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Ned H. Ragland (b. 1909) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August
18, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1957-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lincoln Ramsay (1877-1956) —
also known as Robert L. Ramsay —
of Follansbee, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Durham, England,
March
24, 1877.
Son of John Ramsay and Elizabeth (Lunsdon) Ramsay.
Democrat. Lawyer; Brooke
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1908-12, 1916-21; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1933-39, 1941-43,
1949-53; defeated, 1938, 1942.
Christian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., November
14, 1956 (age 79 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Follansbee, W.Va.
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Byron Benedum Randolph (b. 1906) —
also known as Byron B. Randolph —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., June 12,
1906.
Son of Ormon F. Randolph and Ella (Benedum) Randolph.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1931-34;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1935-42 (12th District 1935-38, 13th
District 1939-42); defeated, 1942.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton Remley (b. 1844) —
of Anamosa, Jones
County, Iowa; Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), October
12, 1844.
Son of Rev. James Remley and Jane C. (Alderson) Remley.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1888;
Presidential Elector for Iowa, 1892;
Iowa
state attorney general, 1895-1901.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Hughes Revercomb (1929-1993) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 3,
1929.
Son of William
Chapman Revercomb and Sara
Venable Hughes Revercomb.
Lawyer; superior court judge in District of Columbia, 1970-85;
U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1985-93; died in
office 1993.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer, at
Sibley Memorial Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August 1,
1993 (age 64 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) —
also known as Chapman Revercomb —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Covington,
Va., July 20,
1895.
Son of George
Anderson Revercomb.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1920;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1933-34; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,
1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,
1944,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Elks; Moose; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
6, 1979 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Edward Bunker Reynolds (b. 1873) —
also known as E. Bunker Reynolds —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., July 18,
1873.
Son of F. M. Reynolds and Belle Rodgers (Hennen) Reynolds.
Republican. Lawyer; fruit
grower; member of West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1923-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
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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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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James B. Riley (1894-1958) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born July 26,
1894.
Son of T. S. Riley and Minnie B. Riley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1932-36; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-58; died in office
1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died June 29,
1958 (age 63 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Frances Wood. |
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Harold A. Ritz (1873-1948) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., July 25,
1873.
Son of James M. Ritz and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1906; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1909-13; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1917-22; resigned 1922.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April 10,
1948 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April 30,
1913, to Helen J. Jackson. |
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1917 |
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William W. Roberts (b. 1901) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Christianburg, Shelby
County, Ky., March 20,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) —
also known as A. Willis Robertson —
of Lexington,
Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., May 27,
1887.
Son of Franklin Pierce Robertson (1853-1928) and Josephine Ragland
(Willis) Robertson (1858-1950).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7th
District 1935-46); U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Baptist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died in Lexington,
Va., November
1, 1971 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Interment at Stonewall
Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Va.
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C. Donald Robertson (b. 1926) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 9,
1926.
Son of Aubrey D. Robertson and Exie Mae (Frame) Robertson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-60;
West
Virginia state attorney general, 1961-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1963.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley Anne Stotler. |
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Ira Ellsworth Robinson (1869-1951) —
also known as Ira E. Robinson —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born near Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., September
16, 1869.
Son of William Robinson and Mary (Sayre) Robinson.
Republican. Lawyer; Taylor
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1900; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1903-04; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1907-15; resigned 1915.
Methodist.
Died October
28, 1951 (age 82 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Robert Rogers (b. 1940) —
also known as J. Robert Rogers —
of Madison, Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., February
6, 1940.
Son of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1975-86.
Protestant.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Rogers and Goldie (Counts) Rogers; married, October
22, 1970, to Rita S. Caudill; married to Belinda
Loftis. |
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Herschel Hampton Rose (1877-1945) —
also known as Herschel H. Rose —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., April 20,
1877.
