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Fleming Newman Alderson (b. 1884) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Son of John
Duffy Alderson and Eugenia Adaline (Rader) Alderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jon Amores (b. 1964) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., September
16, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District, 1995-97.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Arbitration Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Wilson Anderson (1906-1983) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., August
25, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1957-60; defeated, 1954,
1960; treasurer of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Kiwanis.
Died in February, 1983
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Morgantown, W.Va.
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Arthur Arnold (b. 1884) —
of Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Piedmont, Mineral
County, W.Va., September
20, 1884.
Son of Stewart Baldwin Arnold and Hannah (Elliott) Arnold.
Republican. Lawyer; Mineral
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1911-12, 1921-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1926-34;
candidate for circuit judge in West Virginia for the 21st Judicial
Circuit, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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James L. Arnold (1927-1989) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 4,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association.
Died December
21, 1989 (age 62 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ben H. Ashworth (b. 1888) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Rocky Gap, Bland
County, Va., July 9,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1925-28; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1940;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 10th Judicial Circuit, 1945.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Bachmann (1915-1983) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
26, 1915.
Son of Carl
George Bachmann.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1957-60;
defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Delta
Psi; Sigma Nu
Phi; American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom T. Baker (1908-1963) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., March 31,
1908.
Son of Rawlins M. Baker and Lady (Taylor) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1961; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1963;
defeated, 1956; died in office 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died in 1963
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as Wally Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Son of Rev. Frederick H. Barron and Mary (Butler) Barron.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Jady Bean (1912-1978) —
also known as Ralph J. Bean —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va., December
15, 1912.
Son of Katherine 'Kate' (Hedrick) Bean (1884-1971) and Murray A. Bean
(1887-1967).
Democrat. Lawyer; Hardy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-44; chair of
Hardy County Democratic Party, 1937-44, 1946-62; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1945-60.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
Died in June, 1978
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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George F. Beneke (1914-2001) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., January
19, 1914.
Son of George
C. Beneke and Nada C. (Peterson) Beneke.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56,
1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of
Ohio County Republican Party, 1961-62.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Died September
11, 2001 (age 87 years, 235
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thornton Granville Berry, Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Son of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Son of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Boettner, Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Si Boettner —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., June 18,
1943.
Son of John Lewis Boettner, Sr. and Grace (Mitter) Boettner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-78;
defeated, 1970, 1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1979-89; resigned 1989.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sierra
Club; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1989.
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Ivor F. Boiarsky (1920-1971) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 7,
1920.
Son of Mose Boiarsky and Rae D. Boiarsky (1891-1975).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-71;
defeated, 1952; died in office 1971; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1969-71; died in
office 1971.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died March 12,
1971 (age 50 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Stephenson Boreman (1897-1982) —
also known as Herbert S. Boreman —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va., September
21, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1943-50; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1948; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,
1954-59; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1959-71; took senior
status 1971.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., March 26,
1982 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Marion Brand (1880-1963) —
also known as Frank M. Brand —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., March 13,
1880.
Son of James C. Brand and Mary Alice (Fleming) Brand.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1919-20, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Sigma
Nu; American Bar Association.
Died in January, 1963
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Brotherton, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as W. T. Brotherton, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 17,
1926.
Son of W.
T. Brotherton and Kathryn (Slack) Brotherton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-64;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1965-80; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1985-.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; Lions;
American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1987.
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Benjamin Beuhring Brown (b. 1893) —
also known as Ben B. Brown —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 14,
1893.
Son of James Frederick Brown and Jennie Morgan (Woodbridge) Brown.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26;
president, Lewis Land and
Coal
Company; director, Kanawha Valley Bank;
director, Slab Fork Coal
Company; director, Scotia Coal and
Coke Company; director, Eagle Land
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Acacia;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Virginia Mae Brown (b. 1923) —
of Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Pliny, Putnam
County, W.Va., November
13, 1923.
Daughter of Felix Melville Brown and Hester Ann Crandall Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1964-79.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1979.
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Chauncey H. Browning (1903-1971) —
also known as Chauncey Browning —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Chauncey, Logan
County, W.Va., May 15,
1903.
Son of Ballard F. Browning and Mary E. (Curry) Browning.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Logan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1944-52; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1952-71; appointed 1952;
died in office 1971.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died June 24,
1971 (age 68 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey H. Browning, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
21, 1934.
