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James Damron (b. 1876) —
of Mingo
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April
28, 1876.
Mingo
County Clerk; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd
Judicial Circuit, 1912-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron; married, December
22, 1899, to Anna B. Shumate; married, October
16, 1915, to Leola Virginia Sanders. |
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April
13, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March
24, 1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Long Island, N.Y.
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Paul B. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va., September
7, 1914.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
agent; farmer; Doddridge
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Noah L. Davis and Roxie (Bland) Davis; married, March
27, 1937, to Veda C. Hickman. |
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Thomas Jeffrey Davis Sr. (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March
19, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of
West
Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Raphael Muth Deegan (1918-1993) —
also known as Raphael M. Deegan —
of Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Benwood, Marshall
County, W.Va., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-67; mayor of Cameron,
W.Va.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., October
6, 1993 (age 75 years, 140
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley E. Deutsch (b. 1921) —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Pi
Lambda Phi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert L. Dittmar (b. 1931) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., December
18, 1931.
Democrat. Mayor
of Ravenswood, W.Va., 1981-83; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1989-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Fraternal
Order of Police; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Dittmar and Ruby Dittmar. |
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A. Emerson Doak (1876-1960) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
21, 1876.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1941-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1960
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Doak and Ingabe I. (Bee) Doak; married to Callie
Fuchs. |
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George W. Dober (1915-1981) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., September
2, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1979-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1980-81; appointed 1980; died
in office 1981.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died May 12,
1981 (age 65 years, 252
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Dober and Lysle (Yost) Dober; married, October
22, 1941, to Macie Jane Whitehead. |
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B. A. Dotson (b. 1889) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., December
20, 1889.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Dotson and Fannie O. Dotson; married, June 1,
1916, to Frances Lucille Stanley. |
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Boyd Dotson (b. 1907) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., September
15, 1907.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Webster County Republican Party, 1940-46; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1943-44;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James J. Dotson and Ledona (O'Dell) Dotson; married, November
27, 1932, to Edna Frame. |
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Gus R. Douglass —
of Grimms Landing, Mason
County, W.Va.; Leon, Mason
County, W.Va.
Democrat. West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture; elected 1964, 1968; elected
unopposed 1972, 1976; elected 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1988.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Democrat. Railway
freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs; married, June 14,
1899, to Philomena Patterson. |
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Gordon G. Duff (b. 1863) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., December
4, 1863.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1913-14,
1941-42; Nicholas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21, 1925-29.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Duff and Henrietta H. (Cayton) Duff; married, September
24, 1901, to Linda Chapman. |
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C. Clifton Dyche Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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