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James Damron (b. 1876) —
of Mingo
County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan
County, W.Va., April 28,
1876.
Son of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron.
Mingo
County Clerk; circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd
Judicial Circuit, 1912-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1928-32.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Washington Damron and Esther (Chafin) Damron; married, December
22, 1899, to Anna B. Shumate; married, October
16, 1915, to Leola Virginia Sanders. |
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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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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 13,
1873.
Son of John
James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 24,
1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
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Paul B. Davis (b. 1914) —
of Smithburg, Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Born in New Milton, Doddridge
County, W.Va., September
7, 1914.
Son of Noah L. Davis and Roxie (Bland) Davis.
Republican. School
teacher; insurance
agent; farmer; Doddridge
County Sheriff, 1948-52; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1961-62.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1962.
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Thomas Jeffrey Davis, Sr. (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Davis, Sr. —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va., March 19,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; Ritchie
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-25; oil and gas
producer; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1929-32, 1945-48; member of
West
Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Defrees (1810-1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., November
8, 1810.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-45; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1856-60; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1866-68.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
19, 1882 (age 71 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Robert L. Dittmar (b. 1931) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va., December
18, 1931.
Son of Louis Dittmar and Ruby Dittmar.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1989-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Fraternal
Order of Police; Lions.
Still living as of 1997.
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A. Emerson Doak (1876-1960) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in Deep Valley, Tyler
County, W.Va., February
21, 1876.
Son of Robert Doak and Ingabe I. (Bee) Doak.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1941-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1960
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Sistersville, W.Va.
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George W. Dober (1915-1981) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., September
2, 1915.
Son of George C. Dober and Lysle (Yost) Dober.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of West
Virginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1979-80; member
of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1980-81; appointed 1980; died
in office 1981.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died May 12,
1981 (age 65 years, 252
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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B. A. Dotson (b. 1889) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Waverly, Wood
County, W.Va., December
20, 1889.
Son of William C. Dotson and Fannie O. Dotson.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1917; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1935-36;
defeated, 1950.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 1,
1916, to Frances Lucille Stanley. |
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Boyd Dotson (b. 1907) —
of Webster Springs, Webster
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., September
15, 1907.
Son of James J. Dotson and Ledona (O'Dell) Dotson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Webster County Republican Party, 1940-46; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1943-44;
candidate for West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gus R. Douglass —
of Grimms Landing, Mason
County, W.Va.; Leon, Mason
County, W.Va.
Democrat. West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture; elected 1964, 1968; elected
unopposed 1972, 1976; elected 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1988.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2004.
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N. T. Downs (b. 1874) —
of Mill Creek, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Flintstone, Allegany
County, Md., October
26, 1874.
Son of William H. Downs and Elizabeth (Chisholm) Downs.
Democrat. Railway
freight and ticket agent; telegraph
operator; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1941-46.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon G. Duff (b. 1863) —
of Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Doddridge
County, W.Va., December
4, 1863.
Son of George W. Duff and Henrietta H. (Cayton) Duff.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1913-14,
1941-42; Nicholas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21, 1925-29.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. Clifton Dyche, Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 10,
1926.
Republican. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1957-58.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Still living as of 1958.
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