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Daniel Webster Ambrose, Jr. (1896-1992) —
also known as Daniel W. Ambrose, Jr. —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Pickens, Holmes
County, Miss., September
8, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; National
Bar Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in February, 1992
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 12,
1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79).
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Jheopart Harry Capehart (b. 1881) —
of Keystone, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 2,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1919.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilfred Lee Dickerson (b. 1909) —
also known as Wilfred L. Dickerson —
of Bartley, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Laurel Creek, Fayette
County, W.Va., September
18, 1909.
Son of Wilfred James Dickerson and Harriet Etta (Boone) Dickerson.
Minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1967-68;
defeated (Republican), 1940, 1942.
African ancestry. Member, United
Mine Workers.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daisy L. Elliott (b. 1916) —
also known as Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Filbert, McDowell
County, W.Va., November
26, 1916.
Daughter of Robert Lenoir and Daisy (Dorm) Lenoir.
Democrat. Realtor;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1963-78, 1981-82 (Wayne County
4th District 1963-64, 22nd District 1965-72, 8th District 1973-78,
1981-82); defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954
(Wayne County 11th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District), 1958
(Wayne County 4th District), 1960 (Wayne County 4th District), 1982
(8th District); candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1978.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Gurnett E. Ferguson —
also known as G. E. Ferguson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; real estate
business; hotelier;
director, West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1940,
1948;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Ruppert Jefferson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 1932;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fleming Adolphus Jones, Jr. (b. 1895) —
also known as Fleming A. Jones, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Gaffney, Cherokee
County, S.C., October
10, 1895.
Son of Felix Jones and Emeline (Young) Jones.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1935-42,
1945-48; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Beta Sigma; American
Legion.
First
Democratic black member of West Virginia House of Delegates.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon P. Miller —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1949; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Son of Edward Mitchell.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and
Loan Company of Charleston, 1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African ancestry.
Died, from an embolism
which developed after surgery, in Harlem Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher H. Payne (b. 1848) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
7, 1848.
Republican. Minister; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1900;
U.S. Consul in SAINT Thomas, 1903-17.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julia Wilkinson —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Female.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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