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Congregationalist Politicians in West Virginia
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

	Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) — also known as Walter E. Clark — of Washington, D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Ashford, Windham County, Conn., January 7, 1869. Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark. Republican. Newspaper reporter; Governor of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor. Presbyterian or Congregationalist. Member, Chi Psi. Died of a heart attack, in a hospital at Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.   Relatives: Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark; married, June 15, 1898, to Lucy Harrison Norvell (died 1920); married 1929 to Juliet Staunton.   See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John D. Defrees (1810-1882) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Sparta, White County, Tenn., November 8, 1810. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana state senate, 1842-45; Indiana Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856 (member, Platform Committee); member of Republican National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, W.Va., October 19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Brother of Joseph Hutton Defrees; uncle of William Defrees Frazer. See Defrees-Frazer family of Indiana.
	Vernon C. Whitacre — of High View, Hampshire County, W.Va. Born in Capon Bridge, Hampshire County, W.Va. Son of Boyd U. Whitacre and Bessie O. Whitacre. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; real estate business; auctioneer; chair of Hampshire County Democratic Party, 1946-49, 1955-62, 1972-75; member of West Virginia state senate 16th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982. United Church of Christ. Still living as of 1988.   Relatives: Married, September 3, 1935, to Madeline Anderson.

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