Son of Chauncey
H. Browning.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1968, 1972; elected
unopposed 1976, 1980.
Methodist.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1980.
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Robert W. Burk, Jr. (1939-1994) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
16, 1939.
Son of Robert W. Burk and Evelyn (Simonton) Burk.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-69, 1986-94 (Wood County
1967-69, 8th District 1986-92, 10th District 1993-94); resigned 1969;
appointed 1986; died in office 1994; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1969-70; appointed 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Jaycees;
American Bar Association.
Died November
20, 1994 (age 54 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Green Camper, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Harry G. Camper, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., January
22, 1924.
Son of Harry Green Camper and Lena (Harrell) Camper.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; McDowell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1958-61; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1961-64.
Member, Jaycees;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Still living as of 1964.
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Carmine J. Cann (b. 1930) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 27,
1930.
Son of James Cann and Antoinette (Oliverio) Cann.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1961-68.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Married to Florence Chico. |
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Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) —
also known as H. Truman Chafin —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born July 10,
1945.
Son of Tom C. Chafin and Hazel Marie Chafin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate).
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks.
Still living as of 2010.
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John N. Charnock, Jr. (b. 1929) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
17, 1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Sigma
Nu; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va, 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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John E. Crynock (b. 1917) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in New Salem, Fayette
County, Pa., February
8, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-58; defeated, 1960, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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James Hornor Davis II (b. 1904) —
also known as J. Hornor Davis II —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
29, 1904.
Son of Edward Rezin Davis and Garnett Amelia (Hornor) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1943-52, 1955-58; candidate for mayor
of Charleston, W.Va., 1935; chair of
Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Theta
Delta Chi; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Rotary;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 13,
1873.
Son of John
James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 24,
1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March 10,
1875.
Son of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Simpson Farland (1914-2007) —
also known as Joseph S. Farland —
of West Virginia.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., August
11, 1914.
Son of Richard Farland and Grace (Simpson) Farland.
Lawyer;
FBI
special agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1957-60; Panama, 1960-63; Pakistan, 1969-72; Iran, 1972-73.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Chesterfield
County, Va., January
28, 2007 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Douglas Farr (b. 1910) —
also known as P. Douglas Farr —
of West Union, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in Standard, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
31, 1910.
Son of Arthur G. Farr and Daisy (Carlin) Farr.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1941-44,
1949-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge
in West Virginia for the 3rd Judicial Circuit, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion; American Bar Association; National Rifle
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Bennett Galbraith (1903-1972) —
also known as Carl B. Galbraith —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., July 26,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36;
appointed 1935; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
defeated, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in March, 1972
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wells Goodykoontz (1872-1944) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born near Newbern, Pulaski
County, Va., June 3,
1872.
Son of William M. Goodykoontz and Lucinda K. (Woolwine) Goodykoontz.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1911-12;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1915-18; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1917; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 2,
1944 (age 71 years, 273
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
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Charles H. Haden II (1937-2004) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., April 16,
1937.
Son of Charles H. Haden and Beatrice (Costolo) Haden.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1963-64; defeated, 1964; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1968; West Virginia State Tax
Commissioner, 1969-72; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1972-75; appointed 1972;
resigned 1975; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1975-2002.
Member, American Bar Association.
The Charles H. Haden II Professorship of Law at West Virginia
University is named for
him.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 20,
2004 (age 66 years, 339
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) —
also known as Elizabeth V. Hallanan —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
10, 1925.
Daughter of Walter
Simms Hallanan.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957;
defeated, 1954; resigned 1957; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1958; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,
1984-96.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Pi Beta
Phi; American Bar Association; Altrusa.
Died, from complications of emphysema,
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 8,
2004 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold "Kenny" Kennison
(divorced). |
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David G. Hanlon (b. 1935) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., June 23,
1935.
Son of O. G. Hanlon and Janet (Wilson) Hanlon.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 1972; chair of
Ritchie County Democratic Party, 1975; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1977-80.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1980.
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Frank Cruise Haymond (1887-1972) —
also known as Frank C. Haymond —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., April 13,
1887.
Son of William Stanley Haymond and Agnes Cruise Haymond.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1934, 1938;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 16th Judicial Circuit,
1939-45; appointed 1939; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1945-72; appointed 1945;
died in office 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose.