Son of Thomas Martyn Rose (1848-1913) and Mary Ann (Barton) Rose.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1941-45; died in office
1945.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., June 17,
1945 (age 68 years, 58
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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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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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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Richard Laidley Ruffner (1894-1965) —
also known as Richard Ruffner —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., September
30, 1894.
Lawyer; president, Alexandria National Bank; mayor
of Alexandria, Va., 1937-40.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., August
11, 1965 (age 70 years, 315
days).
Interment at Ivy
Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
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Charles Wells Russell (1818-1867) —
also known as Charles W. Russell —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.); Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Sistersville, Tyler
County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 22,
1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1860;
Delegate
from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died November
22, 1867 (age 49 years, 123
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
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Charles Wells Russell (1856-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Russell —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 10,
1856.
Son of Charles W. Russell and Margaret Wilson (Moore) Russell.
Lawyer; author;
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1909-14.
Died April 5,
1927 (age 71 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Russell and Margaret Wilson (Moore) Russell; married,
February
19, 1879, to Lucy Floyd Mosby (1851-1884); married, October
1, 1885, to Lelia James Mosby (1849-1928). |
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Mark Russell, Jr. (b. 1910) —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., October
8, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1935-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Ryan —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Roane County Republican Party, 1940-46.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gary A. Sacco (b. 1947) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 10,
1947.
Son of Oliver A. Sacco and Antonette R. Sacco.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1982; member of
West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1982-84; appointed 1982.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1984.
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David L. Salisbury (b. 1889) —
of Dunbar, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Enoch, Clay
County, W.Va., October
7, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1936-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Stuart Samms, Jr. (b. 1915) —
also known as Roy S. Samms, Jr. —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 21,
1915.
Son of Roy Stuart Samms and Elsie (Van Fleet) Samms.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; defeated,
1940; elected 1942.
Baptist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1943.
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Hartley Sanders (b. 1879) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
24, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1938, 1940, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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Floyd McKinley Sayre —
also known as Floyd M. Sayre —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Raleigh County Republican Party, 1940-46; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1964.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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George H. Seibert, Jr. (b. 1913) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., February
27, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-76 (Ohio County 1953-74,
3rd District 1975-76); delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,
1980.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Sigma Kappa; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1980.
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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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F. E. Shannon —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Wyoming County Republican Party, 1945.
Still living as of 1945.
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Michael Shaw (b. 1943) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., April 25,
1943.
Son of Ralph E. Shaw and Rhoda (Carroll) Shaw.
Republican. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1969-72; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1972; defeated, 1974
(10th District); member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1979-82, 1985-88.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives:
Married to Irene Cooper. |
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George Shedan (b. 1900) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., February
7, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950; chair of
Wood County Republican Party, 1969.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Shinn (b. 1881) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Adamsville, Harrison
County, W.Va., May 23,
1881.
Son of Joseph M. Shinn and Ellen (Short) Shinn.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1937-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Gassaway Shores (b. 1890) —
also known as H. G. Shores —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., September
12, 1890.
Son of Edward W. Shores and Benetta L. Shores.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1936-38;
appointed 1936; defeated, 1940; candidate for circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 21st Judicial Circuit, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas W. Shreve (1858-1924) —
of Martins Ferry, Belmont
County, Ohio.
Born in Roscoe, Coshocton
County, Ohio, March 31,
1858.
Son of Martha B. (Bradshaw) Shreve (1824-1902) and Charles Ridgway
Shreve (1829-1890).
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1902.
Died in St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 253
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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Julius W. Singleton, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., March 4,
1921.
Son of Julius W. Singleton and Mary R. (Cox) Singleton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
chair
of Monongalia County Democratic Party, 1952-62; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1957-64; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1961.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Sigma
Chi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
19, 1904.
Republican. FBI
agent; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949;
defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Sigma; American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob David Smith (b. 1870) —
also known as Jacob D. Smith —
of Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va.
Born in Scott Town, Lawrence
County, Ohio, April 28,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Lincoln
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-25; member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1929-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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W. Bernard Smith (b. 1930) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., September
7, 1930.
