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Elizabeth W. Daniel —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1962.
Female.
Still living as of 1962.
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Amelia Davis —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Female.
Still living as of 1945.
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Judy Davis —
of West Virginia.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Mrs. Pat Davis —
Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Mrs. Richard Earle Davis —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1949.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robin Jean Davis (b. 1956) —
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., April 6,
1956.
Married to Scott Segal.
Lawyer;
judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-.
Female.
Still living as of 2007.
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Ruth Farris Davis —
of Kimball, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Female.
Still living as of 1945.
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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; married 1926 to George
I. Davisson.
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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Jean Dean —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1996-97.
Female.
Still living as of 1997.
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Kathryn Deaver —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
American candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1968.
Female.
Still living as of 1968.
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Rose McGraw de Berriz —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
West Virginia, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ethel Glenn DeVille —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1949.
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Jane Dice —
also known as Jane Price; Mrs. John C.
Dice —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Daughter of John Stuart Price and Sue (McElhenney) Price; married 1900 to John C.
Dice.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924
(alternate), 1932;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1939-40; appointed 1939.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial
Dames.
Burial
location unknown.
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Georgia V. Doerr —
of Ohio
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Catherine B. Dorsey —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Republican. Member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1941.
Female.
Still living as of 1941.
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (1887-1979) —
also known as Elizabeth Drewry; Elizabeth
Simpson —
of Northfork, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Motley, Pittsylvania
County, Va., September
22, 1887.
Daughter of H. Grant Simpson and Katherine (Douglass) Simpson;
married to William H. Drewry.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1951-64.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; National
Education Association; NAACP.
Died in 1979
(age about
91 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winona H. Dunmire —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945.
Female.
Still living as of 1945.
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Mary Durstein —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
West Virginia, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Mrs. H. W. Dushkoff —
of Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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