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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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John H. Kelly (b. 1922) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
5, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1961-69.
Baptist.
Member, Optimist
Club; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis H. Kelly and Rebecca (Morrow) Kelly; married, February
25, 1949, to Theodocia R. Hardin. |
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Thurmond, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Jasper Kelly and Katie Catherine (Day) Kelly; married, September
7, 1907, to Della C. Amick. |
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Joseph William Kessel (b. 1925) —
also known as Joseph W. Kessel; Joe Bill
Kessel —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, November
22, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1955-60.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; National
Education Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956) —
also known as Harley M. Kilgore —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Brown, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
11, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; criminal court judge in
West Virginia, 1933-40; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1941-56; died in office 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948
(speaker).
Christian.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Died February
28, 1956 (age 63 years, 48
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 2,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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James Offutt Lakin (1896-1974) —
also known as James O. Lakin —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va., April 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1932; city
manager of Charleston, West Virginia, 1951; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1952-53; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1954-56; postmaster at Charleston,
W.Va., 1960-71 (acting, 1960).
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion; Elks;
Moose.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
29, 1974 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Arch Leap (1883-1978) —
also known as W. Arch Leap —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, W.Va., November
9, 1883.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Redmen;
Moose; Junior
Order.
Died in 1978
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Democrat. Steelworker;
International
Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Leonard and Catherine (Legot) Leonard; married to Margaret
B. McClellan. |
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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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Joseph Manchin III (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Manchin —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., August
24, 1947.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-84; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-96 (14th District 1987-92, 13th
District 1993-96); secretary
of state of West Virginia, 2001-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2005-10; defeated in primary, 1996; member of
Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 2008; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 2010-.
Catholic.
Italian
and Czech
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Eagles;
Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2018.
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Donald Kirk Marchand (1885-1958) —
also known as Don K. Marchand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., October
13, 1885.
Democrat. Real estate
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1953-58; appointed 1953;
died in office 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Moose.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 31,
1958 (age 72 years, 230
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Robert F. McCarthy (b. 1901) —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., July 9,
1901.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-62.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Magee McClung (b. 1916) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
4, 1916.
Democrat. Accountant;
statistician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1939-42,
1945-46.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Magee McClung and Rachel B. (Selvey) McClung; married, August
18, 1934, to Cleopatra Beck. |
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Carry D. McCormick (b. 1902) —
also known as C. D. McCormick —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
23, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County; elected
1948, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Mu; Farm
Bureau; Moose; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John L. McCormick and Savina (Dunn) McCormick; married, July 3,
1928, to Martha Jane Holt. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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E. Hansford McCourt (b. 1909) —
also known as Hans McCourt —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va., April
21, 1909.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1953-54;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1957-72.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Sigma Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William L. McCourt and Maggie J. (Lough) McCourt; married, October
19, 1936, to Georgie Kidd. |
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Patrick M. McCune (b. 1952) —
also known as Pat McCune —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, January
21, 1952.
Democrat. Petroleum
salesman; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; resigned 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1982.
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Frank P. McLaughlin (b. 1897) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., October
9, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Pocahontas
County Sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1955-56, 1959; resigned 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks;
Moose; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis N. McManus (b. 1929) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., September
8, 1929.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-76 (Raleigh County
1965-74, 18th District 1975-76); Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1971-76; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Joab L. McManus and Mattie (Ferguson) McManus. |
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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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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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Howard Prince Meadows (1905-1993) —
also known as H. P. Meadows;
"Friday" —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., December
21, 1905.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1951-52.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose; Elks.
Died July 4,
1993 (age 87 years, 195
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Beckley, W.Va.
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Charles A. Millar (b. 1915) —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., January
6, 1915.
Democrat. Railway
trainman; livestock
dealer; chair of
Mineral County Democratic Party, 1946-50, 1961-63; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. A. Millar and Ella (Ansel) Millar. |
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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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Willard Lawrence Mills (b. 1905) —
also known as W. L. Mills —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Creek, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 31,
1905.
Democrat. Coal miner;
restauranteur;
pool room
operator; deputy
sheriff; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1947-52,
1955-58.
Baptist;
later Methodist.
Member, Moose.
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Mills and Mary Lieuvena (Foley) Mills; married, May 20,
1945, to Opaline Gentry. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor
of Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for West Virginia; delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Lions;
Moose; Eagles;
Rotary;
Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Interment at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
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Joseph M. Minard (b. 1932) —
also known as Joe Minard —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born January
5, 1932.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1983-90;
appointed 1983; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1991-94, 1999-2013 (13th District 1991-94,
12th District 1999-2013); resigned 2013.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Contento. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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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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Robert Homer Mollohan (1909-1999) —
also known as Bob Mollohan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
18, 1909.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1953-57, 1969-83;
defeated, 1958; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died, of cancer,
at the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., August
3, 1999 (age 89 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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. |
| | | Cross-reference: Tod
J. Kaufman |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
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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Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
4, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; salesman;
farmer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Eagles;
American
Legion.
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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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates; married, December
23, 1961, to Nancy Hockensmith. |
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Lester Perry (b. 1910) —
also known as Bus Perry —
of Dehue, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
6, 1910.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1937-42.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
Order; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Grover Cleveland Perry and Hattie Perry; married, December
20, 1936, to Ethel Marie White. |
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William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; glass
worker; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose; Delta
Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Tayloe Perry and Eleanor (Craighill) Perry; married, October
28, 1922, to Mary Duffield Shutt. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Hiram Phillips (1894-1972) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April
11, 1894.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president
of Mine Workers union local; grocer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen;
United
Mine Workers.
Died in Franklin
County, Ohio, September
7, 1972 (age 78 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Phillips and Gillian (Whitely) Phillips; married, April 3,
1915, to Pricy Thelma Wells; third cousin once removed of John
T. Crisp. |
| | | Political family: Cockrell-South
family of Kentucky. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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George C. Porter (1903-1967) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, December
9, 1903.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1961-67; appointed 1961; died
in office 1967.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl Porter and Atta (Archer) Porter; married, March 4,
1931, to Bessie Thelma Burkett. |
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Earl Prather (1903-1967) —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., October
10, 1903.
Democrat. Coal miner;
inspector;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1949-52.
Church
of God. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; United
Mine Workers.
Died in September, 1967
(age 63
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John William Prather and Victoria Florence (Hall) Prather;
married, June 22,
1924, to Elsie B. Hill; married, November
20, 1931, to Lola Maude Richardson. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born June 29,
1949.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1989-96; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus; Toastmasters;
Elks;
Moose.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Roman W. Prezioso and Amelia A. Prezioso; married, June 15,
1974, to Deborah Marie Haught. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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