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William Fontaine Alexander (1873-1941) —
also known as W. F. Alexander —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Duffields (now Darke), Jefferson
County, W.Va., March 19,
1873.
Son of William Fontaine Alexander and Ann Catherine (Henkle)
Alexander.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1939-41;
died in office 1941.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1941
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John E. Amos (1905-1986) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 16,
1905.
Son of J. Ellis Amos and Lutie H. (Delaney) Amos.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Bell Lines trucking
company; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-36,
1939-48; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1943-48; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1949-56; defeated, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-64, 1965-68.
Methodist
or Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in May, 1986
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Larz Anderson (1866-1937) —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Paris, France
of American parents, August
15, 1866.
Son of Gen. Nicholas Longworth Anderson (1838-1892) and Elizabeth
Coles (Kilgour) Anderson.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Minister to Belgium, 1911-12; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1912-13.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Loyal
Legion.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April 13,
1937 (age 70 years, 241
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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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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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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Samuel Brashear Avis (1872-1924) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., February
19, 1872.
Son of Braxton D. Avis and Harriet Elizabeth (Wilson) Avis.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1913-15; delegate
to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Killed by lightning
in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 8,
1924 (age 52 years, 110
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, W.Va.
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Ernest L. Bailey —
of Matoaka, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Dott, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Son of Winton E. Bailey and Josephine (Mastin) Bailey.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; banker; coal
business; West Virginia State Road Commissioner; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944,
1948,
1952;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1948-52; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1948;
member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) —
also known as Newton D. Baker —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., December
3, 1871.
Son of Newton Diehl Baker and Mary (Dukehart) Baker.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1912-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1924,
1928;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1916-21; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1932.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Judicature Society; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1937 (age 66 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Alvin J. Barnhart (b. 1892) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Buffalo, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 1,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1935-37; resigned 1937; state
court judge in West Virginia, 1937.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., May 1,
1925.
Son of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; wholesale beer
distributor; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Clinebell. |
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Frank J. Beckwith, Jr. (1892-1966) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born May 19,
1892.
Son of Frank
Beckwith.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Sigma; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion.
Died in 1966
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 M. Bobbitt (1927-2008) —
also known as Jack Bobbitt —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
20, 1927.
Republican. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1967-69;
resigned 1969.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died January
5, 2008 (age 80 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Don Booth (b. 1932) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
4, 1932.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1959-60;
defeated, 1968.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows; Jaycees;
Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1968.
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Son of William Hornblower Bradley and Eliza McCormack (Cameron)
Bradley.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and
Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
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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Summers Burkhart (b. 1859) —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 26,
1859.
Son of William Davidson Burkhart and Nannie Forest (Summers)
Burkhart.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bernalillo County Democratic Party, 1896-1908; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1908;
secretary
of New Mexico Democratic Party, 1908-11; candidate for justice of
New Mexico state supreme court, 1911; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1913-21.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) —
also known as Harry F. Byrd —
of Winchester,
Va.; Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., June 10,
1887.
Son of Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd.
Newspaper
publisher; fruit
farmer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1915-25; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for
President, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers; Grange.
Died in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., October
20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Frank L. Campbell (1919-1988) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., December
14, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died August
11, 1988 (age 68 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carroll W. Casto (b. 1925) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., October
26, 1925.
Son of Denny L. Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64;
appointed 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; Rotary.
Still living as of 1964.
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Joseph E. Caudle (b. 1945) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Camp Lejeune, Onslow
County, N.C., June 3,
1945.
Son of Robert E. Caudle and Marjorie Jeanne (Lyerla) Caudle.
Democrat. Physicist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 35th District, 1975-80.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1980.
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W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) —
also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
26, 1921.
Son of William
E. Chilton, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Chi Phi.
Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper,
1961-87.
Died in 1987
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew L. Clark (b. 1921) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Mt. Hope, Fayette
County, W.Va., May 19,
1921.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1955-58.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Tau Beta
Pi; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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Harrison Conway (b. 1903) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., July 13,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937-56; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1959-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Sphinx.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard L. Crawford (b. 1924) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Jean, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 15,
1924.
Son of Charles D. Crawford and Jane (Brabban) Crawford.
