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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.
  Relatives: Son of John Albion Andrew and Eliza (Hersey) Andrew; brother of John Forrester Andrew; married, January 16, 1891, to Mary Raynard Garrettson; second cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pickering; third cousin thrice removed of Luther Lawrence, Abbott Lawrence and John Prescott Bigelow; fourth cousin once removed of Dudley Leavitt Pickman.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family; Davis family of Massachusetts; Upham family; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., July 21, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1959-60, 1965-68. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the Revolution; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died August 19, 1997 (age 83 years, 29 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Morgantown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of F. S. Armistead and Anne Aileen (Akers) Armistead; married, April 6, 1938, to Betty Sue Baker.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., November 26, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60; defeated, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Delta Psi; Sigma Nu Phi; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners. Died in December, 1983 (age 68 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carl George Bachmann.
  Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) — also known as Wade H. Ballard III; Jim Ballard — of Peterstown, Monroe County, W.Va. Born November 30, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964; chair of Monroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov. Arch A. Moore, 1968; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70; candidate for West Virginia state senate 10th District, 1970. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Rotary; Odd Fellows; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died June 29, 2006 (age 81 years, 211 days). Interment at Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va.
  Presumably named for: Wade Hampton
  Relatives: Son of Sherman Hart Ballard and Maudie Mae (Jessee) Ballard; married to Valeria J. Ballard; great-grandson of Lewis Ballard; second cousin thrice removed of St. Clair Ballard; third cousin once removed of Oscar Hampton Ballard and John Reginald Ballard.
  Political family: Ballard-Gadsden-Randolph family of West Virginia and South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thornton Granville Berry Jr. (1904-1987) — also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Sutton, Braxton County, W.Va., December 13, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Died November 27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry; married, June 5, 1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster.
  William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) — also known as William T. Bland — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Weston, Lewis County, Va. (now W.Va.), January 21, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen; Moose; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Orlando, Orange County, Fla., January 15, 1928 (age 66 years, 359 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
  Relatives: Grandson of John George Jackson; cousin *** of James Monroe Jackson.
  Political families: Jackson-Lee family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) — also known as Herbert S. Boreman — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Middlebourne, Tyler County, W.Va., September 21, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; Wood County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1954-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took senior status 1971. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion. Died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., March 26, 1982 (age 84 years, 186 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Kenner Stephenson Boreman and Evaline Sampson (Wells) Boreman; married 1924 to Cornelia Kinnaird Campbell; grandson of William Inghram Boreman; grandnephew of James Miller Boreman, Arthur Inghram Boreman and Jacob Smith Boreman.
  Political family: Boreman family of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
  Ralph Norman Brown (b. 1915) — also known as Ralph N. Brown — of Arthurdale, Preston County, W.Va. Born in Preston County, W.Va., May 13, 1915. Democrat. Farmer; real estate agent; chair of Preston County Democratic Party, 1954-55; Preston County Sheriff, 1961-65; member of West Virginia state house of delegates 27th District, 1975-80. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Sons of the Revolution; Farm Bureau; United Mine Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alonzo G. Brown and Laura (Richardson) Brown; married, February 16, 1938, to Eleanor Collins.
  Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) — of Hinton, Summers County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., April 4, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Hinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; died in office 1957. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Blue Key. Died March 24, 1957 (age 63 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Paul John Carr Jr..
J. Hornor Davis II James Hornor Davis II (1904-1963) — also known as J. Hornor Davis II — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 29, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36, 1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for mayor of Charleston, W.Va., 1935; chair of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1952; member of West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Lions; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Theta Delta Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett County, Md., August 7, 1963 (age 59 years, 190 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Rezin Davis and Garnett Amelia (Hornor) Davis; married, September 28, 1927, to Martha Lillian Maxwell; married, June 6, 1942, to Mary Eolyne Graham; father of James Hornor Davis III.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Thomas J. Davis Thomas Jeffrey Davis Sr. (b. 1879) — also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va. Born in Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., March 19, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas producer; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  John Franklin Deem (1928-2018) — also known as J. Frank Deem — of Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va.; St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va.; Vienna, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Harrisville, Ritchie County, W.Va., March 20, 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; oil and gas producer; real estate business; automobile dealer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-64, 1989-90; member of West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1965-76, 1979-82, 1995-; defeated, 1976, 1982, 1986; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1984. Methodist; later Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Sigma Phi; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks. Died, in Camden Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., October 10, 2018 (age 90 years, 204 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Fulton Sprout Deem and Lila (Matheny) Deem; married, December 25, 1946, to Hilda Marie Snyder; married to Rebecca Lewellyn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen) Ferrin.