Son of B. H. Smith and Dolly (Chafin) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1969-72; removed 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Expelled
from West Virginia State Senate, January 27, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to DeLena A. Powell. |
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John Fryall Snodgrass (1804-1854) —
of Virginia.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 2,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1853-54; died in
office 1854.
Died suddenly, while arguing a
case in court, in Parkersburg, Wood
County, Va (now W.Va.), June 5,
1854 (age 50 years, 95
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Harry L. Snyder, Jr. (1927-2006) —
also known as Jack Snyder —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
12, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1952.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Rotary.
Died August
27, 2006 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Claude Snyder (1898-1972) —
also known as Melvin C. Snyder —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Albright, Preston
County, W.Va., October
29, 1898.
Son of Allison Wirt Snyder and Laura (Jenkins) Snyder.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1947-49;
defeated, 1938, 1948, 1950; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 18th Judicial Circuit,
1953-71.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., August 5,
1972 (age 73 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David L. Solomon (1929-2007) —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Shinnston, Harrison
County, W.Va., August
23, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Monongalia County,
1959-61; resigned 1961.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died May 25,
2007 (age 77 years, 275
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert L. Sommerville, Jr. (b. 1933) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Randolph
County, W.Va., September
15, 1933.
Son of Albert L. Sommerville and Ruth (Moore) Sommerville.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1967-70, 1973-77 (Webster
County 1967-70, 1973-74, 22nd District 1975-77).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 1977.
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Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) —
also known as C. Lee Spillers —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Russellville, Pope
County, Ark., August 6,
1901.
Son of Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Wheeling, W.Va.
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James M. Sprouse (b. 1923) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va., December
3, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1965-68; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1968; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1973-75; resigned 1975;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1979-92.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1992.
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Harley Orrin Staggers, Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers, Jr. —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1951.
Son of Mary
Casey Staggers and Harley
Orrin Staggers.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1980-82; appointed 1980;
resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Moose; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Larry V. Starcher (b. 1942) —
Born in Roane
County, W.Va., September
25, 1942.
Lawyer; circuit judge in West Virginia, 1977-96; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1997-.
Still living as of 2007.
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Relatives:
Married to Rebecca Wiles. |
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Dayton R. Stemple (b. 1900) —
of Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., September
8, 1900.
Son of James D. Stemple and Mary C. (Hershman) Stemple.
Republican. Farmer; funeral
director; lawyer; Barbour
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-29, 1933-35; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1947-62; candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1956, 1960; circuit judge
in West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit, 1963.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Interment at Cross
Roads Cemetery, Barbour County, W.Va.
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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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Joel E. Stollings (1833-1897) —
of Boone
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, Va. (now W.Va.), August
12, 1833.
Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1872, 1881-84 (8th District 1872, 1881-82,
7th District 1883-84).
Died September
27, 1897 (age 64 years, 46
days).
Interment somewhere
in Madison, W.Va.
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Robert Brand Stone (b. 1943) —
also known as Robert B. Stone —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va., December
18, 1943.
Son of Ward D. Stone and Dorothy (Brand) Stone.
Republican. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972; defeated,
1974 (27th District).
Mormon.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1974.
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George William Summers (1804-1868) —
of Kanawha
County, Va. (now W.Va.).
Born in Virginia, 1804.
Lawyer; member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1841-45 (19th District 1841-43,
14th District 1843-45); delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in 1868
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Putnam County, W.Va.
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F. E. Tallman —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1945-46.
Still living as of 1946.
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Luke E. Terry (b. 1916) —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; United
Commercial Travelers; Rotary.
Still living as of 1976.
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James Kay Thomas (b. 1902) —
also known as James K. Thomas —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
23, 1902.
Son of George E. Thomas and Jean (Kay) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1933-42;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1937-40.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allison Garnett Thompson (b. 1892) —
also known as A. Garnett Thompson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Lawson, Ray
County, Mo., August
11, 1892.
