nursing
home, Stuart, Martin
County, Fla., May 24,
1985 (age 105 years,
209 days).
Interment at Fairview Church Cemetery, Centerville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Sullivan Lee and Virginia (Quick) Lee; married, March 5,
1907, to Ida Lenore Hamilton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Millard F. Leonard (1873-1929) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Addison, Gallia
County, Ohio, November
26, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929; died
in office 1929.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April 5,
1929 (age 55 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John A. Lile (b. 1897) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., December
3, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary;
Delta
Psi; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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W. Londa Lilly (b. 1875) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Ghent, Raleigh
County, W.Va., January
8, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1933-34,
1941-42.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas E. Lilly and Abbygaile (Turner) Lilly; married, March 7,
1895, to Anna Mae Shanks; married, September
23, 1925, to Eliza L. Meador. |
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Adam Brown Littlepage (1859-1921) —
also known as Adam B. Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1911-13, 1915-19 (3rd District
1911-13, 1915-17, 6th District 1917-19); defeated, 1912.
Died, from uremia
brought about by nephritis,
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 29,
1921 (age 62 years, 76
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Burrell Kemp Littlepage (b. 1888) —
also known as B. Kemp Littlepage —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 28,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Dickenson Littlepage and Mary (Kemp) Littlepage; married,
November
26, 1913, to Madge Robins. |
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Moroni O. Litz (1874-1955) —
also known as M. O. Litz —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell
County, Va., August
13, 1874.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1923-36; appointed 1923;
defeated, 1936.
Died December
1, 1955 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
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Charles Lively (b. 1887) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born August
13, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Matthew
M. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster at Weston,
W.Va., 1914-19; real estate
business; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Sphinx.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively; married, November
16, 1920, to Mamie Williams. |
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Frank Wilson Lively (1864-1947) —
also known as Frank Lively —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monroe
County, W.Va., November
18, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Summers
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1921-32.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died August
22, 1947 (age 82 years, 277
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. Wilson Lively and Elizabeth (Gwinn) Lively; married 1890 to Annie
E. Prince. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1917 |
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Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) —
also known as Carl S. Lloyd —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., March
13, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; village
president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd. |
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Thomas E. Loehr (b. 1949) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born December
7, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives:
Married to Linda Henthorn. |
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Daniel L. Louchery (1918-2003) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born February
24, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; chair of
Harrison County Republican Party, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
27, 2003 (age 85 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942 to
Patricia Curtin. |
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Charles M. Love Jr. (b. 1902) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
10, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1947-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1951 |
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Francis Johnson Love (1901-1989) —
also known as Francis J. Love —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, January
23, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968,
1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1966.
Died in 1989
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) —
also known as William T. Lovins —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., August
27, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,
First National Bank of
Kenova, 1935-40; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Redmen;
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar
Association.
Died December
12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins; married, December
31, 1925, to Grace Huff. |
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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Edward Lucas (1780-1858) —
of Virginia.
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
20, 1780.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; merchant;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1819-22, 1830-31; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1833-37 (15th District 1833-35,
12th District 1835-37).
Slaveowner.
Died in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), March 4,
1858 (age 77 years, 135
days).
Interment at Harper
Cemetery, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
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William Lucas (1800-1877) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
30, 1800.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1839-41, 1843-45 (15th District
1839-41, 10th District 1843-45); delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., August
29, 1877 (age 76 years, 272
days).
Interment at Zion
Episcopal Churchyard, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Charles Wesley Lynch (1851-1932) —
also known as Charles W. Lynch —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
11, 1851.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1882-83, 1891-92; Harrison
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-89, 1893-97; circuit judge in
West Virginia for the 13th Judicial Circuit, 1905-12; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1913-21; resigned 1921.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
9, 1932 (age 81 years, 182
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lynch and Catherine (Stout) Lynch. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1917 |
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