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William Alexander MacCorkle (1857-1930) —
also known as William A. MacCorkle —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., May 7,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney; Governor of
West Virginia, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1912
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1920,
1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1911-14; defeated, 1914.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
24, 1930 (age 73 years, 140
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (1861-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Mansfield —
of Eagle Lake, Colorado
County, Tex.; Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
County Attorney, 1892-96; Colorado
County Judge, 1896-1916; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1917-47; died in office
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 12,
1947 (age 86 years, 153
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Tex.
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William Casey Marland (1918-1965) —
also known as William C. Marland —
of Glen Rogers, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Johnston City, Williamson
County, Ill., March
26, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
West
Virginia state attorney general, 1948-52; Governor of
West Virginia, 1953-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda
Chi Alpha; United
Mine Workers; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose.
Died of pancreatic
cancer, in Barrington, Cook
County, Ill., November
26, 1965 (age 47 years, 245
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James E. Maroney (b. 1899) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Shrewsbury, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 5,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney; married,
June
5, 1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John Marshall (b. 1881) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., July 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1920,
1924,
1928
(speaker),
1936
(alternate).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Chi; Elks; Navy
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall; married,
January
25, 1905, to Rebecca Paull. |
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Clarence Eugene Martin Jr. (b. 1909) —
also known as Clarence E. Martin, Jr. —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., September
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; Berkeley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1951-70; defeated, 1970;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence
E. Martin and Agnes G. (McKenna) Martin; married, June 6,
1942, to Catherine du B. Silver. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Albert G. Mathews (b. 1872) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Macfarlan, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 31,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-12; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1929-35; resigned 1935; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935; West Virginia
Compensation Commissioner.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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John Mathews (1768-1849) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., October
30, 1768.
Surveyor;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1798-1802,
1803-05, 1813-15, 1816-17.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), November
10, 1849 (age 81 years, 11
days).
Interment at Old
Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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William Burdette Mathews (b. 1866) —
also known as William B. Mathews —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshall
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Jarvis Maxwell Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06;
criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928;
defeated, 1940, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., December
18, 1958 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Lewis Maxwell (1790-1862) —
of Virginia.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April
17, 1790.
Lawyer; surveyor;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1821-24; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1827-33.
Slaveowner.
Died in West Union, Doddridge
County, Va (now W.Va.), February
13, 1862 (age 71 years, 302
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, West Union, W.Va.
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Robert Earl Maxwell (1924-2010) —
also known as Robert E. Maxwell —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March
15, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960
(alternate); U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1961-64; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1965-95; took senior status 1995; senior judge, 1995-2010.
Died in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., November
20, 2010 (age 86 years, 250
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George W. May (b. 1922) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
18, 1922.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of G. A. May and Retta (Smith) May; married, June 30,
1944, to Joanne P. Jenkins. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Mayer (1837-1910) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nierstein, Germany,
January
6, 1837.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1889-90;
U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1897-1905.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from uremia,
in the Jewish Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 20,
1910 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Elliott E. Maynard —
also known as Spike Maynard —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Lawyer; Mingo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1981-96; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-2008; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2010.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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George Warwick McClintic (1866-1942) —
also known as George W. McClintic; "Father of the
Federal Probation System" —
Born in Pocahontas
County, W.Va., January
14, 1866.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1921-41; took senior status 1941.
Member, Freemasons.
Known for his severe enforcement of alcohol Prohibition in 1919-33;
reportedly put more than seven thousand defendants in prison for
liquor law violations.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
25, 1942 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dennis McClung (b. 1876) —
also known as William D. McClung —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Nitro, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Rupert, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
17, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; physician;
bank
director; mayor
of Richwood, W.Va., 1910; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Edward McClung and Catherine (Haggerty) McClung; brother of
James
McClung; married 1912 to Louese
Kirby. |
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William McCoy (1878-1965) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pendleton County, 1907-08,
1941-52; Pendleton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., October
5, 1965 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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William McCoy Jr. (1921-2008) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., May 14,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-66 (Pendleton County
1953-64, 3rd District 1965-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
2008 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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Frank Witcher McCullough (b. 1889) —
also known as F. Witcher McCullough —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 3,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank F. McCullough and Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough; married, January
30, 1912, to Kathleen Guthrie. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Angus William McDonald (1829-1914) —
of Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.; Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.; Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 16,
1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1861; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1895-96.
Died in Jefferson
County, W.Va., October
24, 1914 (age 85 years, 161
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Warren R. McGraw (b. 1939) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., May 10,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1969-72;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1973-84; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1975; candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia (Ze'Kany) McGraw; married, August
20, 1961, to Peggy Shufflebarger. |
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Thomas E. McHugh (b. 1936) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
26, 1936.
Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Harlan
M. Calhoun, 1966-68; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 13th
Judicial Circuit, 1975-80; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1981-.
Member, Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2010.
