Index of Politicians by Party Office Held

State Party Officers:

• Democratic state chairs
• Democratic state vice-chairs
• Members of Democratic National Committee
• Democratic state party secretaries
• Democratic state party treasurers
• Democratic state associate chairs
• Democratic state associate party secretaries
• Democratic state party parliamentarians
• Democratic state party resident secretaries
• Members of Democratic State Executive Committee

West Virginia Delegates to Democratic National Conventions: very incomplete!

• 1872: Baltimore, Md.
• 1876: St. Louis, Mo.
• 1880: Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1888: St. Louis, Mo.
• 1896: Chicago, Ill.
• 1900: Kansas City, Mo.
• 1904: St. Louis, Mo.
• 1908: Denver, Colo.
• 1912: Baltimore, Md.
• 1916: St. Louis, Mo.
• 1920: San Francisco, Calif.
• 1924: New York, N.Y.
• 1928: Houston, Tex.
• 1932: Chicago, Ill.
• 1936: Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1940: Chicago, Ill.
• 1944: Chicago, Ill.
• 1948: Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1952: Chicago, Ill.
• 1956: Chicago, Ill.
• 1960: Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1964: Atlantic City, N.J.
• 1968: Chicago, Ill.
• 1972: Miami Beach, Fla.
• 1976: New York, N.Y.
• 1980: New York, N.Y.
• 1984: San Francisco, Calif.
• 1996: Chicago, Ill.
• 2000: Los Angeles, Calif.
• 2004: Boston, Mass.
• 2008: Denver, Colo.

West Virginia Democratic Party County Chairs: very incomplete!

Barbour - Berkeley - Boone - Braxton - Brooke - Cabell - Calhoun - Clay - Doddridge - Fayette - Gilmer - Grant - Greenbrier - Hampshire - Hancock - Hardy - Harrison - Jackson - Jefferson - Kanawha - Lewis - Lincoln - Logan - Marion - Marshall - Mason - McDowell - Mercer - Mineral - Mingo - Monongalia - Monroe - Morgan - Nicholas - Ohio - Pendleton - Pleasants - Pocahontas - Preston - Putnam - Raleigh - Randolph - Ritchie - Roane - Summers - Taylor - Tucker - Tyler - Upshur - Wayne - Webster - Wetzel - Wirt - Wood - Wyoming

Democratic state chairs, 1866-2008 (Incomplete!)

Daniel Lamb 1866-70 Lewis Baker 1872-76 Alexander Campbell 1876-80 Michael J. Reilly 1880-84 David H. Leonard 1884-88 Thomas S. Riley 1888-92 William E. Chilton 1892-96 Andrew Edmiston 1896-1900 James H. Miller 1900-04 John T. McGraw 1904-08 W. G. Bennett 1908-12 Stuart W. Walker 1912-13 Clem L. Shaver 1913-16 C. C. Lewis 1916 Clem L. Shaver 1916-20 J. Finley Dunlap 1920-28 Andrew Edmiston 1928-32 Robert G. Kelly 1932-36 R. Carl Andrews 1936-40 A. Hale Watkins 1940-44 Joe L. Smith 1944-47 R. D. Bailey 1947-48 J. Howard Myers 1948 Ernest L. Bailey 1948-52 J. Howard Myers 1952-56 Hulett C. Smith 1956-62 Robert P. McDonough 1962-64 James M. Sprouse 1965-68 Rudolph L. DiTrapano 1968-72 William E. Watson 1972-73 J. C. Dillon, Jr. 1973-75 Charles S. Smith 1980- Lloyd G. Jackson II as of 1988-90 G. Nick Casey, Jr. as of 2008

Democratic state vice-chairs, 1928-2008 (Incomplete!)

Charles Lively 1928-39 Sophia Benedum as of 1943 A. W. Paull, Sr. as of 1945-47 J. Howard Myers as of 1949 Robert D. Bailey as of 1964-67 Milton J. Ferguson as of 1964 Pat R. Hamilton as of 1969 James Pyles as of 1969 Belinda Biafore as of 2008

Members of Democratic National Committee, 1866-2008 (Incomplete!)

