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Lawyer Politicians in West Virginia, N-P

  Lawrence Talbot Neal (1844-1905) — also known as Lawrence T. Neal — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 22, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; Ross County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1873-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1880, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1892; candidate for Ohio state senate, 1887; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1893. Died in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, November 2, 1905 (age 61 years, 41 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Matthew M. Neely Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) — also known as Matthew M. Neely — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Grove, Doddridge County, W.Va., November 9, 1874. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47; defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated, 1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952, 1956; Governor of West Virginia, 1941-45. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Delta Chi; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Americans for Democratic Action; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, from cancer, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Newlon Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, October 21, 1903, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of Richard Neely.
  Cross-reference: George Arnold — Charles Lively
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1919)
  Richard Neely (b. 1941) — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born August 2, 1941. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; hardware business; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1971-72; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-. Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Still living as of 1987.
  Relatives: Son of John C. Neely and Elinore Neely; married to Carolyn Elmore; grandson of Matthew Mansfield Neely.
  Cross-reference: Sheldon Whitehouse
  Frank Watterson Nesbitt (b. 1870) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., April 4, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1905-13. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Wilson Nesbitt and Rebecca (Watterson) Nesbitt; married, October 20, 1897, to Della M. Goodwin; father of Russell Goodwin Nesbitt.
Charles E. Nethken Charles Ervin Nethken (b. 1875) — also known as Charles E. Nethken — of Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va. Born in Elk Garden, Mineral County, W.Va., April 10, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; Mineral County Sheriff, 1905-09, 1913-17, 1921-25; member, West Virginia Public Service Commission; treasurer of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1945. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  Elliott Northcott (1869-1946) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., April 26, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1900-08; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1904-08; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1905-09, 1922-27; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1909-10; Nicaragua, 1911; Venezuela, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1927-39. Died, of pneumonia, in a hospital at Arcadia, DeSoto County, Fla., January 3, 1946 (age 76 years, 252 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Saunders Northcott and Mary (Cunningham) Northcott; brother of William Allen Northcott; married, September 1, 1893, to Lola Beardsley.
  Political family: Northcott family of Illinois.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William J. Oates Jr. (1936-1980) — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Mineral County, W.Va., February 8, 1936. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Farm Bureau; Ruritan; Rotary; Moose. Died September 23, 1980 (age 44 years, 228 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December 23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith.
  William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) — also known as William S. O'Brien — of Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va. Born in Audra, Barbour County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 8, 1862. Democrat. School teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit, 1913-20; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29; defeated, 1928; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association. Died in Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va., August 10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215 days). Interment at Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien; married, October 14, 1896, to Emma White; father of Daniel Pitt O'Brien.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Triplett O'Ferrall (1840-1905) — also known as Charles T. O'Ferrall — of Harrisonburg, Va. Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), October 21, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1871-73; Rockingham County Judge, 1874-80; U.S. Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1884-93; resigned 1893; Governor of Virginia, 1894-98. Died in Richmond, Va., September 22, 1905 (age 64 years, 336 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Charles W. Osenton Charles Wilson Osenton (1865-1930) — also known as Charles W. Osenton — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va.; Kanawha Falls, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., May 9, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1899-1902; Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904, 1908, 1920; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1920-28. Fell off a cliff, suffered a skull fracture, and died, in Kanawha Falls, Fayette County, W.Va., August 6, 1930 (age 65 years, 89 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George N. Osenton and Daisy Mary (Lansdowne) Osenton; married, October 23, 1889, to Kate Cappellar; married, November 19, 1921, to Margaret Hawkins.
  See also BillionGraves burial record
  Image source: West Virginia and Its People (1913)
  Joseph Allen Overton Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington County, Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., April 17, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining Congress. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Kappa Psi; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton; married, May 15, 1943, to Bette Crosswhite.
  Mario J. Palumbo (b. 1933) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 13, 1933. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1969-88; elected West Virginia state attorney general 1990. Catholic. Still living as of 1990.
  Relatives: Son of Jack Palumbo and Nancy (Alfonso) Palumbo; married to Louise Corey (sister-in-law of Joseph Harvey Farris); father of Corey Palumbo.
  Political family: Palumbo-Corey family of Charleston, West Virginia.
  Ira Judson Partlow (b. 1876) — also known as Ira J. Partlow — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Rappahannock County, Va., February 20, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general, 1945-49. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Pi Kappa Alpha. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow; married, May 23, 1905, to Andrea Martin.
  James Paull Jr. (1901-1983) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Born in Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va., May 3, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1933-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi; Lions. Died in 1983 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Paull and Mariana (Jacob) Paull; married, September 5, 1934, to Helen Catherine Prugh.
