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Merrill F. Arbogast (1921-1980) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va., April 29,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1947-48.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in September, 1980
(age 59
years, 0 days).
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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Theodore M. Bowers (1907-1995) —
also known as Ted Bowers —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Point Marion, Fayette
County, Pa., February
1, 1907.
Son of Frank L. Bowers and Asia L. (Sadler) Bowers.
Republican. Sand and
gravel business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1943-46, 1949-64, 1969-72;
defeated, 1964; trustee, Wetzel County Hospital.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Lions; Rotary.
Died January
1, 1995 (age 87 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale,
Jr. —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Bartlett Chenoweth (1914-1966) —
also known as John B. Chenoweth —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., March 28,
1914.
Son of Fred Chenoweth and Virginia Dell (Bartlett) Chenoweth.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Randolph
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1955-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Eagles; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Redmen;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died April 28,
1966 (age 52 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elkins
Memorial Gardens, Midland, W.Va.
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Clarence Carr Christian, Jr. (b. 1917) —
also known as Clarence C. Christian, Jr. —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va., November
24, 1917.
Son of Clarence Carr Christian and Lola Mae (Cooke) Christian.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-80 (Mercer County
1957-74, 19th District 1975-80).
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Still living as of 1980.
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Leon T. Copeland (b. 1942) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in McLoud, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., June 9,
1942.
Son of Troy Copeland and Lydia (Hammermeister) Copeland.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-77;
defeated, 1972; resigned 1977.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Still living as of 1977.
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W. R. Curtis (b. 1895) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Bethany, Brooke
County, W.Va., July 17,
1895.
Son of George C. Curtis and Mary (Rodgers) Curtis.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1951-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mino Rocco D'Aurora (1909-1997) —
also known as Mino R. D'Aurora —
of Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Pettorano sul Gizio, Italy,
August
12, 1909.
Son of Giovino D'Aurora and Maria (De Stefano) D'Aurora.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Brooke County, 1959-73;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Moose; Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; United
Steelworkers of America.
Died November
23, 1997 (age 88 years, 103
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Giovino D'Aurora and Maria (De Stefano) D'Aurora; married to Mary
Margaret Macre (died 1957); married, January
2, 1961, to Pauline Mary Rhodes. |
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James L. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 7,
1914.
Son of Okey Laurence Davis and Della (Wright) Davis.
Democrat. Machinist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1973-85; resigned 1985.
Baptist.
Member, Moose;
Eagles.
Still living as of 1985.
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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Son of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primary
for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicola Fantasia (b. 1923) —
also known as Nick Fantasia —
of Kingmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
3, 1923.
Son of Louis Fantasia and Rose (DiGiacama) Fantasia.
Democrat. School
teacher; general manager, WTCS radio
station, Fairmont, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1955-58, 1965-72, 1975-76,
1989-90, 1993- (Marion County 1955-58, 1965-72, 26th District
1975-76, 1989-90, 43rd District 1993-97); defeated, 1972; appointed
1993.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; National
Education Association; United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1997.
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Charles B. Felton, Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va., September
7, 1936.
Son of Charles B. Felton, Sr. and Evelyn (Miller) Felton.
Democrat. Purchasing
agent; public
relations business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-93 (15th District 1987-92, 14th
District 1993); appointed 1987; resigned 1993.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1993.
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Walter A. Holden (b. 1910) —
of Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Bristol, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
25, 1910.
Son of Arden J. Holden and Ila (Harden) Holden.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1947-48;
member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1951-70; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arden J. Holden and Ila (Harden) Holden; married, May 29,
1935, to Ethel G. Williams (deceased); married 1960 to Helen
D. Davisson. |
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Chester R. Hubbard (1905-1984) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
4, 1905.
Son of Arthur Greer Hubbard (1870-1950) and Mary Irwin (Paull)
Hubbard.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1951-54,
1957-58, 1961-62; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1963-74; defeated, 1954,
1958; resigned 1974; director, Ohio Valley General Hospital.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; American
Legion; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 18,
1984 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. Hudson (b. 1906) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Fort Chiswell, Wythe
County, Va., May 11,
1906.
Son of Charles Layton Hudson and Dixie Belle (Smith-Leffew) Hudson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-46.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Phi
Alpha Delta; Theta
Chi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert L. Hunt (b. 1924) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in Junior, Barbour
County, W.Va., May 22,
1924.
Son of Lee Hunt and Daultie Mae (Corrick) Hunt.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Barbour County, 1949-52.
