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Philip Hager Jr. (1872-1966) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., February
23, 1872.
Republican. Surveyor;
engineer;
lumber
business; director, Farmers and Merchants Bank;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1921-24; chair of
Lincoln County Republican Party, 1922-24.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., 1966
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery, Hamlin, W.Va.
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Alney McLean Hall (1886-1965) —
also known as Alney M. Hall —
of Ramage, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Kentucky, April
17, 1886.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Redmen.
Died April
29, 1965 (age 79 years, 12
days).
Interment at Boone
Memorial Park, Madison, W.Va.
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Calvin N. Hall (b. 1899) —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., March 5,
1899.
Democrat. Oil and gas
business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (5th District 1937-38, 7th
District 1939-40); Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia Senate, 1941; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1946-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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John Smith Hall (1883-1961) —
also known as John S. Hall —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Canterbury, Logan County (now Mingo
County), W.Va., March
26, 1883.
Democrat. School
teacher; railroad
worker; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1921-27;
Clerk, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1933-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 2,
1961 (age 77 years, 341
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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John Hamilton (1892-1972) —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., January
18, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; electrical
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in March, 1972
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Hamilton and Minnie (Cook) Hamilton. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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J. C. Hansbarger (b. 1908) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peterstown, Monroe
County, W.Va., August
17, 1908.
Democrat. Accountant;
postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1939-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Echols Hansbarger and Julia (Clark) Hansbarger; married, March
22, 1930, to Thelma Pilkenton. |
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C. Howard Hardesty (b. 1894) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born February
3, 1894.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-52; appointed 1941;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. S. Hardesty and Dora (Hawker) Hardesty; married, February
24, 1915, to Elizabeth Miller. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charlton N. Harman (b. 1915) —
also known as C. N. Harman;
"Bud" —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Davis, Tucker
County, W.Va., August
16, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; contractor;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Taylor County, 1969-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1971-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charlie Newton Harman and Stella May (Kimble) Harman; married, August
11, 1947, to Harriet Jane Dempsey. |
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Glenn D. Hatcher (b. 1905) —
of War, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., November
14, 1905.
Democrat. School
principal; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1961-68; resigned 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Tilden Hatcher and Ada (Pennington) Hatcher; married, December
3, 1938, to Beatrice Carter. |
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John Henry Hatcher (1875-1950) —
also known as John H. Hatcher —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Bland, Bland
County, Va., June 29,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1903; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
10th Judicial Circuit, 1921-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1924-40; defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died June 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 356
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Cary Hatcher and Anne (Bulman) Hatcher; married, April
12, 1900, to Leona Lyle Bowman. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) —
also known as Henry D. Hatfield —
of Eckman, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Sydney, Logan
County, W.Va., September
15, 1875.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1909-12; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1911; Governor of
West Virginia, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1932,
1944,
1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Medical
Association.
Died in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
23, 1962 (age 87 years, 38
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodmere
Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
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Joe Wayne Hatfield (b. 1908) —
also known as Joe W. Hatfield —
of Gilbert, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., April
14, 1908.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County; elected 1972.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Wayne Hatfield and Mary (Ellis) Hatfield; married, December
24, 1942, to Edith Trent. |
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Robert F. Hatfield (b. 1932) —
also known as Bob Hatfield —
of Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., July 26,
1932.
Democrat. Food
market owner; mobile home
dealer; chair of
Putnam County Democratic Party, 1969-70, 1975; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected
1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1972
(alternate), 1976;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-78; defeated, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1978.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Hatfield and Okey (Cisco) Hatfield; married, January
16, 1953, to Evelyn Litton. |
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Oral C. Hathaway (1895-1945) —
also known as O. C. Hathaway —
of Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Born in Sycamore, Calhoun
County, W.Va., April 5,
1895.
Republican. Chair of
Calhoun County Republican Party, 1940-42; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1943-45;
died in office 1945.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Died in 1945
(age about
50 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. Hawse III (b. 1945) —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., February
17, 1945.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1985-88; member
of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1989-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Moose; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1992.
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O. G. Hedrick (b. 1912) —
also known as Oley Hedrick —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
18, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-72.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Soloman Garrett Hedrick and Orpha Rebecca (Moyer) Hedrick;
married, April 5,
1942, to Yvonne Ruth Little. |
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James H. Heinze (b. 1914) —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
4, 1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; insurance
executive; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 45th District, 1967-72; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Navy
League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jack L. Hellems (b. 1930) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va., August
31, 1930.