Son of Ernest Thompson and Jimmie (Graves) Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, Bank of
Dunbar; director, radio
station WTIP; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1950-53;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1960;
chair
of Kanawha County Democratic Party, 1968-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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James McIhany Thomson (1924-2001) —
also known as James Thomson; "Landslide
Jim" —
of Alexandria,
Va.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., August 9,
1924.
Son of Paul Jones Thomson (1884-1938).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1956-78; defeated, 1977.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., July 22,
2001 (age 76 years, 347
days).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Thomas Chasteene Townsend (1877-1949) —
also known as T. C. Townsend —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in a log
cabin overlooking the New River, in Mountain Cove, Fayette
County, W.Va., August
14, 1877.
Son of Benjamin Mason Townsend and Julia (Rule) Townsend.
Republican. Lawyer; West Virginia state tax commissioner,
1908-11, 1929-35; Kanawha
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-17; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention
from West Virginia, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
5, 1949 (age 72 years, 83
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Annie Burdette. |
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Harry S. Toy (b. 1892) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Elkhorn, McDowell
County, W.Va., January
12, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; Michigan
state attorney general, 1935; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1935-36; appointed 1935; defeated,
1936; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1948.
German
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curtis B. Trent, Jr. (b. 1919) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Monclo, Logan
County, W.Va., July 1,
1919.
Son of Curtis B. Trent and Ova (Gore) Trent.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1947-49;
resigned 1949; executive assistant to Gov. William
Wallace Barron, 1961; parliamentarian
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Delta Pi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Civitan.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Ruth M. Howard. |
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Callie Tsapis (1923-2003) —
of Chester, Hancock
County, W.Va.; Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., April 26,
1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1957-61; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County, 1959-64,
1967-68; elected circuit judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial
Circuit 1972.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, Grange; American Bar
Association.
Died June 12,
2003 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) —
also known as Buford C. Tynes —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Va., May 3,
1884.
Son of Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge) Tynes.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1928;
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1944;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac M. Underwood (b. 1879) —
of Middlebourne, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Shirley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
28, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Tyler
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Tyler County, 1923-26,
1935-36; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Roberts Vance (1917-2002) —
also known as Cyrus R. Vance —
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 27,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1977-80.
Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Trilateral
Commission.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Mt. Sinai Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 2002 (age 84 years, 291
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Arnold M. Vickers (b. 1908) —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., August 8,
1908.
Son of Charles M. Vickers and Helen (Montgomery) Vickers.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1935-36;
member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1941-48; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1945.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born near Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
2, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1840;
member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1847-48; U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March 29,
1872 (age 56 years, 148
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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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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A. Hale Watkins (b. 1911) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., January
26, 1911.
Son of Fred B. Watkins and Minnie (Shorden) Watkins.
Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1940-44; Clerk of West Virginia State
Senate, 1941.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Merle Watkins (b. 1881) —
also known as W. Merle Watkins —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.
Born in Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va., December
21, 1881.
Son of William Watkins and Grace Marie (Deppen) Watkins.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Grafton, W.Va., 1914; Taylor
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1929-32; circuit judge in
West Virginia for the 19th Judicial Circuit; elected 1946.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Homer Roy Waugh (1879-1945) —
also known as H. Roy Waugh —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., January
4, 1879.
Son of Homer M. Waugh and Malissa (Jane) Waugh.
Republican. Lawyer; Upshur
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1905-08; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Upshur County, 1909-10; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1910-14;
circuit judge in West Virginia, 1921-28; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1938, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in 1945
(age about
66 years).
Original interment at Old
Baptist Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.; reinterment in 1979 at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Ulysses Sigel Webb (b. 1864) —
also known as Ulysses S. Webb; U. S. Webb —
of Quincy, Plumas
County, Calif.
Born in Flemington, Taylor
County, W.Va., September
29, 1864.
