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Haymond A. Alltop (1892-1979) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Cedarville, Gilmer
County, W.Va., June 14,
1892.
Son of Alpheus Alltop and Rebecca Jane (Miller) Alltop.
Democrat. Machinist;
employed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
president, Monongahela Valley Trades and Labor Council;
vice president, West Virginia Federation of Labor; vice
president, West Virginia Industrial Union Council; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1939-44.
Member, Woodmen;
Moose.
Died in April, 1979
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. Chernenko (b. 1924) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born April 30,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Marshal; private
security officer; president, Fraternal Order of Police; chair of
Brooke County Democratic Party, 1961, 1972-75; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1983-94.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives:
Married to Kathryn Joyce Smith. |
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Eugene Claypole (b. 1938) —
of Granville, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongalia
County, W.Va., August
20, 1938.
Son of James Claypole and Martha Claypole.
Coal
miner; president, United Mine Workers Local 31; member of
West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1991-94; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 44th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, United
Mine Workers; Moose.
Still living as of 1997.
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Stephen Lee Cook (b. 1941) —
also known as Stephen L. Cook —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, December
30, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate, Monongalia-Preston Labor Council; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1980-82; appointed 1980;
defeated, 2010; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1983-86; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives:
Married to Carolyn A. Whitney. |
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John B. Easton (1880-1961) —
of Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., September
28, 1880.
Son of William Easton and Anna (Lynch) Easton.
Republican. President, West Virginia Federation of Labor,
1924; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1928.
Died December
20, 1961 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Harry U. Howell (b. 1923) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., October
9, 1923.
Son of William G. Howell and Dove (Hinebaugh) Howell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive
board, West Virginia Federation of Labor, Morgantown Central
Labor Union, and Morgantown Building Trades; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County, 1965-70.
Protestant.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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Robert R. Nelson (b. 1935) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., October
9, 1935.
Son of Joda Fulton Nelson and Opal W. (Hunter) Nelson.
Democrat. Legislative Director, United Mine Workers
of America; administrative assistant, U.S. Rep. Ken
Hechler; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-70;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1971-85; resigned 1985; chair of
Cabell County Democratic Party, 1972-83.
Protestant.
Member, United
Mine Workers.
Still living as of 1985.
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Relatives:
Married 1960
to Mary Lucinda Abruzzino. |
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Hiram Phillips (b. 1894) —
of Sprigg, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Matewan, Mingo
County, W.Va., April 11,
1894.
Son of John W. Phillips and Gillian (Whitley) Phillips.
Democrat. Coal miner;
president of Mine Workers union local; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-36,
1949-52.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Redmen; United
Mine Workers.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Rice (b. 1911) —
of Jedgesville, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Berkeley
County, W.Va., July 11,
1911.
Son of Edward C. Rice and Lillian (Dunham) Rice.
Democrat. Limestone
quarry worker; secretary, Martinsburg Central Labor Union;
secretary, Branch 175, Quarry Workers International Union;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Berkeley County, 1941-42;
defeated, 1946.
Christian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Aloysius Ryan (1919-2001) —
also known as William A. Ryan; Bill Ryan —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., May 2,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
President and financial secretary, United Auto Workers
Local 104; editor of The Wage Earner newspaper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1958-82 (Wayne County 3rd
District 1958-64, 3rd District 1965-72, 14th District 1973-82); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1969-74.
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died following a stroke, in
the Martin Luther Holt nursing
home, Holt, Ingham
County, Mich., October
9, 2001 (age 82 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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William Tompos (b. 1914) —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., February
17, 1914.
Son of Rudolph Stephen Tompos and Mary Martha (Dugan) Tompos.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; business
agent, Local 1574, Carpenters Union; building
inspector; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1957-58;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1961-72; defeated, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1972.
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