Democrat. Merchant;
bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1975-76; appointed 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Leonard Hellems and Mary E. (Wallace) Hellems; married, July 26,
1957, to Glenda E. Hamm. |
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Walt Dolph Helmick (b. 1944) —
also known as Walt Helmick —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born April
25, 1944.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1989; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1989-2012 (12th District 1989-92, 15th
District 1993-2012); appointed 1989; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture; elected 2012.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives: Son
of Dock Helmick and Cleo Helmick; married, June 19,
1991, to Rita Fay Hedrick. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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Edgar Craven Henshaw (1859-1924) —
also known as Edgar C. Henshaw —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born near Bunker Hill, Berkeley
County, W.Va., November
9, 1859.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
postmaster at Martinsburg,
W.Va., 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in City Hospital,
Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
17, 1924 (age 64 years, 282
days).
Interment at Hedgesville Cemetery, Hedgesville, W.Va.
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Mark K. Hersman (b. 1904) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., June 13,
1904.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Farm
Bureau.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Franklin Hickman (1906-1987) —
also known as Robert F. Hickman —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., August
24, 1906.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
publisher; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1936; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1939-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in 1987
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Knights
of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth, W.Va.
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Dennie Lee Hill (1925-2006) —
also known as Dennie L. Hill —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Seth, Boone
County, W.Va., October
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Boone County, 1959-70.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died December
20, 2006 (age 81 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Okey E. Hodge (1888-1971) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Berea, Ritchie
County, W.Va., October
28, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1954, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Died March
15, 1971 (age 82 years, 138
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Edward Hodges (1892-1968) —
also known as Charles E. Hodges —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
27, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaperman;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1931-38; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 1,
1968 (age 75 years, 217
days).
Interment somewhere
in Charleston, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Edward Hodges and Mary Amelia (Hayes) Hodges; married, April 3,
1926, to Florence Kirkland Conant. |
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Gory Hogg (1873-1963) —
of Harvey, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., June 29,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
president, Greenbrier Valley Bank;
director, New River Banking and
Trust Co.; director, Scotia Coal &
Coke Co.; director, South Side Coal
Co.; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1915-18; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1936-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in March, 1963
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Entombed at Rosewood
Cemetery, Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Harden Hogg and Elizabeth (McGuffin) Hogg; married, September
9, 1903, to Caroline James Butterfield. |
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James A. Holley (b. 1855) —
of Lincoln
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell County, Va. (part now in Lincoln
County, W.Va.), November
12, 1855.
Democrat. Lincoln
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1884-90; chair of
Lincoln County Democratic Party, 1888; Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1893; mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1907-11; chair of
Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Zena Long. |
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Robert Kelvin Holliday (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert K. Holliday; Bob
Holliday —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., February
11, 1933.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; television
producer; author;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected
1962, 1964, 1966; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1969-72, 1981-94; resigned
1972, 1994; defeated, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2003.
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Darrell E. Holmes (b. 1934) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
19, 1934.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives: Son
of Russell J. Holmes and Macel F. (Carpenter) Holmes; married, January
17, 1959, to Nell Jean Kiser. |
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Harry Holswade (b. 1885) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., September
26, 1885.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1935-36;
Sergeant-at-Arms, West Virginia House of Representatives, 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Holswade and Kate (Goff) Holswade; married, November
15, 1920, to Goldie Bly Reed. |
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Jack E. Holt (b. 1924) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Hope, Fayette
County, W.Va., April
25, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; justice of the
peace; real estate
broker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1969-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of McClelland Holt and Nita (Tyree) Holt. |
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Benjamin R. Honecker (1919-2003) —
also known as Ben R. Honecker —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
4, 1919.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-52;
municipal judge in West Virginia, 1956-61; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; appointed 1981;
defeated, 1982.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Jesters;
Shriners;
Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Died May 14,
2003 (age 83 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker; married, June 15,
1952, to Ruth Foster. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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J. LeRoy Huffman (1878-1962) —
also known as Roy Huffman —
of Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington College, Washington
County, Tenn., August
30, 1878.
Democrat. Lumber
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1939-42.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1962
(age about
83 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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Wayne W. Hughes (b. 1909) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., July 4,
1909.
Republican. School
teacher; dairy farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jackson County, 1959-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Wright Hugus (b. 1890) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
8, 1890.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1921-22,
1943-46; defeated, 1948; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1923-30; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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John Quincy Hutchinson (b. 1879) —
also known as John Q. Hutchinson —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
19, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1929-32.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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Tracy W. Hylton (b. 1922) —
of Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Daniels, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Crab Orchard, Raleigh
County, W.Va., July 4,
1922.
Mine
operator; hotel
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1965-72, 1987-90; defeated
(Republican), 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur M. Hylton and Grace (Snuffer) Hylton; married, December
9, 1947, to Betty Jo Foster. |
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