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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.
Son of Alfred Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely.
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,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
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 in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Francis Harrison Pierpoint (1814-1899) —
of Virginia.
Born January
25, 1814.
Governor
of Virginia, 1865-68.
Died March 24,
1899 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) —
of Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
15, 1839.
Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1878; Governor of
West Virginia, 1890-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., October
13, 1923 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Son of James Otis Watson and Matilda (Lamb) Watson.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Herschel Hampton Rose (1877-1945) —
also known as Herschel H. Rose —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 20,
1877.
Son of Thomas Martyn Rose (1848-1913) and Mary Ann (Barton) Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-45; died in office
1945.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 17,
1945 (age 68 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Martin (1828-1895) —
also known as Benjamin F. Martin —
of Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born near Farmington, Marion
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
2, 1828.
Democrat. Delegate to
West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1872; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1877-81;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1884.
Died in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., January
20, 1895 (age 66 years, 110
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Ellery Robinson Hall (1834-1868) —
also known as Ellery R. Hall —
of Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
27, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1864,
1868
(speaker;
member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Presidential Elector for West
Virginia, 1864.
Methodist.
Died in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
23, 1868 (age 34 years, 209
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Owen Sullivan McKinney (1849-1926) —
also known as Owen S. McKinney —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in 1849.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1904,
1916.
Died in 1926
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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A. James Manchin (1927-2003) —
of Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 7,
1927.
Son of Joseph Manchin, Sr. and Kathleen (Rosco) Manchin.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1952;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1976-84; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1985-89; resigned 1989.
Following the disclosure of losses from the State Consolidated
Investment Fund and accusations of mismanagement
in the State Treasurer's office, the House of Delegates, in 1989,
brought impeachment
charges against him, but he resigned
as State Treasurer before a trial could be held.
Died, in Fairmont General Hospital,
Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
3, 2003 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1951
to Stella Machel. |
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