Died June 10,
1972 (age 85 years, 58
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Susan Watson Arnett. |
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Judith A. Herndon (1941-1980) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Ohio
County, W.Va., June 5,
1941.
Daughter of Richard G. Herndon and Virginia (Holler) Herndon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1970-74;
appointed 1970; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1974-80; appointed 1974; died
in office 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
19, 1980 (age 39 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Everett Leon Hogsett (b. 1879) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., March 31,
1879.
Son of James Samuel Hogsett and Alice (Wolfe) Hogsett.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; superintendent
of schools; director and counsel, Huntington Realty
Corporation; chair of
Cabell County Republican Party, 1928-34; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1929.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ben R. Honecker (b. 1919) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
4, 1919.
Son of Ben S. Honecker and Gertrude (Colmar) Honecker.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County; elected 1950;
municipal judge in West Virginia, 1956-61; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1981-82; appointed 1981.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1982.
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Paul S. Hudgins (b. 1909) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 30,
1909.
Son of Frank E. Hudgins and Aurelia (Hoover) Hudgins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County; elected
1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Odell H. Huffman (1923-1994) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
18, 1923.
Son of Mitchell Odell Huffman and Callie (Whittington) Huffman.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
mayor of Princeton, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-72, 1991-94 (Mercer
County 1969-72, 20th District 1991-94); defeated (Republican), 1950;
died in office 1994; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1973-84.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks; Moose; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1994 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh S. Jenkins (b. 1903) —
of Mahoning
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., March 9,
1903.
Son of John P. Jenkins and Vanessa (Miskelly) Jenkins.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
state attorney general, 1945-49.
Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Johnson (b. 1904) —
also known as J. G. F. Johnson —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., March 6,
1904.
Son of Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1947-48;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1961-64; defeated, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Farm
Bureau; Rotary;
American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) —
also known as Louis A. Johnson —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., January
10, 1891.
Son of Marcellus A. Johnson and Katherine Leftwich (Arthur) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary of
War, 1937-40; U.S.
Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 24,
1966 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Elkview
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Orton A. Jones (b. 1938) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Roane
County, W.Va., January
24, 1938.
Son of French S. Jones and Myrtle (Ashley) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1968, 1970; member of
West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1973-84; defeated, 1988.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Paul J. Kaufman (b. 1920) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 16,
1920.
Son of Sydney J. Kaufman and Sylvia (Miller) Kaufman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1961-68; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions.
Still living as of 1974.
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Tod Joseph Kaufman (b. 1952) —
also known as Tod J. Kaufman —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
15, 1952.
Son of Paul
J. Kaufman and Rose Jean (Levinson) Kaufman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel to State Senate Majority Leader William
Moreland, 1981; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982;
state coordinator, Gary
Hart for President, 1984, 1988.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Barry Lyn Baer. |
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Edward D. Knight, Jr. (b. 1922) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
29, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-54,
1959-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1963.
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Arthur Burke Koontz (b. 1885) —
also known as Arthur B. Koontz —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1920; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1936,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1940-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962) —
also known as H. G. Kump —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Capon Springs, Hampshire
County, W.Va., October
31, 1877.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Kump and Margaret Frances (Rudolph) Kump.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
president, Citizens National Bank of
Elkins; Randolph
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1920;
mayor
of Elkins, W.Va., 1922-23; circuit judge in West Virginia for the
20th Judicial Circuit, 1929-32; Governor of
West Virginia, 1933-37; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died February
14, 1962 (age 84 years, 106
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel N. Kusic (b. 1943) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, May 2,
1943.
Son of Samuel
Kusic and Josephine (Nekoranec) Kusic.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1973-80.
Catholic.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Carney Milton Layne (b. 1878) —
also known as Carney M. Layne —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Crown City, Gallia
County, Ohio, March 2,
1878.
Son of William M. Layne and Nancy E. (Trusdell) Layne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1915-16; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1917; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1940.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Lile (b. 1897) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in University, Charlottesville,
Va., December
3, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Delta
Psi; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Stanton Lloyd (b. 1894) —
also known as Carl S. Lloyd —
of Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., March 13,
1894.
Son of Henry B. Lloyd and Maude (Jones) Lloyd.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; village
president of Winnetka, Illinois, 1952-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Loehr (b. 1949) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born December
7, 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1983-89; resigned 1989; West
Virginia state treasurer, 1989.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1989.
