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Henry Hersey Andrew (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry H. Andrew —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald W. Ash (b. 1939) —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 3,
1939.
Democrat. Journalist; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1981-87; defeated, 1978;
resigned 1987.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Still living as of 1987.
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Relatives:
Married to Michele Emilie Linn. |
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) —
also known as Cleveland M. Bailey —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va., July 15,
1885.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper editor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1934, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 13,
1965 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper, and Pineville
Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Baker (1832-1899) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, November
11, 1832.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1872-76; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88; Minnesota
Democratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1892;
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1893-97; Salvador, 1893-97; Nicaragua, 1893-97.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Washington,
D.C., April
30, 1899 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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George Edward Barger (b. 1918) —
also known as George E. Barger —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., October
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
manager; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. H. Barger and Nellie (Rine) Barger; married, February
11, 1938, to Maxine Timbrook. |
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster at Williamson,
W.Va., 1897-1909; newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married, June 19,
1901, to Clothilde Gaujot. |
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Reese Blizzard (1863-1941) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., October
17, 1863.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
newspaper editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1920.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., November
10, 1941 (age 78 years, 24
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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John W. Bosworth (b. 1908) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Huttonsville, Randolph
County, W.Va., August
3, 1908.
Journalist; radio
announcer; author;
newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1937-38.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. J. L. Bosworth and Rachel (Hutton-Crouch)
Bosworth. |
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Malcolm Taney Brice (1876-1971) —
also known as Malcolm T. Brice —
of Woodsdale (now part of Wheeling), Ohio
County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
28, 1876.
Democrat. U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Belfast, 1895-99; newspaper editor and publisher; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1937-38.
Episcopalian.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., April
27, 1971 (age 94 years, 120
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Simeon Strother Buzzerd (1869-1959) —
also known as S. S. Buzzerd —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., July 23,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1929-30.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morgan
County, W.Va., May 3,
1959 (age 89 years, 284
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of George D. Buzzerd and Mary Elizabeth (Tritipoe) Buzzerd; married,
April
26, 1893, to Addie H. Hedding. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) —
also known as Harry F. Byrd —
of Winchester,
Va.; Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., June 10,
1887.
Newspaper publisher; fruit
farmer;
member of Virginia
state senate, 1915-25 (10th District 1915-23, 26th District
1924-25); Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1944;
States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for
President, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers; Grange.
Died in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., October
20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd; brother
of Richard Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957; polar explorer); married, October
7, 1913, to Anne Douglas Beverley; father of Harry
Flood Byrd Jr.; half-nephew of Joel
West Flood; nephew of Henry
De La Warr Flood; second great-grandnephew of Charles
Willing Byrd; first cousin four times removed of Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin five times removed of Benjamin
Harrison and Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin thrice removed of William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin four times removed of George
Nicholas, Carter
Bassett Harrison, Wilson
Cary Nicholas, John
Nicholas and William
Henry Harrison; second cousin five times removed of John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of Connally
Findlay Trigg; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Earl Cabell; third cousin thrice removed of Peyton
Randolph, Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and John
Scott Harrison; fourth cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison II and Earle
Cabell. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 17,
1962 |
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W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) —
also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
26, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Chi Phi.
Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper, 1961-87.
Died in 1987
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; Governor
of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
newspaper editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va., 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper; financed
and built Hampshire Southern Railroad;
president, Bank of
Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
22, 1780.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties
1813-16, Steuben County 1826); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1816; postmaster at Bath,
N.Y., 1815-17, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1818-21.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 12,
1843 (age 62 years, 202
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Elm Grove, W.Va.
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William Mercer Owens Dawson (1853-1916) —
also known as William M. O. Dawson —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Bloomington, Garrett
County, Md., May 21,
1853.
Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of
Preston County Republican Party, 1875-88; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1881-88 (10th District 1881-82, 11th
District 1883-88); mayor of Kingwood, W.Va., 1890-91; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1892-1904; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1897-1905; Governor of
West Virginia, 1905-09.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March
12, 1916 (age 62 years, 296
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Kingwood, W.Va.
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank;
mayor of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Aubrey E. Ferguson (1907-1977) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harding, Randolph
County, W.Va., May 10,
1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Died in November, 1977
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) —
also known as Augustin W. Ferrin —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Valley, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
1, 1875.
Newspaper reporter; magazine editor; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-29; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-40.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in a nursing
home, in Marion
County, W.Va., March
17, 1976 (age 100 years,
198 days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen)
Ferrin. |
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Gordon Pressley Fought (1877-1964) —
also known as Gordon P. Fought —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Wirt
County, W.Va., June 27,
1877.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; druggist;
newspaper publisher; insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1932-35; city
manager of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1932-35; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
5, 1964 (age 87 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Harrisville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Paschal Fought and Mary Jane (Foutty) Fought; married to Grace
Musgrave. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) —
also known as George R. Grose —
of Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Baltimore,
Md.; Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Peiping (Beijing), China;
Altadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 14,
1869.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
DePauw University, 1912-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29;
religious editor, Pasadena Star-News.
Methodist.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1953 (age 83 years, 296
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson
newspaper, 1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Walter Simms Hallanan (1890-1962) —
also known as Walter S. Hallanan —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April
29, 1890.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor;
private secretary to Gov. Henry
Hatfield, 1913-17; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, 1917-23;
president, Plymouth Oil
Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member
of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1940
(member, Arrangements
Committee; member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1956,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1928-62; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1940-44.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
28, 1962 (age 72 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
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Roy Lee Harmon (1900-1981) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., October
7, 1900.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; radio
commentator; writer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-48,
1951-54, 1957-61; resigned 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
Poet Laureate of West Virginia.