Protestant.
Member, Moose;
Eagles.
Still living as of 1952.
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Karl Moore Jones (b. 1908) —
also known as Karl M. Jones —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Roy (unknown
county), Ohio, May 13,
1908.
Son of Henry Charles Jones and Minnie Camellia (Moore) Jones.
Democrat. Steelworker;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles; United
Steelworkers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Leonard (1880-1969) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Belgium,
April
22, 1880.
Son of Julius Leonard (1841-1918) and Catherine (Legot) Leonard.
Democrat. Steelworker;
International
Secretary-Treasurer, Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers of North America, 1919-42; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1941-46, 1949-66 (Allegheny
County 6th District 1941-46, 1949-54, Allegheny County 10th District
1955-64, Allegheny County 6th District 1965-66).
Belgian
ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in December, 1969
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret B. McClellan. |
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Joseph Manchin III (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Manchin —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Farmington, Marion
County, W.Va., August
24, 1947.
Son of John Manchin and Mary Manchin.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1983-84; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-96 (14th District 1987-92, 13th
District 1993-96); secretary of
state of West Virginia; elected 2000; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2005-; defeated in primary, 1996; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 2008; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia; elected 2010.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert F. McCarthy (b. 1901) —
of Glen Dale, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., July 9,
1901.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1959-62.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; steel
executive; mayor of
Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles.
The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for
him.
Died September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Homer Mollohan (1909-1999) —
also known as Bob Mollohan —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grantsville, Calhoun
County, W.Va., September
18, 1909.
Son of Robert P. Mollohan and Edith (Witt) Mollohan.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1953-57, 1969-83;
defeated, 1958; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960,
1972.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died, of cancer, at
the Washington Hospital
Center, Washington,
D.C., August 3,
1999 (age 89 years, 319
days).
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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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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Charles C. Morris (b. 1895) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., January
4, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; salesman;
farmer;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Son of Alfred Neely and Mary (Morris) Neely.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Eagles; Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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James J. Omerberg (b. 1894) —
also known as Jim Omerberg —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., July 28,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1954, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nick Joe Rahall II (b. 1949) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 20,
1949.
Democrat. Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Robert
Byrd, 1972-74; director of Rahall Communications, family
business, owning radio and TV
stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1972,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1977-2004 (4th District
1977-93, 3rd District 1993-2004); arrested
in California for drunk
driving,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; NAACP; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2010.
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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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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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Herbert Schupbach (1906-1965) —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., June 27,
1906.
Son of George S. Schupbach and Della (Suegard) Schupbach.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
salesman; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wetzel County, 1939-50,
1953-65; defeated, 1950; died in office 1965.
Methodist.
Member, Moose;
Eagles; Jaycees.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William R. Sharpe, Jr. (b. 1928) —
also known as William R. Sharpe; Bill
Sharpe —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
28, 1928.
Son of William R. Sharpe and Helen (Whitwam) Sharpe.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
electrical
contractor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1961-80, 1985-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Odd
Fellows; International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Still living as of 2000.
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Allen Simmons (b. 1891) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Somerset, Bristol
County, Mass., August 8,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1935-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Tau Beta
Pi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; National Rifle
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hulett Carlson Smith (b. 1918) —
also known as Hulett C. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., October
21, 1918.
Son of Joseph
Luther Smith and Christine C. Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance
business; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1956-62; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1960
(alternate), 1972,
2000;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1965-69; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1992;
defeated, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks;
Eagles; Rotary; Jaycees;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Oscar Leslie Teagarden (1896-1987) —
also known as O. L. Teagarden —
of Oak Harbor, Ottawa
County, Ohio.
Born in West Virginia, February
24, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; owner and
operator of canning
plants; banker;
mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, 1936-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
member of Ohio
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1948-49.
Protestant.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in 1987
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Van Camp (b. 1912) —
of Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April 5,
1912.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1947-50.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. Paul Wanstreet (b. 1921) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Wolf Summit, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 16,
1921.
Son of George L. Wanstreet and Margaret (Greaver) Wanstreet.
Democrat. Tire
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-72, 1975-76 (Harrison
County 1969-72, 25th District 1975-76); defeated, 1972.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1976.
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Richard Whetsell (b. 1905) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., June 26,
1905.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1949-60;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Eagles; Sigma
Chi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rene V. Zabeau (1916-1996) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Jewett, McKean
County, Pa., July 10,
1916.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Jaycees.
Died November
20, 1996 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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