Democrat. Theater
owner; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1967-70; appointed 1967;
defeated, 1970; chair of
Raleigh County Democratic Party, 1975.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1975.
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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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James Hornor Davis III (b. 1928) —
also known as James H. Davis III —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
9, 1928.
Son of Martha (Maxwell) Davis and James
Hornor Davis II.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1961-62;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1963-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Order of the
Coif; Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1966.
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John R. Davis (b. 1877) —
of Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Ursina, Somerset
County, Pa., July 7,
1877.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1929-32.
Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Hart Davisson (1900-1976) —
also known as Mary Hart —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 15,
1900.
Daughter of Charles Matthew Hart and Bruce (Hyde) Hart.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1941-45, 1949; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1960-64.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in November, 1976
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to George I. Davisson. |
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Son of Matthew Edmiston and Ella B. (Jackson) Edmiston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank; mayor
of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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James Rogers Ewing (b. 1916) —
also known as James R. Ewing —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
12, 1916.
Son of James W. Ewing and Elizabeth (Rogers) Ewing.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1942.
Episcopalian. Member, Moose.
Still living as of 1942.
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Joseph Harvey Farris (1922-1997) —
also known as Joe H. Farris —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 14,
1922.
Radio and
television personality; sports
announcer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1991-97;
died in office 1997.
Episcopalian. Lebanese
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Found dead in a hotel room
probably from cardiac
arrythmia, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
10, 1997 (age 75 years, 118
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. Fox (b. 1923) —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va., April 27,
1923.
Son of L. O. Fox and Emily (Vawter) Fox.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1951-52.
Episcopalian. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Nu; Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1952.
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Guy Despard Goff (1866-1933) —
also known as Guy D. Goff —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
13, 1866.
Son of Laura E. (Despard) Goff and Nathan
Goff, Jr..
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
7, 1933 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Son of Nathan
Goff, Sr..
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 24,
1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Harry Wayne Hamilton, Sr. (b. 1897) —
also known as Harry W. Hamilton, Sr. —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., November
4, 1897.
Son of Fielding Locke Hamilton and Rebecca Louise (Crowl) Hamilton.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fielding Locke Hamilton and Rebecca Louise (Crowl) Hamilton;
married 1922
to Cora Elizabeth Kelly (died 1938); married, March 23,
1945, to Lucy K. Jones. |
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Ezra Elbert Hamstead (1897-1980) —
also known as Ezra E. Hamstead —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Preston
County, W.Va., January
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Monongalia County Republican Party, 1946; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Sigma Phi; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in April, 1980
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph M. Handlan (b. 1914) —
of Vienna, Wood
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., July 14,
1914.
Son of Joseph M. Handlan and Katherine (Ambler) Handlan.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1957-62; appointed 1957.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Still living as of 1962.
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Lydia Cromwell Hearne —
also known as Lydia Cromwell; Mrs. Julian G.
Hearne —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Daughter of William F. Cromwell and Eliza (Bowles) Cromwell.
Republican. Physician;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1924.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth William Hechler (b. 1914) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Son of Charles H. Hechler and Catherine (Hauhart) Hechler.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Civitan;
American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Dempsey Hoblitzell, Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Glenn R. Jackson (1900-1978) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
9, 1900.
Son of James F. Jackson and Minnie (Blankenship) Jackson.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1941-44;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1945-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Died in October, 1978
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Jay Jackson (1800-1877) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
13, 1800.
Son of John
George Jackson.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1838-44; delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
1, 1877 (age 76 years, 323
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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George William Johnson (1869-1944) —
also known as George W. Johnson —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born near Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., November
10, 1869.
Son of George Dallas Johnson and Ann Elizabeth (Henry) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1923-25, 1933-43;
defeated, 1924, 1942.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died February
24, 1944 (age 74 years, 106
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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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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Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) —
also known as B. Ned Jones —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born November
14, 1944.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Democrat. Builder;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985.
Episcopalian or Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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E. Bartow Jones (b. 1909) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., July 29,
1909.
Republican. Chair of
Mason County Republican Party, 1940-46, 1961-62; candidate for West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1944; member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1949-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Moose; Farm
Bureau.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kee (1917-1989) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., April 15,
1917.
