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Waitman Thomas Willey (1811-1900) —
also known as Waitman T. Willey —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Marion
County, W.Va.), October
18, 1811.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1861; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1863-71.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1900 (age 88 years, 196
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Ellsworth Glasscock (1862-1925) —
also known as William E. Glasscock —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born near Arnettsville, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
13, 1862.
Son of Daniel Glasscock and Prudence (Michael) Glasscock.
Republican. Monongalia
County Superintendent of Free Schools, 1887-90; lawyer; Governor of
West Virginia, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1912,
1924.
Died April 12,
1925 (age 62 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Ralph Lazier Berkshire (1816-1902) —
also known as Ralph L. Berkshire —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born April 8,
1816.
Republican. Judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1863-66, 1868-72; member
of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1875-77.
Died November
8, 1902 (age 86 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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George Cookman Sturgiss (1842-1925) —
also known as George C. Sturgiss —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Poland, Mahoning
County, Ohio, August
16, 1842.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1870-72; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1880; U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1907-11; circuit
judge in West Virginia, 1912-20.
Died February
26, 1925 (age 82 years, 194
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Llewellyn Bowman (1879-1936) —
also known as Frank L. Bowman —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Masontown, Fayette
County, Pa., January
21, 1879.
Son of J. A. Bowman and Sue (Llewellyn) Bowman.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1916-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1925-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
15, 1936 (age 57 years, 238
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Cox (1862-1940) —
of Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born June 18,
1862.
Republican. Judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1905-07; resigned 1907.
Died September
18, 1940 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Wilson (1765-1826) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1765.
Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1811-13.
Died in 1826
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Edgar Campbell Wilson (1800-1860) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1800.
Son of Thomas
Wilson.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia 21st District, 1833-35.
Died in 1860
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Marshall Hagans (1838-1900) —
also known as J. Marshall Hagans —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Brandonville, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August
13, 1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Morgantown, W.Va., 1866-69; Presidential Elector for West
Virginia, 1868;
delegate
to West Virginia state constitutional convention, 1871; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1873-75;
defeated, 1874; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1879,
1887; district judge in West Virginia, 1888-1900; died in office 1900.
Died in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., June 17,
1900 (age 61 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles S. Armistead (1914-1997) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 21,
1914.
Son of F. S. Armistead and Anne Aileen (Akers) Armistead.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1959-60, 1965-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the Revolution; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
19, 1997 (age 83 years, 29
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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