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Thomas Fulton McKenzie (b. 1900) —
also known as Thomas F. McKenzie —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., January
6, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County; elected
1928.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Forest L. McNeer (b. 1912) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Green Sulphur Springs, Summers
County, W.Va., September
10, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1937-38;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1947-50.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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P. G. Meador —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kanawha County Republican Party, 1945-46.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.; Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952;
campaign manager for Claude
Pepper, in 1958 U.S. Senate campaign.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, following a heart
attack in Chesapeake and Ohio Hospital,
Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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James Alva Meredith (1875-1942) —
also known as James A. Meredith —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born January
27, 1875.
Lawyer; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1922-24; appointed 1922.
Died April
18, 1942 (age 67 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Catherine (Riley) Meredith and Absolom Pritchard Meredith; married
to Gillian
J. Meredith. |
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M. Blane Michael (1943-2011) —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
17, 1943.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney under Whitney
North Seymour, Jr., 1971-72; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert
E. Maxwell, 1975-76; legal counsel to Gov. John
D. Rockefeller IV, 1977-80; campaign manager for Rockefeller (for
Governor, 1980, and for U.S. Senator, 1984, 1990), and for U.S. Sen
Robert
C. Byrd (1982, 1988); Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1993-2011; died in
office 2011.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
25, 2011 (age 68 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Beverly L. Michie (b. 1909) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Grove, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
13, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ernest L. Michie and Bertha M. (Morris) Michie; married, October
1, 1938, to Jessie Maxey Fortney. |
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Jack L. Miller (b. 1928) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March
26, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1961-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1963-69; resigned 1969;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1969.
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James Henry Miller (b. 1856) —
also known as James H. Miller —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
29, 1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; bank
director; Summers
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1896;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1900-04; candidate for West
Virginia state auditor, 1900; circuit judge in West Virginia,
1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas B. Miller (b. 1928) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born September
9, 1928.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1958;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960;
judge
of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1977-.
Still living as of 1987.
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Relatives:
Married to Vaughn Nolte. |
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Warren Miller (1847-1920) —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.; Jackson, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Apple Grove, Meigs
County, Ohio, April 2,
1847.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1891-92,
1911-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1895-99; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1900-03; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1903-04; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1915-18.
Died in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
29, 1920 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Cottageville
Cemetery, Cottageville, W.Va.
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Francis Pierpoint Moats (b. 1869) —
also known as Francis P. Moats —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 2,
1869.
Lawyer; indepedent
telephone business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1903-04; Progressive candidate
for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1914.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Moats and Mary Isabelle (Pierpoint) Moats; married, October
4, 1893, to Fanny Shrewsbury Neal. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia and Its
People (1913) |
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Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
16, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-president and director, Ritchie Telephone
Company; treasurer and director, West Virginia Insurance
Company; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74,
7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats; married, November
13, 1948, to Irene Jenney Swiger. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler; married, June 29,
1932, to Katherine Watson Hirst. |
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Alan Bowlby Mollohan (b. 1943) —
also known as Alan B. Mollohan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 14,
1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1983-2011;
defeated in primary, 2010.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) —
also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
16, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;
defeated, 1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972
(alternate), 1984
(delegation chair); member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of
West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Pleaded
guilty in 1990 to five felonies,
over findings that he had accepted illegal
contributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, had extorted
over $500,000 from a coal company, and obstructed
the investigation; served two years and eight months in prison.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
7, 2015 (age 91 years, 266
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Beelers Station, Marshall
County, W.Va., April
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12,
1919-24, 1939-48; defeated, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore; married, April
15, 1914, to Gertrude M. Moore. |
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Laban Theodore Moore (1829-1892) —
also known as Laban T. Moore —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
13, 1829.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1860.
Slaveowner.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky., November
9, 1892 (age 63 years, 301
days).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Whig. Lawyer; railroad
promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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William A. Moreland (b. 1916) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April
21, 1916.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1951-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1959-82.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Rotary;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James R. Moreland and Ethel (Finnicum) Moreland; married, August
3, 1940, to Ruth Russell Roberts. |
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J. Kaufman |
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1951 |
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Ephraim Franklin Morgan (1869-1950) —
also known as Ephraim F. Morgan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Marion
County, W.Va., January
16, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; Marion
County Intermediate Court Judge, 1907-12; member, West Virginia
Public Service Commission, 1915-20; Governor of
West Virginia, 1921-25; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen.
Died January
15, 1950 (age 80 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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H. Hayden Morgan (b. 1919) —
of Adrian, Upshur
County, W.Va.; Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Adrian, Upshur
County, W.Va., May 24,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1947-52.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac S. Morgan and Glenna (Casto) Morgan; married, October
25, 1950, to Elizabeth Dailey. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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John C. Morrison (b. 1901) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
16, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1943-46; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) —
also known as Dwight W. Morrow —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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R. F. Musgrave (b. 1903) —
of Winfield, Putnam
County, W.Va.; Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., July 31,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1943-46; candidate for
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 29th Judicial Circuit, 1960.
Brethren.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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T. E. Myles (b. 1922) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., October
24, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1955-74;
appointed 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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