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Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) —
also known as Howard M. Gore —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
12, 1887.
Son of Solomon D. Gore and Marietta P. (Rogers) Gore.
Republican. Farmer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; Governor of
West Virginia, 1925-29; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1928; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in West Virginia, June 20,
1947 (age 59 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elkview Cemetery.
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson.
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 Cemetery.
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Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Son of Nathan
Goff, Sr..
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 24,
1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Snyder Carlile (1817-1878) —
also known as John S. Carlile —
of Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Winchester,
Va., December
16, 1817.
Member of Virginia
state senate, 1847-51; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1855-57, 1861; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1861-65.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
24, 1878 (age 60 years, 312
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Benjamin Wilson (1825-1901) —
Born in Wilsonburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 30,
1825.
Democrat. Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1875-83.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 26,
1901 (age 75 years, 361
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Lynn Sedwick Hornor (1874-1933) —
also known as Lynn S. Hornor —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in West Virginia, 1874.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1931-33; died in
office 1933.
Died September
23, 1933 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John James Davis (1835-1916) —
also known as John J. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 5,
1835.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1861; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1870; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1871-75; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1884.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 19,
1916 (age 80 years, 319
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Charles Swearinger Lewis (1821-1878) —
also known as Charles S. Lewis —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
26, 1821.
Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1854-55; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1871; West
Virginia superintendent of schools, 1871-72; state court judge in
West Virginia, 1873.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
22, 1878 (age 56 years, 330
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Caleb Boggess (1822-1889) —
of Lewis
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Lumberport, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 19,
1822.
Son of Caleb Boggess and Mary (Robinson) Boggess.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 14,
1889 (age 66 years, 360
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Henry Haymond —
of Harrison
County, W.Va.
Republican. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1896.
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John George Jackson (1777-1825) —
also known as John G. Jackson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
22, 1777.
Son of George
Jackson.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1798-1801, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1803-10, 1813-17 (at-large 1803-07,
1st District 1807-10, 1813-17); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1819-25;
died in office 1825.
In November, 1807, leaving the courthouse in Clarksburg, has was attacked
and suffered a skull fracture. While in Congress, fought a duel
with Joseph
Pearson of North Carolina, and on the second fire was wounded in
the hip.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va (now W.Va.), March 28,
1825 (age 47 years, 187
days).
Interment at Old Jackson Cemetery.
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