Thomas Sweeney 1866-68 John Hull 1868-72 John B. Hoge 1872-76 Alexander Campbell 1876-84 Lewis Baker 1884-88 William M. Clements 1888 Johnson N. Camden 1888-92 John Sheridan 1892-96 John T. McGraw 1896-1916 Clarence W. Watson 1916-18 John T. McGraw 1918-20 Rose McGraw 1920-24 Charles W. Osenton 1920-28 Mrs. Frank N. Mann 1924-28 Mrs. J. C. Burchinal 1928-36 Herbert Fitzpatrick 1928-36 Mrs. Douglas W. Brown 1936-40 Gory Hogg 1936-40 Mrs. A. S. Booker 1940-44 Arthur B. Koontz 1940-59 Mrs. Carl B. Galbraith 1944-52 Mrs. Lynn S. Hornor 1952-53 Violet Snedegar 1956-60 John E. Amos 1959-64 Mary Hart Davisson 1960-64 Robert P. McDonough 1964-65 Violet Snedegar 1964-68 John E. Amos 1965-68 Hilda S. Long 1968-72 Hulett C. Smith 1968-72 Rudolph L. DiTrapano 1972-73 Joanne Pownell Powell 1972-75 Martin Shaffer 1986-91 Charles S. Smith as of 1991 Mara L. Watson as of 1991 Charlotte Pritt as of 1996 Jim Bowen as of 2004 G. Nick Casey, Jr. as of 2004 Alice Travis Germond as of 2004 Emilie Holroyd as of 2004 Marie L. Prezioso as of 2004-08 Joe Manchin as of 2008 Pat Maroney as of 2008

Democratic state party secretaries, 1937-69 (Incomplete!)

Garda Bachtel as of 1937 Charles E. Arnold as of 1943-47 Walter T. Crofton, Jr. as of 1949 Hazel Starcher as of 1964-69

Democratic state party treasurers, 1945-69 (Incomplete!)

Charles E. Nethken as of 1945 Edwin Ratcliffe 1946-50 E. G. Otey as of 1964 Walter Dempsey as of 1967 Robert J. Burke as of 1969

Democratic state associate chairs, 1945-69 (Incomplete!)

Corinne Booker as of 1945 Lucille Short as of 1949 Anne Hearst as of 1964-67 Violet Snedegar as of 1969

Democratic state associate party secretaries, 1964-67 (Incomplete!)

Clara Lincoln as of 1964 Clara Lincoln Armstead as of 1967

Democratic state party parliamentarians, 1964-69 (Incomplete!)

Curtis B. Trent, Jr. as of 1964-67 Norris Kantor as of 1969

Democratic state party resident secretaries, 1964-67 (Incomplete!)

Walter R. Mitchell as of 1964-67

Members of Democratic State Executive Committee, 1876-1967 (Incomplete!)