  Christopher H. Payne (b. 1848) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 7, 1848. Republican. Minister; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1900; U.S. Consul in St. Thomas, 1903-17. African ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  John Barton Payne (1855-1935) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Pruntytown, Taylor County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 26, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in Illinois, 1893-98; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; resigned 1920; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1919-20; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died January 24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne; married, October 17, 1878, to Kate Bunker; married, May 1, 1913, to Jennie Byrd Bryan.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Barton Payne (built 1943 at Panama City, Florida; scrapped 1972) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932) — also known as W. B. Pedigo; "Bill Bob" — of Stuart, Patrick County, Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born, in a log cabin, at Elamsville, Patrick County, Va., January 28, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; Patrick County Commonwealth Attorney, 1895-99; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1896; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates, 1906; mayor of Parkersburg, W.Va., 1907-11. Baptist. French ancestry. Died, of tuberculosis, in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., October 23, 1932 (age 62 years, 269 days). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married 1896 to Lena Attaway.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Micajah Pendleton (1887-1938) — also known as Dan M. Pendleton — of Spencer, Roane County, W.Va. Born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., April 6, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920. Died in Kanawha County, W.Va., May 27, 1938 (age 51 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Walter Pendleton and Pearl (Monroe) Pendleton; married, January 16, 1915, to Edna Morford; great-grandnephew of David Shepherd Garland; first cousin twice removed of Samuel Meredith Garland (1802-1880); first cousin four times removed of Edmund Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of John Penn, John Pendleton Jr., James Madison, Nathaniel Pendleton, William Taylor Madison and Zachary Taylor; third cousin of George Cassety Pendleton, Charles M. Pendleton and Samuel Meredith Garland (1861-1945); third cousin once removed of Charles Sumner Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Philip Clayton Pendleton, Edmund Henry Pendleton, Nathanael Greene Pendleton and Coleby Chew; fourth cousin of James Benjamin Garnett and Hubbard T. Smith; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton, George Hunt Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Philip Clayton Pendleton (1779-1863) — also known as Philip C. Pendleton — of Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Berkeley County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 24, 1779. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1805-08, 1809-10; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1825; resigned 1825; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30. Died in Berkeley County, Va (now W.Va.), April 3, 1863 (age 83 years, 130 days). Interment at Norborne Parish Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Pendleton and Agnes (Patterson) Pendleton; married to Sarah Ann Boyd; nephew of Nathaniel Pendleton; grandnephew of Edmund Pendleton; first cousin of Edmund Henry Pendleton and Nathanael Greene Pendleton; first cousin once removed of John Pendleton Jr. and George Hunt Pendleton; first cousin twice removed of Francis Key Pendleton; second cousin once removed of John Penn, Henry Gaines Johnson, John Strother Pendleton, Albert Gallatin Pendleton, Philip Coleman Pendleton and Joseph Henry Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of William Barret Pendleton, Charles Rittenhouse Pendleton and John Overton Pendleton; second cousin thrice removed of Sidney Fletcher Taliaferro; third cousin of James Madison, William Taylor Madison and Zachary Taylor; third cousin once removed of Coleby Chew; third cousin twice removed of George Cassety Pendleton, James Benjamin Garnett, Hubbard T. Smith, Charles M. Pendleton and Daniel Micajah Pendleton; third cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major, Edgar Bailey Woolfolk and Charles Sumner Pendleton; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Willing Byrd.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Everett Bryan Pennybacker (b. 1893) — also known as E. B. Pennybacker — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Belleville, Wood County, W.Va., February 13, 1893. Democrat. Lawyer; Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-37; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 4th Judicial Circuit, 1937-41; member, West Virginia Public Service Commission; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1944; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1950. United Brethren. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of W. H. Pennybacker and Jane Pennybacker; married, October 18, 1914, to Florence Smith.
  James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) — also known as J. Johnston Pettigrew — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Tyrrell County, N.C., July 4, 1828. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. French Huguenot ancestry. Mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, and died soon after at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, W.Va., July 17, 1863 (age 35 years, 13 days). Original interment somewhere in Raleigh, N.C.; reinterment in 1865 at Pettigrew Family Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C.
