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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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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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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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George G. Burnette, Jr. (1923-1981) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., October
9, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees.
Died in August, 1981
(age 57
years, 0 days).
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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Howard Mason Gore (1887-1947) —
also known as Howard M. Gore —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
12, 1887.
Son of Solomon D. Gore and Marietta P. (Rogers) Gore.
Republican. Farmer; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1924-25; Governor of
West Virginia, 1925-29; candidate for nomination for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1928; West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1931-33; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1932, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Died in West Virginia, June 20,
1947 (age 59 years, 251
days).
Interment at Elkview
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Hardin Roads Harmer (b. 1899) —
also known as Hardin R. Harmer —
of Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 12,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1940-44; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1943-48; resigned 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1952,
1960
(alternate).
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Quince Jones (b. 1930) —
also known as Robert Q. Jones —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
4, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1972.
Protestant.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1972.
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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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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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David B. McKinley (b. 1947) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born March 28,
1947.
Republican. Civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1980-94;
appointed 1980; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1991; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District; elected 2010.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Farm
Bureau; Beta Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2010.
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Beverly L. Michie (b. 1909) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedar Grove, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August
13, 1909.
Son of Ernest L. Michie and Bertha M. (Morris) Michie.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Paull, Jr. (1901-1983) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va., May 3,
1901.
Son of James Paull and Mariana (Jacob) Paull.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1933-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Beta Theta Pi; Lions.
Died in 1983
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Remley (b. 1844) —
of Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
12, 1844.
Son of Rev. James Remley and Jane C. (Alderson) Remley.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1892;
Iowa
state attorney general, 1895-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Stuart Samms, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Roy S. Samms, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1915.
Son of Roy Stuart Samms and Elsie (Van Fleet) Samms.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; defeated,
1940; elected 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1943.
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Gregory K. Smith (b. 1951) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Lincoln
County, W.Va., May 3,
1951.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1981-86;
Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1986.
Baptist.
Member, Beta Theta Pi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1986.
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