• Blank district: Thomas B. Davis as of 1876-1907 George S. Wallace 1910 Fred L. Fox 1924-36 James B. Riley 1932-36 Paul H. Kidd 1936-40
• At-Large: Mrs. J. C. Burchinal as of 1937 Robert G. Kelly as of 1937 J. Z. Terrell as of 1937 William G. Branham as of 1945 Alfred F. Chapman as of 1945 Mrs. Bird Forney as of 1945 Mary Hart Davisson as of 1949 D. T. Murray as of 1949 J. Howard Myers as of 1949 Ernest L. Bailey as of 1952-53 Stewart A. Calhoun as of 1952-53 Ina Lee Hartleben as of 1952-53
• 1st District: Anna Graner as of 1937 Mrs. E. I. Jones as of 1937 Bernard J. Killeen as of 1937 Patrick J. McGuire as of 1937 Ruth Baxter as of 1945 Gordon P. Fought as of 1945-49 Ruth B. Poe as of 1945-47 D. J. Steiner as of 1945-49 Mrs. Louis Hill as of 1947-49 Lucille Chapman as of 1949 Grace L. Beckner as of 1952-53 Alfred F. Chapman as of 1952-53 Kenneth H. Hill as of 1952-53 Mrs. Bernard T. Starkey as of 1952-59 Robert J. Riley as of 1957-67 Callie Tsapis as of 1957-61 William Conklin as of 1959 Ruth B. Poe as of 1961 Richard L. Schanck as of 1961 G. Thomas Love as of 1964 Frances C. Poilek as of 1964-67 Lucille Schwinn as of 1964-67 William E. Watson as of 1967
• 2nd District: H. E. Chaney as of 1937 Eleanor N. Simpson as of 1937 Beatrice Yeater as of 1937 Elmer C. Yoho as of 1937 Robert H. Wells 1944-52 Robert E. Sellers as of 1945-49 Lillian Stone as of 1945-49 Pearl Yoho as of 1947-67 Raphael M. Deegan as of 1957-67 Bertha Parsons as of 1957-61 Henry C. Schupbach as of 1957-59 T. Jackson Hawkins as of 1961 Harry L. Lantz as of 1964-67 Lillian Stone as of 1964-67
• 3rd District: O. W. Coplin as of 1937 Louis N. Pickens as of 1937 Mildred Arbuckle as of 1945 O. W. Coplin as of 1945 Anderson C. Herold as of 1945 Virginia L. Loudin as of 1945 Roland Butcher as of 1949 Blanche DePue Hiehle as of 1949-57 Rolla A. Johnston, Sr. as of 1949-64 Hallie L. Jones as of 1949 Jack F. Broadwater as of 1957 Mildred Pepper as of 1957-64 Earl C. Hahn as of 1961 Pearl Morris as of 1961-64 Gene S. Campbell as of 1964
• 4th District: Byron E. Holswade as of 1937 Levantia Knotts as of 1945 Geraldine Dyer Layne as of 1945-49 A. Keith McClung as of 1945-49 Fred D. Wolfe as of 1945 Hoy S. Goff as of 1949 Helen K. Reed as of 1949 Bernard R. Hays as of 1961-64 Genevieve Hedrick as of 1961-64 Harry O. Layne as of 1961 Mrs. Tracy Starcher as of 1961 Zelma Lawson as of 1964 Vallie E. Toney as of 1964
• 5th District: Homer A. Erwin as of 1937 Abe Forsythe as of 1945 J. Floyd Harrison as of 1945 Myrtle Lee as of 1945-49 Mrs. E. G. Strank as of 1945 R. L. Drown as of 1949 Catherine B. Enslow as of 1949 Fred Rotroff as of 1949 Tom T. Baker as of 1961 Lucian Fry as of 1961 Mrs. Andy O. Myers as of 1961-64 Willa Adkins Robinson as of 1961 Frank Canterbury as of 1964 Mary McMaster as of 1964 J. Hanly Morgan as of 1964
• 6th District: Lawrence L. Belcher as of 1937-49 Ruth Farris Davis as of 1945 John R. Murphy as of 1945-49 Mrs. W. V. Webb as of 1945-49 Maud Christian as of 1949 Maud Christian as of 1961 Anthony R. Gentile as of 1961-63 Mrs. C. M. Hamlett as of 1961 George Pinson as of 1961
• 7th District: Ben H. Ashworth as of 1937 Pearl Barker as of 1945-49 C. W. Bias as of 1945 Tilden Hendrick as of 1945 Della Lawson as of 1945-49 Sherman Smith as of 1949 Dell White as of 1949 Thelma Hall as of 1961 John Protan as of 1961 Mrs. Thurmond Reed as of 1961 Wayne C. Williams as of 1961