  Robert B. Fish Jr. — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2012. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Still living as of 2012.
  Relatives: Married to Barbara N. Fish.
  James Taliaferro Garrett (1865-1962) — also known as J. T. Garrett — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va. Born in Putnam County, W.Va., October 9, 1865. School teacher; insurance business; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1933-36. Baptist. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., May 24, 1962 (age 96 years, 227 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Hurricane Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Garrett and Martha (Hill) Garrett; married, February 26, 1896, to Emma Ottale Dudding.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Stanley Haymond (1852-1928) — also known as William S. Haymond — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., August 26, 1852. Lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 14th Judicial Circuit, 1913-21. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Elks. Died in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., March 3, 1928 (age 75 years, 190 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Alpheus Forest Haymond and Maria (Boggess) Haymond; brother of Thomas S. Haymond; married to Agnes Cruise; father of Frank Cruise Haymond; grandson of Thomas Sherwood Haymond; great-grandnephew of Daniel Haymond; first cousin once removed of Creed Haymond; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Haymond Polsley and William Summerville Haymond; second cousin once removed of Edwin Maxwell and Henry Haymond; third cousin of William Edgar Haymond and Haymond Maxwell; third cousin once removed of Daniel S. Haymond; fourth cousin once removed of Guy D. Haymond and George S. Snodgrass.
  Political family: Haymond family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clifford B. Hoard (b. 1911) — of Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va. Born in Hoard, Monongalia County, W.Va., September 4, 1911. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1967-70; defeated, 1972. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Toastmasters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William U. Hoard and Mary (Cunningham) Hoard; married, May 8, 1947, to Evelyn F. Chapman.
  John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. (1912-1962) — also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. — of Ravenswood, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 30, 1912. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees; Lions; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Kappa Psi. Died of a heart attack in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., January 6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Chester R. Hubbard Chester R. Hubbard (1905-1984) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 4, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-54, 1957-58, 1961-62; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1963-74; defeated, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; director, Ohio Valley General Hospital. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Eagles; Moose; American Legion; Fraternal Order of Police. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., May 18, 1984 (age 78 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Greer Hubbard and Mary Irwin (Paull) Hubbard; married, November 14, 1944, to Joan Dubois Holloway; grandnephew of William Pallister Hubbard; great-grandson of Chester Dorman Hubbard; eighth great-grandson of John Leverett.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Louis A. Johnson Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known as Louis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., January 10, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1924; National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of War, 1937-40; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 24, 1966 (age 75 years, 104 days). Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson; married, February 7, 1920, to Ruth F. Maxwell.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Army Center of Military History
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Quimby Kilgore and Laura Jo (Martin) Kilgore; married, May 10, 1921, to Lois Elaine Lilly.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Edgar C. Lawson 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.
  Relatives: Married to Vera Keim.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
  Albert Link (b. 1882) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Duffields (now Darke), Jefferson County, W.Va., May 4, 1882. Democrat. School teacher; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1918-19; defeated, 1919. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Luther Link and Estelle May (Snader) Link; married to Anne Winston Jones (great-granddaughter of John Winston Jones); first cousin of Dennis Daniels Link; second cousin thrice removed of Harvey Link.
  Political family: Link-Jones family.
Haymond Maxwell Haymond Maxwell (1879-1958) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., October 24, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1905-06; criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1909-12; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 15th Judicial Circuit, 1913-25; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1928-40; appointed 1928; defeated, 1940, 1944. Methodist. Member, Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Rotary; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va., December 18, 1958 (age 79 years, 55 days). Interment at Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edwin Maxwell and Loretta (Shuttleworth) Maxwell; married, June 28, 1905, to Carrie Virginia Maxwell; grandnephew of Lewis Maxwell; great-grandnephew of Daniel Haymond; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Sherwood Haymond, Daniel Haymond Polsley and William Summerville Haymond; second cousin of William Edgar Haymond; second cousin once removed of Alpheus Forest Haymond, Creed Haymond and Henry Haymond; third cousin of William Stanley Haymond and Thomas S. Haymond; third cousin once removed of Daniel S. Haymond and Frank Cruise Haymond; fourth cousin once removed of Guy D. Haymond and George S. Snodgrass.
