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David Martin Baker (1923-2010) —
also known as David M. Baker —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., October
11, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1953-54,
1957-58; defeated, 1954, 1958, 1960; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1967.
Jewish. Member, Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; American
Legion.
Died April 27,
2010 (age 86 years, 198
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ivor F. Boiarsky (1920-1971) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., April 7,
1920.
Son of Mose Boiarsky and Rae D. Boiarsky (1891-1975).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1959-71;
defeated, 1952; died in office 1971; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1969-71; died in
office 1971.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died March 12,
1971 (age 50 years, 339
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred H. Caplan (b. 1914) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., December
3, 1914.
Son of Henry Caplan and Hannah (Siegleman) Caplan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1949-52;
judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1962-80; appointed 1962.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1981.
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Stanley E. Deutsch (b. 1921) —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958, 1960, 1964.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Still living as of 1964.
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Harold Lawrence Frankel (1916-2002) —
also known as Harold L. Frankel —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Cape Coral, Lee
County, Fla.
Born October
25, 1916.
Son of A. H. Frankel.
Hotel
owner; merchant;
mayor
of Huntington, W.Va., 1957-59, 1974-75, 1977-78; Cabell
County Sheriff and Treasurer, 1961-64.
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died, in a hospice
at Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., February
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Friedman (b. 1883) —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, February
4, 1883.
Son of Faibel Friedman and Fannie Friedman.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Taylor County Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941.
Jewish. Member, Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Hirsch Galperin, Jr. (1931-2007) —
also known as Si Galperin, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., August 5,
1931.
Son of Simon H. Galperin (1893-1984) and Fan (Lavenstein) Galperin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; real estate
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1971-82.
Jewish. Member, Izaak
Walton League; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from complications of a stroke, June 17,
2007 (age 75 years, 316
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon H. Galperin (1893-1984) and Fan (Lavenstein) Galperin;
married, June 18,
1958, to Rose Marie Rogers; married to Maureen
Supcoe. |
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Paul J. Kaufman (b. 1920) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 16,
1920.
Son of Sydney J. Kaufman and Sylvia (Miller) Kaufman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1961-68; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1974.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions.
Still living as of 1974.
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Tod Joseph Kaufman (b. 1952) —
also known as Tod J. Kaufman —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
15, 1952.
Son of Paul
J. Kaufman and Rose Jean (Levinson) Kaufman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel to State Senate Majority Leader William
Moreland, 1981; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1982-88; appointed 1982;
state coordinator, Gary
Hart for President, 1984, 1988.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Barry Lyn Baer. |
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Leo G. Kopelman (b. 1917) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
4, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates; defeated, 1960 (Kanawha
County); elected 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972; defeated, 1974 (17th
District).
Jewish. Member, B'nai
B'rith; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Still living as of 1974.
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Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) —
also known as Theodore A. Peyser —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
18, 1873.
Democrat. Insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Jewish.
Died in 1937
(age about
64 years).
Interment at United
Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Benjamin Louis Rosenbloom (1880-1965) —
also known as Benjamin L. Rosenbloom; Ben L.
Rosenbloom —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 3,
1880.
Son of Morris Rosenbloom and Fanny (Cohen) Rosenbloom.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1921-25;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1924, 1934.
Jewish.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March 22,
1965 (age 84 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss (1896-1974) —
also known as Lewis L. Strauss —
of Virginia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
31, 1896.
Republican. Personal secretary to Herbert
Hoover, then director-general of the Allied Supreme Economic
Council; member of Republican
National Committee from Virginia, 1928; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; member,
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1946-50; chair, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, 1953-58; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1958-59.
Jewish. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died in Brandy Station, Culpeper
County, Va., January
21, 1974 (age 77 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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