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William Gay Brown, Jr. (1856-1916) —
also known as William G. Brown, Jr. —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 7,
1856.
Son of William
Gay Brown.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1911-16;
defeated, 1896; died in office 1916.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 9,
1916 (age 59 years, 337
days).
Interment at Kingwood Cemetery.
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Robert Edward Lee Allen (1865-1951) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Allen —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Lima, Tyler
County, W.Va., November
28, 1865.
Son of Osborne Allen and Jane (Langfitta) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924, 1926.
Baptist.
Died in Mountain Lake Park, Garrett
County, Md., January
28, 1951 (age 85 years, 61
days).
Interment at Kingwood Cemetery.
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William Gay Brown (1800-1884) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
25, 1800.
Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1832, 1840-43; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1845-49, 1861-63 (15th District
1845-49, 10th District 1861-63); delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860;
delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1863-65.
Died in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., April 19,
1884 (age 83 years, 207
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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James Clark McGrew (1813-1910) —
also known as James C. McGrew —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born near Brandonville, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
14, 1813.
Republican. Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1863-65;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1869-73.
Died in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., September
18, 1910 (age 97 years, 4
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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P. J. Crogan —
of Preston
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1888.
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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