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Relatives:
Married to Linda Henthorn. |
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Daniel L. Louchery (1918-2003) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born February
24, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1958-62; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
27, 2003 (age 85 years, 276
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Patricia Curtin. |
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William Thomas Lovins (1887-1957) —
also known as William T. Lovins —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wayne
County, W.Va., August
27, 1887.
Son of James Harvey Lovins and Josephine (Sink) Lovins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1934; president,
First National Bank of
Kenova, 1935-40; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-57; resigned 1957.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Redmen; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American Bar Association.
Died December
12, 1957 (age 70 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Marshall (b. 1881) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., July 28,
1881.
Son of Oliver S. Marshall and Elizabeth Hammond (Tarr) Marshall.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1936
(alternate).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Delta
Chi; Elks; Navy
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Eugene Martin, Jr. (b. 1909) —
also known as Clarence E. Martin, Jr. —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., September
10, 1909.
Son of Clarence E. Martin and Agnes G. (McKenna) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; Berkeley
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1951-70; defeated, 1970;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 6,
1942, to Catherine du B. Silver. |
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Elliott E. Maynard —
also known as Spike Maynard —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Lawyer;
Mingo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1977-81; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 30th Judicial Circuit, 1981-96; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-2008; Republican
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 2010.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Warren R. McGraw (b. 1939) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., May 10,
1939.
Son of Darrell V. McGraw and Julia (Ze'Kany) McGraw.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1969-72;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1973-84; chair of
Wyoming County Democratic Party, 1975; candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 2004.
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Clarence Watson Meadows (1904-1961) —
also known as Clarence W. Meadows —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., February
11, 1904.
Son of Isadore Meadows and Ida (Williams) Meadows.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1931-32;
Raleigh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1933-36; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1937-42; circuit judge in West
Virginia, 1942-44; Governor of
West Virginia, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died in Clifton Forge, Alleghany
County, Va., September
12, 1961 (age 57 years, 213
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry E. Moats (b. 1913) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March 16,
1913.
Son of Carlie S. Moats and Viola (McDougal) Moats.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and director, Ritchie Telephone
Company; treasurer and director, West Virginia Insurance
Company; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941-49; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1949-60; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1970-76 (6th District 1970-74,
7th District 1975-76); appointed 1970.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1976.
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Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. (b. 1923) —
also known as Arch A. Moore, Jr. —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.; Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 16,
1923.
Son of Arch A. Moore and Genevieve (Jones) Moore.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1953-54;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1957-69;
defeated, 1954; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1963-73; Governor of
West Virginia, 1969-77, 1985-89; defeated, 1980, 1988; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1978.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Rotary; Phi
Delta Phi; Beta
Theta Pi.
Pleaded
guilty in 1990 to five felonies,
over findings that he had accepted illegal
contributions to his 1984 and 1988 election campaigns, had extorted
over $500,000 from a coal company, and obstructed
the investigation; served two years and eight months in prison.
Still living as of 2009.
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Everett F. Moore (b. 1885) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Beelers Station, Marshall
County, W.Va., April 29,
1885.
Son of F. T. Moore and Eldora (Redd) Moore.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1909-12,
1919-24, 1939-48; defeated, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Moose;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Watterson Nesbitt (b. 1870) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., April 4,
1870.
Son of Thomas Wilson Nesbitt and Rebecca (Watterson) Nesbitt.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-04; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) —
also known as William S. O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Audra, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
8, 1862.
Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
1913-20; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar Association.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Joseph Allen Overton, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 17,
1921.
Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining
Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1964.
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Ira Judson Partlow (b. 1876) —
also known as Ira J. Partlow —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Rappahannock
County, Va., February
20, 1876.
Son of Burrell T. Partlow and Ruth (Updike) Partlow.
Democrat. Lawyer; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1945-49.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Barton Payne (1855-1935) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pruntytown, Taylor
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
26, 1855.
Son of Dr. Amos Payne and Elizabeth (Barton) Payne.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Preston County Democratic Party, 1877-82; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1893-98; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
24, 1935 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas E. Potter (b. 1933) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 20,
1933.
Son of Dorothy (Studebaker) Potter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1964 (Kanawha County), 1974 (17th District); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(delegation chair).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Alfred D. Preston (b. 1873) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born near Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., May 1,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Raleigh
County Criminal Court Judge, 1922-26; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected
1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,
1952.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Son of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking &
Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 3,
1929.