Son of John
Kee and Maude
Elizabeth Kee.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1965-73; defeated
in primary, 1972.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., March 11,
1989 (age 71 years, 330
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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John Kee (1874-1951) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Glenville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., August
22, 1874.
Son of Jasper Newton Kee and Louisa (Campbell) Kee.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1933-51;
defeated, 1928; died in office 1951.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 8,
1951 (age 76 years, 259
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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Maude Elizabeth Kee (1895-1975) —
also known as Elizabeth Kee; Maude Etta Simpkins;
Maude Elizabeth Frazier; Mrs. John Kee —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Radford,
Va., June 7,
1895.
Daughter of John Jesse Wade Simpkins and Cora French Hall Simpkins.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1951-65.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., February
15, 1975 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Interment at Monte
Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
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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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Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) —
also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise
McVey —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
7, 1919.
Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1974.
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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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Charles Lively (b. 1887) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born August
13, 1887.
Son of William E. Lively and Emily North (Shaw) Lively.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Matthew
M. Neely, 1913-14; postmaster;
real
estate business; vice-chair of
West Virginia Democratic Party, 1928-39; Clerk of the West
Virginia Senate, 1933.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma
Chi; Sphinx.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Sondra Moore Lucht (b. 1942) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born December
11, 1942.
Democrat. School
psychologist; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1983-94; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, National
Organization for Women; National
Education Association.
Still living as of 1996.
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Relatives:
Married to William H. Lucht. |
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Donald Macnaughtan, Jr. (b. 1939) —
also known as Don Macnaughtan —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born April 13,
1939.
Democrat. Chemist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1991-.
Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Xi.
Still living as of 1997.
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Relatives:
Married to Marlene Acker. |
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Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (1861-1947) —
also known as Joseph J. Mansfield —
of Eagle Lake, Colorado
County, Tex.; Columbus, Colorado
County, Tex.
Born in Wayne, Wayne
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1861.
Son of Joseph Jefferson Mansfield (Confederate officer, killed in
battle 1861).
Democrat. Lawyer; Colorado
County Attorney, 1892-96; Colorado
County Judge, 1896-1916; U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1917-47; died in office
1947.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 12,
1947 (age 86 years, 153
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Tex.
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Thomas W. Mathis (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Verdunville, Logan
County, W.Va., November
25, 1929.
Son of Wayne Mathis and Lucille (Kidd) Mathis.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1961-64, 1973-82 (Logan County
1961-64, 1973-74, 16th District 1975-82); resigned 1964.
Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jaycees;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Still living as of 1982.
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Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Son of Frank J. Maxwell and Clara (Gibson) Maxwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Phi
Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1972.
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Frank Witcher McCullough (b. 1889) —
also known as F. Witcher McCullough —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 3,
1889.
Son of Frank F. McCullough and Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi.
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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William Mitchell (1887-1968) —
also known as Billy Mitchell —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March 29,
1887.
Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died October
22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Near Bluefield, Tazewell County, Va.
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Daniel Grove Moler (1908-2005) —
also known as D. Grove Moler —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.; Mullens, Wyoming
County, W.Va.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
16, 1908.
Son of Edward T. Moler and Anna Mory (Grove) Moler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Jennings
Randolph, 1933; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1937-40 (15th District 1937-38, 16th
District 1939-40); member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney.
Episcopalian. Member, Theta
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died May 19,
2005 (age 96 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Big Lake, Mississippi
County, Ark., February
27, 1908.
Son of John Walter Neeley and Charlotte (Israel) Neeley.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse
business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Oates, Jr. (1936-1980) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Mineral
County, W.Va., February
8, 1936.
Son of William J. Oates and Irene (Welch) Oates.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1973-80; died in office 1980.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; Ruritan;
Rotary;
Moose.
Died September
23, 1980 (age 44 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosemary Mason Ogden (b. 1909) —
also known as Rosemary Ogden —
of Romeo, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., January
6, 1909.
Republican. Librarian;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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George Smith Patton (1856-1927) —
also known as George S. Patton; Frenchy Patton;
George William Patton —
of San Marino, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
30, 1856.
Son of George Smith Patton (1833-1864).
Democrat. Los
Angeles County District Attorney, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from California, 1916.
