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Raymond E. Basham (b. 1945) —
of Taylor, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., May 24,
1945.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1997-.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Fred E. Counts (b. 1912) —
of Bartley, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Counts, Dickenson
County, Va., August
26, 1912.
Son of Ezra V. Counts and Chloe (Grizzle) Counts.
Democrat. Coal miner;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1959-62;
appointed 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
United Mine Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. M. Cyphers (b. 1874) —
of Gary, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Smyth
County, Va., January
19, 1874.
Son of G. W. Cyphers and Marildy (Christian) Cyphers.
Democrat. Farmer; coal miner;
timber
contractor; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1941-42,
1949-50.
Member, Junior
Order; United Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Nuckles Doak (1882-1933) —
also known as William N. Doak —
of Roanoke,
Va.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Rural Retreat, Wythe
County, Va., December
12, 1882.
Son of Canaro Draton Doak and Elizabeth (Dutton) Doak.
Republican. Vice-president,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, 1916-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Virginia, 1916
(alternate), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1924; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1930-33.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died of heart
disease, in McLean, Fairfax
County, Va., October
23, 1933 (age 50 years, 315
days).
Interment at Methodist
Church Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Va.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) —
also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth
Simpson —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Motley, Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
22, 1887.
Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; National Education Association; NAACP.
Died in September, 1979
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Joseph Holland (1894-1968) —
also known as Elmer J. Holland —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
8, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1942-43, 1956-68 (33rd District
1942-43, 30th District 1956-63, 20th District 1963-68); died in
office 1968; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 38th District, 1943-56.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; United Steelworkers of America.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., August 9,
1968 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Harry Richard Sheppard (1885-1969) —
also known as Harry R. Sheppard —
of Yucaipa, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
10, 1885.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 1937-65 (19th District 1937-43,
21st District 1943-53, 27th District 1953-63, 33rd District 1963-65);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940,
1944,
1956,
1960.
Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Died of pneumonia
at George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., April 28,
1969 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Park, Near Falls Church, Fairfax County, Va.
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John W. Slayton (1863-1935) —
of New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.; McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Virginia, 1863.
Socialist. Carpenter;
lecturer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1900 (at-large), 1924 (35th
District); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1902, 1910, 1926; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930, 1932.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 5,
1935 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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