• 8th District: A. B. C. Bray, Jr. as of 1937 Ernest K. James as of 1945-49 Charles G. Peters as of 1945 Pearl Poteet as of 1945 Neva Marion Frist as of 1945 Lois Ford as of 1949 Edwin Hutchinson as of 1949 Neva Frist Raisbeck as of 1949 Clara L. Boyd as of 1961 Juanita Clark as of 1961 Robert A. Crichton as of 1961 Herman Stevens as of 1961
• 9th District: William N. Jasper as of 1937 A. K. Canterbury as of 1945 Mrs. C. V. Feller as of 1945 Jack Shipman as of 1945 Helen Keyser Sydnor as of 1945 Maxine Davis Cottrell as of 1949 D. Grove Moler as of 1949 Edwin Ratcliffe as of 1949 Nena S. Ross as of 1949 C. A. Blankenship as of 1961 Roy A. Cunningham as of 1961 Letty Mills as of 1961 Frances Ellen Phillips as of 1961
• 10th District: O. O. Eakle as of 1937 John R. Ballard as of 1945-49 Frank S. Easley as of 1945 Nellie Poff as of 1945 Grace Shumate as of 1945 Sallie Louise Hughes as of 1949 Don McClaugherty as of 1949 Mary Ann McClaugherty as of 1949 A. S. Barksdale, Jr. as of 1961 Mrs. Andrew Clark as of 1961 Roy C. Hill as of 1961 Sallie Louise Hughes as of 1961
• 11th District: F. Guy Ash as of 1937 Marion E. Brown as of 1945-49 Charles L. McClung as of 1945 Okey L. Patteson as of 1945 Hassie H. Tucker as of 1945-49 John L. Campbell as of 1949 William R. Laird III as of 1949 John H. Bowling, Jr. 1960-64 Irene Cavendish as of 1961 Clyde W. Reinhart as of 1961 Mrs. Hassie T. Wood as of 1961
• 12th District: Roy R. Hale as of 1937 Frank C. Baker as of 1945 O. O. Eakle as of 1945-49 Mrs. Allen P. Edgar as of 1945 Mabel Newlon Huffman as of 1945 Henry J. McKinley as of 1947-49 Hazel T. Kump as of 1949 Jane Price Sharp as of 1949 O. O. Eakle as of 1961 Thelma Ervine Hicks as of 1961 Wendell H. Holt as of 1961 Jean Talbott as of 1961
• 13th District: W. Guy Tetrick 1917-53 Frank C. Baker as of 1937 Mary Hart Davisson as of 1941-45 Rose K. Coughlin as of 1945 W. L. Pritchard as of 1945-49 Eva Jane Casto as of 1949 Mrs. Howard J. James as of 1949 Mark T. Bailey as of 1961 Eva Jane Casto as of 1961 Robert E. Garrett as of 1961 Helen R. Sharpe as of 1961
• 14th District: Milford L. Gibson as of 1937 H. V. King as of 1945 James Morgan as of 1945-49 Ethel Jean Whitecotton as of 1945 Marie T. Whitfield as of 1945 Ethel Glenn DeVille as of 1949 John C. Hoffman as of 1949 Mary Johnston as of 1949 Philip Erwin as of 1961 Anne Hearst as of 1961 James C. Morgan as of 1961 Mary L. Sanders as of 1961
• 15th District: Robert M. Knott as of 1937 Winona H. Dunmire as of 1945 S. Harper as of 1945 I. Raymond Murphy as of 1945-49 Ruby Frances Reynolds as of 1945-53 Kate Curran as of 1949 J. H. Weirich as of 1949 Gladys Hehle as of 1952-53 John C. Murphy as of 1952-53 Walter H. Wolfe as of 1952-53 John Convery as of 1961 Irvin C. Evans as of 1961 Ann Whitescarver as of 1961
• 16th District: Amelia Davis as of 1945 Hilda C. Judd as of 1945 Charles H. Newkirk as of 1945 J. Burr Saville as of 1945-49 Charles M. Crabbe as of 1949-61 Mary S. Hicks as of 1949 Carrie Lee Strider as of 1949 Donald J. Baker as of 1952-53 Kathleen Miller as of 1952-53 Virginia Miller as of 1952-53 Icie Barbe as of 1961 H. E. Hutter as of 1961 L. Virginia Miller as of 1961