Son of Cyrus Webb and Elizabeth (Cather) Webb.
Republican. Lawyer; Plumas
County District Attorney; California
state attorney general, 1902-39.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arnold O. Weiford (b. 1927) —
of Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va.
Born in Marlinton, Pocahontas
County, W.Va., September
21, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County,
1957-58; defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Delta Theta; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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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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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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George H. Whaley (b. 1919) —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 30,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1955-58;
defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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E. Dennis White, Jr. (b. 1937) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Peytona, Boone
County, W.Va., December
28, 1937.
Son of Earl D. White and Rotha Mae (Edleman) White.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1971-72;
defeated, 1972.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Moose; Civitan.
Still living as of 1972.
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H. Laban White, Jr. (b. 1916) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., May 1,
1916.
Son of H. Laban White, Sr. and Nannie Leigh (Cox) White.
Democrat. School
teacher; surveyor;
lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-68;
Speaker
of the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1965-67.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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Sam White (b. 1927) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Mercer
County, W.Va., May 21,
1927.
Son of Dr. S. Ray White and Ora (Ward) White.
Republican. Lawyer; Pleasants
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 7th District, 1977-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1981-85; resigned 1985.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1985.
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George H. Williams —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Son of S. Holland Williams and Harriett Ellen (Taylor) Williams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1941-44.
Protestant.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Moose; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833-1890) —
also known as Eugene M. Wilson —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Morgantown, Monongalia
County, Va. (now W.Va.), December
25, 1833.
Son of Edgar
Campbell Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1857-61; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1869-71; mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1872-73, 1874-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Minnesota, 1876;
member of Minnesota
state senate 27th District, 1879; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1888.
Died April 10,
1890 (age 56 years, 106
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Robert Ellsworth Wise, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Bob Wise —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Clendenin, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1981-82; resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1983-2001 (3rd District
1983-93, 2nd District 1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Governor
of West Virginia, 2001-05.
Member, American Bar
Association.
In 2003, he was accused
of having an extramarital
affair with a married female state employee; he admitted
the affair, and dropped
his campaign for re-election.
Still living as of 2010.
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John Marshall Wolverton (1872-1944) —
also known as John M. Wolverton —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Bigbend, Calhoun
County, W.Va., January
31, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Richwood, W.Va., 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1925-27, 1929-31;
defeated, 1926, 1936.
Died in 1944
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Richwood, W.Va.
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Homer Boughner Woods (1869-1941) —
also known as Homer B. Woods —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born near Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 16,
1869.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1904; circuit judge in West
Virginia for the 5th Judicial Circuit, 1905-24; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1925-36; defeated, 1936;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1941; died
in office 1941.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Modern
Woodmen of America; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis.
Died March 4,
1941 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Robert Wooton (b. 1944) —
also known as William R. Wooton; Bill
Wooton —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
20, 1944.
Son of Robert O. Wooton and Beulah (Bennett) Wooton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1977-86, 1989-90 (18th
District 1977-82, 22nd District 1983-86, 1989-90); member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1991-; defeated, 1986;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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William S. Wysong (1876-1963) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., February
13, 1876.
Son of William M. Wysong and Bettie Mayo (Holt) Wysong.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1911-14,
1929-30, 1935-36, 1951-52; chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1940-42; Presidential Elector
for West Virginia, 1940.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died in April, 1963
(age 87
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin F. Yancey, Jr. (b. 1927) —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va., December
22, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1959-60.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1960.
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John C. Yoder (b. 1951) —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Newton, Harvey
County, Kan., January
9, 1951.
Son of Gideon G. Yoder and Stella H. Yoder.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas 9th District,
1976-80; candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1990; member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1993-96; defeated, 1988;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 2004;
candidate for judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 2010.
Mennonite.
Member, Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2010.
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Paul Zakaib, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1932.
Son of Paul Zakaib and Hazel (Rahal) Zakaib.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1974; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1978.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1978.
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