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James Sansome Lakin (1864-1935) —
also known as James S. Lakin —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., March 1,
1864.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber and
timber business; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1905; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1912-16; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 1,
1935 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar C. Lawson (born c.1898) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., about 1898.
Republican. Accountant;
West
Virginia state auditor, 1929-33; candidate for West
Virginia state treasurer, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen;
Sons
of the Revolution.
In 1928, at age 30, he was the youngest-ever West Virginia state
official.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vera Keim. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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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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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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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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James Whitcomb Loop (1900-1993) —
also known as James W. Loop —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., March
12, 1900.
Democrat. Printer;
school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1947-56,
1965-66, 1969-72; defeated, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Typographical
Union.
Died December
31, 1993 (age 93 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Willis Loop and Dora (Noe) Loop; married, March 9,
1924, to Marguerite McCracken. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Shirley Love (b. 1933) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 15,
1933.
Democrat. Television
journalist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1994-2008; appointed 1994;
chair
of Fayette County Democratic Party, 1998-99; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 32nd District, 2017-; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2018.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Civitan;
National
Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2018.
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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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Robert Lucas (1781-1853) —
of Piketon, Pike
County, Ohio; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 1,
1781.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio
state senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio; Governor of
Ohio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830; Governor
of Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1842; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1853 (age 71 years, 312
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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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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