Son of William
Chapman Revercomb and Sara
Venable Hughes Revercomb.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in
office 1993.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, of cancer, at
Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August 1,
1993 (age 64 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Son of George
Anderson Revercomb.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Robert M. Richardson (b. 1917) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., July 1,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1953-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Chi; American Bar Association; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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Arch Wayne Riley (b. 1930) —
also known as Arch W. Riley —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
11, 1930.
Son of Robert J. Riley and Ellen (Wilson) Riley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1959-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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James B. Riley (1894-1958) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born July 26,
1894.
Son of T. S. Riley and Minnie B. Riley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-36; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-58; died in office
1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 29,
1958 (age 63 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Frances Wood. |
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Harold A. Ritz (1873-1948) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 25,
1873.
Son of James M. Ritz and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1906; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1909-13; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1917-22; resigned 1922.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April 10,
1948 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 30,
1913, to Helen J. Jackson. |
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1917 |
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James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) —
also known as J. Robert Rogers —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., February
6, 1940.
Son of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October
22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda
Loftis. |
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Andrew Charles Schiffler (1889-1970) —
also known as A. C. Schiffler —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1889.
Son of Andrew Schiffler and Emma Schiffler.
Republican. Lawyer; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-33; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., March 27,
1970 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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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, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
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George H. Seibert, Jr. (b. 1913) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., February
27, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74,
3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,
1980.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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Whitney North Seymour, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., July 7,
1923.
Son of Whitney North Seymour and Lola (Vickers) Seymour.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1966-68; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1970-73.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1976.
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Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
19, 1904.
Republican. FBI
agent; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949;
defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Sigma; American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Bernard Smith (b. 1930) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., September
7, 1930.
Son of B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1969-72; removed 1972.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Expelled
from West Virginia State Senate, January 27, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to DeLena A. Powell. |
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Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) —
also known as Melvin C. Snyder —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Albright, Preston
County, W.Va., October
29, 1898.
Son of Allison Wirt Snyder and Laura (Jenkins) Snyder.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit,
1953-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., August 5,
1972 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harley Orrin Staggers, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers, Jr. —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1951.
Son of Mary
Casey Staggers and Harley
Orrin Staggers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1980-82; appointed 1980;
resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Moose; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
American Bar Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) —
also known as James K. Thomas —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
23, 1902.
Son of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Callie Tsapis (1923-2003) —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.; Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., April 26,
1923.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-61; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1959-64,
1967-68; elected circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial
Circuit 1972.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Grange;
American Bar Association.
Died June 12,
2003 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1928;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 27,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Selden Wallace (b. 1871) —
also known as George S. Wallace —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born near Greenwood, Albemarle
County, Va., September
6, 1871.
Son of Charles Irving Wallace and Maria Logan (Sclater) Wallace.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; manager, telegraph
office; train
dispatcher for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Cabell
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1912;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1936;
appointed 1936; president, Union Bank &
Trust Co., Huntington.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lafe P. Ward (b. 1925) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., August
23, 1925.
Son of Lafe P. Ward, Sr. and Eula (Ward) Ward.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1971-82.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
American Bar Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1982.
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J. E. Watson (b. 1917) —
also known as Ned Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
8, 1917.
Son of J. E. Watson, Jr. and Eleanor (Blackford) Watson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; manufacturer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1953-56,
1959-70; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose; Izaak
Walton League; Fraternal
Order of Police; Phi
Gamma Delta; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Edmund Daniel Wells, Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as Dan Wells —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April 1,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1959-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1962.
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H. Laban White, Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., May 1,
1916.
Son of H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White.
Democrat. School
teacher; surveyor;
lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions;
American Bar Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Sam White (b. 1927) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., May 21,
1927.
Son of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White.
Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1985.
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Robert Ellsworth Wise, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Bob Wise —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1981-82; resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1983-2001 (3rd District
1983-93, 2nd District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2001-05.
Member, American Bar Association.
In 2003, he was accused
of having an extramarital
affair with a married female state employee; he admitted
the affair, and dropped
his campaign for re-election.
Still living as of 2010.
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Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) —
also known as Homer B. Woods —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 16,
1869.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died
in office 1941.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died March 4,
1941 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Paul Zakaib, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1932.
Son of Paul Zakaib and Hazel (Rahal) Zakaib.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1974; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1978.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1978.
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