Died in April, 1981
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Beckley, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Sidney Harmon and Nettie May (Lucas) Harmon; married, August
11, 1934, to Dorothy M. Ball. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Charles Burdett Hart (1850-1930) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 16,
1850.
Newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1897-1903.
Died in 1930
(age about
80 years).
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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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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Joseph Thatcher Hoke (b. 1835) —
also known as Joseph T. Hoke —
of Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
6, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; poet;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1868,
1872,
1880;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1869-72;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1880; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1887-88;
U.S. Consul in Windsor, 1897-1907.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) —
also known as Matthew R. Hull —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor
County, W.Va.), about 1807.
Farmer;
tanner;
school
teacher; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist.
Methodist.
Died in Fayette
County, Ind., July 23,
1875 (age about 68
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Hull and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull; married, November
29, 1832, to Sarah Ann Hanson. |
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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen.
Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey; married, November
13, 1919, to Ray Rose. |
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Robert Henry Kidd (1888-1982) —
also known as Robert H. Kidd —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., April
30, 1888.
Democrat. Newspaper work; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1924; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Braxton
County, W.Va., 1982
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Knight (b. 1907) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
4, 1907.
Democrat. Sports
editor, later managing editor, The Charleston Gazette
newspaper; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight; married, July 21,
1930, to Orpha Regina Thomas; father of Thomas
A. Knight. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Thomas A. Knight (b. 1933) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
15, 1933.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; public
relations consultant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-66, 1979-88 (Kanawha
County 1965-66, 17th District 1979-82, 23rd District 1983-88);
defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Hilda Sheets Long —
also known as Hilda S. Long; Mrs. Edward
Long —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; candidate for Presidential
Elector for West Virginia; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72.
Female.
Member, Junior
League; Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1972.
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William McCoy (1878-1965) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pendleton County, 1907-08,
1941-52; Pendleton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., October
5, 1965 (age 87 years, 125
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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William McCoy Jr. (1921-2008) —
of Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va.
Born in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., May 14,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-66 (Pendleton County
1953-64, 3rd District 1965-66).
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Franklin, Pendleton
County, W.Va., June 2,
2008 (age 87 years, 19
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Franklin, W.Va.
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John Miller (1781-1846) —
of Franklin, Howard
County, Mo.; Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born near Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
25, 1781.
Newspaper editor and publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor of
Missouri, 1826-32; U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1837-43.
Died in Florissant, St. Louis
County, Mo., March
18, 1846 (age 64 years, 113
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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.
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Livia Simpson Poffenbarger (1861-1937) —
also known as Olivia Nye Simpson; Mrs. George
Poffenbarger —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pomeroy, Meigs
County, Ohio, March
12, 1861.
Republican. Newspaper editor; historian;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
27, 1937 (age 76 years, 229
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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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.
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Jennings Randolph (1902-1998) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 8,
1902.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1933-47;
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1976;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Rotary.
Died in 1998
(age about
96 years).
Interment at Seventh-Day
Baptist Cemetery, Salem, W.Va.
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Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) —
also known as Stuart F. Reed —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster at Clarksburg,
W.Va., 1897-1901; secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died July 4,
1935 (age 69 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; President
and financial
secretary, United Auto Workers Local 104; editor of The Wage
Earner newspaper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke,
in the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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David L. Salisbury (b. 1889) —
of Dunbar, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Enoch, Clay
County, W.Va., October
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper publisher; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1936-44; mayor of
Dunbar, W.Va., 1939-51; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl H. Smith (1880-1941) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born March
27, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and
editor, The Fairmont Times newspaper; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1933-41 (11th District 1933-38, 14th
District 1939-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died May 28,
1941 (age 61 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence L. Smith and Margaret Virginia Smith. |
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper publisher; banker; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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John Harold Snodgrass (b. 1870) —
also known as John H. Snodgrass —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1905-08; Kobe, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Moscow, 1909-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married to
Lawrence E. Spears. |
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March
12, 1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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James Ballentyne Taney (1839-1915) —
also known as James B. Taney —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
11, 1839.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Belfast, 1893-96.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 20,
1915 (age 75 years, 160
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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J. Alfred Taylor Jr. (b. 1903) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
13, 1903.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaperman; Fayette
County Clerk, 1933; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1943-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1949-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for West
Virginia; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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W. Guy Tetrick (b. 1883) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Enterprise, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
3, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; coal
operator; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1917-53; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1945-46,
1949-54; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. Elmore Tetrick and Sarah J. (McIntire) Tetrick; married, February
9, 1910, to Virginia Ann Heavner. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) —
also known as James M. Thomson —
of Norfolk,
Va.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
13, 1878.
Editor of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06;
publisher, New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va., September
25, 1959 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph P. Welton (b. 1909) —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., April 9,
1909.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County; elected
1944, 1946; elected unopposed 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Whetsell (b. 1905) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., June 26,
1905.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1949-60;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Chi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of H. S. Whetsell and Mittie (Lantz) Whetsell; married, October
25, 1930, to Lucile Kuhn. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) —
also known as Homer B. Woods —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 16,
1869.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
newspaper editor; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died
in office 1941.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died March 4,
1941 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
West Virginia Blue Book 1929 |
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William Woodyard (1894-1945) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., September
13, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1927-28;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-32; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41.
Died in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., January
23, 1945 (age 50 years, 132
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Spencer
Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, W.Va.
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Frank A. Young (b. 1889) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April
12, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Young and Catherine Rebecca (Peterson) Young; married, June 30,
1920, to Rhea Margaret Cook. |
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