Episcopalian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 10,
1927 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Church
of Our Savior Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of George Smith Patton (1833-1864); married to Ruth Wilson (daughter
of Benjamin
Davis Wilson); father of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
(1885-1945). |
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William P. C. Perry (b. 1895) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
25, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1943-46; defeated, 1946;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1949-60.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Phi; Izaak
Walton League; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Bernard Poindexter, Sr. (1902-1975) —
also known as J. Bernard Poindexter —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyandotte, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
26, 1902.
Son of James Chalmers Poindexter and Maria (Tauber) Poindexter.
Democrat. Dentist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1955-56,
1959-66; defeated, 1966.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Psi
Omega; American
Dental Association.
Died in 1975
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Bolling Robertson (1779-1828) —
of Louisiana.
Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie
County, Va., February
27, 1779.
Democrat. Secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1807-11; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1812-18; Governor of
Louisiana, 1820-24; U.S.
District Judge for Louisiana, 1825.
Episcopalian.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, Va (now W.Va.), October
5, 1828 (age 49 years, 221
days).
Interment at Copeland
Hill Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
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Walter Vergil Ross (b. 1896) —
also known as Walter V. Ross —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Henry, Franklin
County, Va., September
7, 1896.
Son of Charles Lee Ross and Annie E. (Frith) Ross.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Mercer
County Prosecuting Attorney; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1929-32; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1941-48,
1963-64.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Katherine McClung. |
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Irvine Saunders (1914-1958) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Premier, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
27, 1914.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1953-56.
Episcopalian. Member, American Medical
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
28, 1958 (age 44 years, 305
days).
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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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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Kingsley Richard Smith (b. 1909) —
also known as Kingsley R. Smith —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Webster
County, W.Va., November
21, 1909.
Son of Ernest G. Smith and Blanch (Clingman) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1941-42.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin M. Starcher (b. 1865) —
of Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
25, 1865.
Son of Jacob L. Starcher and Marian Lyn (Webb) Starcher.
Democrat. Charles
Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marion B. Helenbolt. |
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Robert M. Steptoe (b. 1920) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 15,
1920.
Son of Philip P. Steptoe and Mary Lou (Wetherell) Steptoe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; bank
director; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1963-68, 1971-72 (Berkeley
County 1963-64, 1st District 1965-68, 1971-72); defeated, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1975-82.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1982.
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Frances Ogden Stubblefield —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1944-60.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 1960.
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James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) —
also known as James M. Thomson —
of Norfolk,
Va.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
13, 1878.
Son of Augustus Pembroke Thomson (1847-1920) and Elizabeth (McIlhany)
Thomson (born 1854).
Editor
of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06; publisher,
New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1920,
1924,
1944;
Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va., September
25, 1959 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry L. Van Sickler (1875-1945) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., August
23, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County,
1903-04, 1933-37, 1943-45; appointed 1933; resigned 1937; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
17, 1945 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond J. Vassar (b. 1897) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
16, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist; farmer;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1949; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1953-60; defeated, 1936
(12th District), 1960 (13th District), 1964 (13th District).
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Psi
Omega; Rotary; American
Dental Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edward Walker (b. 1870) —
also known as William E. Walker —
of Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., January
2, 1870.
Republican. Farmer; railway
conductor; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-30.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order
of Railway Conductors.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Clarence Wayland Watson (1864-1940) —
also known as Clarence W. Watson —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., May 8,
1864.
Son of James Otis Watson and Matilda (Lamb) Watson.
Democrat. Coal mining
business; trustee or director of railroads
and banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1911-13; defeated, 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1916-18.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1940
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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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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Martha G. Wehrle (b. 1925) —
also known as Martha Gaines —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
30, 1925.
Daughter of L. Ebersole Gaines and Betty (Chilton) Gaines.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978, 1980, 1982; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-94; appointed 1989.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1994.
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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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Andrew R. Winters (b. 1900) —
also known as "Snooks" —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., January
11, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1939-42;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1943-54.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Redmen; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stuart Alton Wright (b. 1904) —
also known as Stuart A. Wright —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., August
27, 1904.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1949-56.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Roy Yoke (b. 1880) —
also known as F. Roy Yoke —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewis
County, W.Va., July 3,
1880.
Son of S. G. Yoke and Helen A. Yoke.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1933;
resigned 1933; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1937-51;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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