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William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900) —
also known as William L. Wilson —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 3,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1880;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1883-95; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1895-97; president,
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., 1897-1900.
Died in Lexington,
Va., October
17, 1900 (age 57 years, 167
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Son of George Dallas Johnson and Ann Elizabeth (Henry) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Harvey Lee Milbourne (1895-1966) —
also known as Harvey L. Milbourne —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., May 10,
1895.
Son of Lodowic Ralph Milbourne and Virginia (Strickler) Milbourne.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Amoy, 1919-20, 1927-28; Swatow, 1920; Tsinan, 1920-24; Tientsin, 1925-26; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1928-29; Cologne, 1930-32; Quebec City, 1932; Windsor, 1936-41; Calcutta, 1941; SAINT Lucia, 1941; Chungking, 1943-46.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died March 16,
1966 (age 70 years, 310
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, May 31,
1932, to Helen Victoria Pasderin. |
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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Son of George W. Haines (1844-1914) and Cassie Grace (Reeder) Haines
(1846-1912).
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson newspaper,
1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August 9,
1924.
Son of Paul Jones Thomson (1884-1938).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Bedinger (1812-1858) —
of Virginia.
Born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
3, 1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1845-49; U.S. Charge
d'Affaires to Denmark, 1853-54; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1854-58.
Died in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va (now W.Va.), November
26, 1858 (age 46 years, 296
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Van Swearingen (1784-1822) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1784.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1819-22 (2nd District 1819-21, 16th
District 1821-22); died in office 1822.
Died in 1822
(age about
38 years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Alexander Robinson Boteler (1815-1892) —
of Virginia.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), May 16,
1815.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1859-61; Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; colonel in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., May 8,
1892 (age 76 years, 358
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Cornelius Decator Scully (1878-1952) —
also known as Cornelius D. Scully —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
30, 1878.
Son of John Sullivan Scully and Mary E. (Negley) Scully.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Hillcrest Nursing
Home, Winchester,
Va., September
23, 1952 (age 73 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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