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Lewis Baker (1832-1899) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, November
11, 1832.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1872-76; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88; Minnesota
Democratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1892;
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1893-97; Salvador, 1893-97; Nicaragua, 1893-97.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1899 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Benjamin Stanton (1809-1872) —
of Logan
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 4,
1809.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1841-43; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Logan County,
1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1851-53, 1855-61 (4th District 1851-53,
8th District 1855-61); Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1862-64; Presidential Elector for West
Virginia, 1868.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., June 2,
1872 (age 62 years, 364
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Carl George Bachmann (1890-1980) —
also known as Carl G. Bachmann —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 14,
1890.
Son of Charles F. Bachmann and Sophia (Neuhard) Bachmann.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1925-33;
defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948,
1952;
chair
of Ohio County Republican Party, 1940; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1947-51; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949-51.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
22, 1980 (age 89 years, 253
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Overton Pendleton (1851-1916) —
also known as John O. Pendleton —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 4,
1851.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate, 1886; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1889-90, 1891-95;
defeated, 1895.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
24, 1916 (age 65 years, 173
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Chester Dorman Hubbard (1814-1891) —
also known as Chester D. Hubbard —
of Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn., November
25, 1814.
Son of Dana Hubbard and Asenath (Dorman) Hubbard.
Republican. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1852-53; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1865-69.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
23, 1891 (age 76 years, 271
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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William Pallister Hubbard (1843-1921) —
also known as William P. Hubbard —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
24, 1843.
Son of Chester
Dorman Hubbard and Sarah (Pallister) Hubbard (1829-1899).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1881;
candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1888; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1907-11;
defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
5, 1921 (age 77 years, 346
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Ulrich (1871-1943) —
also known as Honus Ulrich —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., June 14,
1871.
Republican. Steelworker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-28,
1931-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 20,
1943 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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