  Political family: Haymond family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1929
Matthew M. Neely 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.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Newlon Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely; married, October 21, 1903, to Alberta Claire Ramage; grandfather of Richard Neely.
  Cross-reference: George Arnold — Charles Lively
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1919)
  George Smith Patton (1856-1927) — also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton; George William Patton — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 30, 1856. Democrat. Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1892; candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1916. Episcopalian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 10, 1927 (age 70 years, 253 days). Interment at Church of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter of Benjamin Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
George Poffenbarger George Poffenbarger (1861-1951) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Mason County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 24, 1861. Republican. School teacher; Mason County Sheriff; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896; judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1901-22; resigned 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 20, 1951 (age 89 years, 116 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Clinton Poffenbarger and Mary (Lewis) Poffenbarger; married, May 10, 1894, to Livia Simpson Poffenbarger; father of Nathan Simpson Poffenbarger and Perry Simpson Poffenbarger; third cousin once removed of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; third cousin twice removed of John T. Poffenbarger; fourth cousin once removed of Noland I. Poffenberger.
  Political family: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1917
A. Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known as A. Willis Robertson — of Lexington, Va. Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., May 27, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-46); U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1948, 1952, 1956. Baptist. Member, Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans. Died in Lexington, Va., November 1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158 days). Interment at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Pierce Robertson and Josephine Ragland (Willis) Robertson; married, October 19, 1920, to Gladys Churchill Willis; father of Marion Gordon Robertson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: U.S. Senate Historical Office
  Irvine Saunders (1914-1958) — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Premier, McDowell County, W.Va., January 27, 1914. Democrat. Physician; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-56. Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died November 28, 1958 (age 44 years, 305 days). Burial location unknown.
  John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) — also known as John M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915. Democrat. U.S. Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63, 3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Elks; Sons of the American Revolution; Exchange Club. Died in Alexandria, Va., March 17, 1980 (age 64 years, 365 days). Interment at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Mark Slack and Jennie (Gilchrist) Slack; married to Frances Jean Reid.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jack Vincent Stalnaker (1922-2008) — also known as Jack V. Stalnaker — of Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va. Born in Hardman, Gilmer County, W.Va., December 6, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; banker; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Gilmer County; elected 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Farm Bureau. Died in Glenville, Gilmer County, W.Va., July 27, 2008 (age 85 years, 234 days). Interment at Collins Community Cemetery, Stumptown, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Delbert Stalnaker and Edna (Chrisman) Stalnaker; married, November 6, 1948, to Ann Carpenter; fourth cousin once removed of Lummie J. Earle.
  Political families: Coberly-Hovermale family of West Virginia; Lockwood-Lanning family of New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
W. Guy Tetrick 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.
  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
  Willard Duncan Vandiver (1854-1932) — also known as Willard D. Vandiver — of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo. Born in Hardy County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 30, 1854. Democrat. College teacher; president, State Normal School (now Southeast Missouri State University), 1893-97; U.S. Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1897-1905; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker); Missouri Insurance Commissioner, 1905-09; vice-president, Central States Life Insurance Co., 1911-12; Assistant Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. The phrase, "I'm from Missouri, you've got to show me" is attributed to him. Died May 30, 1932 (age 78 years, 61 days). Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. L. H. Vandiver and Mary Ann (Vance) Vandiver; married 1880 to Alice Louise Headlee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. E. Watson (b. 1917) — also known as Ned Watson — of Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., November 8, 1917. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56, 1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Izaak Walton League; Fraternal Order of Police; Phi Gamma Delta; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Reserve Officers Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson; married, May 5, 1942, to Altidel Weager.
  Robert White (1833-1915) — of Romney, Hampshire County, W.Va.; Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Romney, Hampshire County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 7, 1833. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; West Virginia state attorney general, 1877-81; member of West Virginia state house of delegates, 1885, 1891. Presbyterian. Member, United Confederate Veterans; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., December 12, 1915 (age 82 years, 308 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Baker White and Frances Ann (Streit) White; married 1859 to Ellen E. Vass; great-grandnephew of Alexander White.
  Political family: White family of Frederick County, Virginia.
  See also Wikipedia article
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