  Pettigrew Hall (built 1912), a building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS James J. Pettigrew (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1960) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Carleton C. Pierce Carleton C. Pierce (b. 1877) — of Kingwood, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Rowlesburg, Preston County, W.Va., October 19, 1877. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Preston County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940 (alternate); Adjutant General of West Virginia, 1929-33, 1941. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John F. Pierce and Amanda E. Pierce; married, November 28, 1902, to Mary Buckner.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
George Poffenbarger George Poffenbarger (1861-1951) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Mason County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 24, 1861. Republican. School teacher; Mason County Sheriff; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1901-22; resigned 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 20, 1951 (age 89 years, 116 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Clinton Poffenbarger and Mary (Lewis) Poffenbarger; married, May 10, 1894, to Livia Simpson Poffenbarger; father of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger and Perry Simpson Poffenbarger; third cousin once removed of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; third cousin twice removed of John T. Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of Noland I. Poffenberger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
  John T. Poffenbarger (b. 1935) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Dunbar, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., October 15, 1935. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1964; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1967-74; defeated, 1974 (8th District), 1980 (17th District). Presbyterian. Member, Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 1980.
  Relatives: Son of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger and Virginia (Jarrett) Poffenbarger; married, April 7, 1961, to Susan Gidley; first cousin five times removed of Andrew Dorsey; first cousin six times removed of Clement F. Dorsey; second cousin five times removed of Daniel Dorsey and Thomas Beale Dorsey; third cousin twice removed of George Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger and Perry Simpson Poffenbarger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger (1903-1983) — also known as L. F. Poffenbarger — of Dunbar, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Maryland, December 17, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1950. Died in Kanawha County, W.Va., October 20, 1983 (age 79 years, 307 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Albertus Poffenberger and Anna (Murray) Poffenberger; married to Virginia E. Jarrett; father of John T. Poffenbarger; first cousin four times removed of Andrew Dorsey; first cousin five times removed of Clement F. Dorsey; second cousin four times removed of Daniel Dorsey and Thomas Beale Dorsey; third cousin once removed of George Poffenbarger; third cousin thrice removed of Caleb Dorsey; fourth cousin of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger and Perry Simpson Poffenbarger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger (1898-1962) — also known as Nathan S. Poffenbarger — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Spring Hill, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, August 4, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1948. Died July 19, 1962 (age 63 years, 349 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Livia Simpson Poffenbarger and George Poffenbarger; brother of Perry Simpson Poffenbarger; fourth cousin of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of John T. Poffenbarger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Perry Simpson Poffenbarger (1899-1997) — also known as Perry S. Poffenbarger — of Kanawha County, W.Va. Born November 24, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1960. Died April 20, 1997 (age 97 years, 147 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Livia Simpson Poffenbarger and George Poffenbarger; brother of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger; married to Helen Reid Wood; fourth cousin of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of John T. Poffenbarger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Haymond Polsley (1803-1877) — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Palatine, Va. (now part of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va.), November 28, 1803. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia, 1861; district judge in West Virginia 7th District, 1863-66; U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1867-69. Slaveowner. Died in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., October 14, 1877 (age 73 years, 320 days). Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Polsley and Margaret (Haymond) Polsley; married to Eliza Vilette Brown; nephew of Daniel Haymond; first cousin of Thomas Sherwood Haymond and William Summerville Haymond; first cousin once removed of Alpheus Forest Haymond, Edwin Maxwell, Creed Haymond and Henry Haymond; first cousin twice removed of William Stanley Haymond, William Edgar Haymond, Thomas S. Haymond and Haymond Maxwell; first cousin thrice removed of Frank Cruise Haymond; second cousin once removed of Daniel S. Haymond; second cousin thrice removed of Guy D. Haymond and George S. Snodgrass.
  Political family: Haymond family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., June 20, 1933. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74; defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972 (delegation chair). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Rotary. Still living as of 1975.
  Relatives: Son of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter.
J. C. Powell Jonathan Corbley Powell (1891-1979) — also known as J. C. Powell — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va., November 9, 1891. Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-24; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1937-58, 1967-70 (Pleasants County 1937-58, 6th District 1967-70); defeated, 1934, 1958; resigned 1970; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1961-64. Methodist. Member, American Legion. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 8, 1979 (age 88 years, 29 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, St. Marys, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of James B. Powell and Alice Jane (Lucas) Powell; married, July 20, 1918, to Lillian Grey Hackney.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
  William I. Powell (b. 1920) — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va., February 7, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Hampshire County, 1949-50. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Alfred D. Preston (b. 1873) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., May 1, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; Raleigh County Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  George Edmund Price (b. 1848) — also known as George E. Price — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 9, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president, Kanawha Banking & Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price; married, June 12, 1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey.
  Samuel Price (1805-1884) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.); Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Fauquier County, Va., July 28, 1805. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1834-36, 1847-50, 1852; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Virginia secession convention from Greenbrier County, 1861; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1864-65; delegate to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1876-77. Slaveowner. Died in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., February 25, 1884 (age 78 years, 212 days). Interment at Stuart Burying Ground, Lewisburg, W.Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Wayne K. Pritt — of Parsons, Tucker County, W.Va. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Tucker County Republican Party, 1940-50. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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