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Politician members in West Virginia

John Duffy Alderson (1896-1975) — also known as John D. Alderson — of Richwood, Nicholas County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., August 23, 1896. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., August, 1975 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Allen Garten Alderson and Olive Gertrude 'Ollie' (Nixon) Alderson; married to Barbara Ellen Bailes; third great-grandnephew of Charles Carroll of Carrollton; first cousin five times removed of Daniel Carroll; second cousin of Richard Milhous Nixon; second cousin five times removed of Charles Carroll, Barrister; third cousin of John Duffy Alderson (1854-1910); third cousin once removed of Fleming Newman Alderson; third cousin twice removed of John Lee Carroll; fourth cousin once removed of John Howell Carroll.   Political family: Carroll family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Chauncey H. Browning Jr. (1934-2010) — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., November 21, 1934. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected unopposed 1976, 1980. Methodist. Member, Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Sigma; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association. Died January 1, 2010 (age 75 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Chauncey H. Browning.   See also NNDB dossier   Robert W. Burk Jr. (1939-1994) — of Vienna, Wood County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 16, 1939. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County 1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969; defeated, 1984 (8th District); appointed 1986; died in office 1994; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Order of the Coif; Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Jaycees; American Bar Association. Died November 20, 1994 (age 54 years, 339 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk; married, January 30, 1962, to Susan Coddington.   James Hornor Davis III (b. 1928) — also known as James H. Davis III — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., October 9, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1966.   Relatives: Son of Martha (Maxwell) Davis and James Hornor Davis II; married, July 1, 1950, to Ouida Caldwell.   Lloyd G. Jackson II (b. 1952) — of Hamlin, Lincoln County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., July 23, 1952. Democrat. Lawyer; Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-86; member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1987-90, 1995-; West Virginia Democratic state chair, 1988-90. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 1997.   Relatives: Son of Lloyd G. Jackson and Pauline Jackson; married, June 30, 1984, to Trina A. Powell.   Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) — also known as Arthur B. Koontz — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., January 29, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown. Charles M. Love Jr. (b. 1902) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., January 10, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951 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.   Relatives: Married 1942 to Valerie Allen.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951   Thomas E. McHugh (b. 1936) — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 26, 1936. Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to Judge Harlan M. Calhoun, 1966-68; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 13th Judicial Circuit, 1975-80; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1981-. Member, Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2010.   Byron Benedum Randolph (b. 1906) — also known as Byron B. Randolph — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Burnsville, Braxton County, W.Va., June 12, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1931-34; member of West Virginia state senate, 1935-42 (12th District 1935-38, 13th District 1939-42); defeated, 1942. Southern Methodist. Member, Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Ormon F. Randolph and Ella (Benedum) Randolph; married, September 16, 1933, to Cathryn E. Thompson.   Kingsley Richard Smith (b. 1909) — also known as Kingsley R. Smith — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Webster County, W.Va., November 21, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1941-42. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Ernest G. Smith and Blanch (Clingman) Smith; married, December 26, 1940, to Annamabel Ballard.

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