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David B. Ealy (b. 1888) —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Schellsburg, Bedford
County, Pa., August
14, 1888.
Son of Dr. Taylor F. Ealy and Mary (Ramsey) Ealy.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Marshall
County Coroner, 1919-37; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1939-42; candidate in primary
for Governor of
West Virginia, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Milton Easley (b. 1875) —
also known as D. M. Easley —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Pearisburg, Giles
County, Va., March 10,
1875.
Son of John White Easley and Minerva Boyd (Pack) Easley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1920;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 9th Judicial Circuit, 1937-45.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Sidney Echols (1871-1946) —
also known as Leonard S. Echols —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Madison, Boone
County, W.Va., October
30, 1871.
Son of George A. Echols and Cartha Grace (Atkins) Echols.
Republican. Lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-09; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1919-23;
defeated, 1922, 1924; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 9,
1946 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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Andrew Edmiston (1892-1966) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., November
13, 1892.
Son of Matthew Edmiston and Ella B. (Jackson) Edmiston.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; director, Weston National Bank; mayor
of Weston, W.Va., 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1928,
1952,
1956;
West
Virginia Democratic state chair, 1928-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1933-43;
defeated, 1942; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Rotary; Delta
Tau Delta; Moose.
Died in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., August
28, 1966 (age 73 years, 288
days).
Interment at Macpelah
Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
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Levi Arthur Edwards (b. 1884) —
also known as L. A. Edwards —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Mason
County, W.Va., July 16,
1884.
Son of Charles S. Edwards and Jennet A. (Roush) Edwards.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1925-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry S. Ellison, Sr. (b. 1888) —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.
Born in Willow Bend, Monroe
County, W.Va., December
2, 1888.
Son of J. Wesley Ellison and Emeline (Brown) Ellison.
Democrat. Postmaster;
banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1941-46; appointed 1941; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1946-49.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Nannie Blanton. |
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Blaine Engle (b. 1887) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Tanner, Gilmer
County, W.Va., February
4, 1887.
Republican. School
principal; insurance
agent and adjuster; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1925-26;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Evans (b. 1882) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Blossburg, Tioga
County, Pa., September
7, 1882.
Son of Evan F. Evans and Mary Jane (Phillips) Evans.
Democrat. Physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1937-38,
1941-46.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916
to Virginia Burke. |
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Richard Hugh Everson (1945-1999) —
also known as Rick Everson —
of West Virginia.
Born in Barbour
County, W.Va., August
19, 1945.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1992-99; died in office 1999.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in Broaddus Hospital,
Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., September
1, 1999 (age 54 years, 13
days).
Interment at Barbour
Memorial Cemetery, Philippi, W.Va.
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Cuyler E. Ewing (b. 1908) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., June 13,
1908.
Son of I. E. Ewing and Minnie E. (Zuver) Ewing.
Republican. Purchasing
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1939-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Pat Fanning (b. 1934) —
of Iaeger, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born August
14, 1934.
Son of James P. Fanning and Gertrude (Neal) Fanning.
Democrat. Mortician;
mayor of Iaeger, W.Va.; member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1968-80, 1985-88, 1997-;
appointed 1968.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Alpha
Sigma Phi; Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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Rush Floyd Farley (b. 1887) —
also known as Rush F. Farley —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Birch, Mingo
County, W.Va., March 6,
1887.
Son of Thomas B. Farley and Nancy (Pinson) Farley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles B. Felton, Jr. (b. 1936) —
of Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Rowlesburg, Preston
County, W.Va., September
7, 1936.
Son of Charles B. Felton, Sr. and Evelyn (Miller) Felton.
Democrat. Purchasing
agent; public
relations business; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1987-93 (15th District 1987-92, 14th
District 1993); appointed 1987; resigned 1993.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1993.
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Aubrey E. Ferguson (1907-1977) —
of Harrisville, Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Born in Harding, Randolph
County, W.Va., May 10,
1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1977
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gurnett E. Ferguson —
also known as G. E. Ferguson —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Fayette
County, W.Va.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; real estate
business; hotelier;
director, West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare and Statistics;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1940,
1948;
candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1942.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Fitzgerald (b. 1915) —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, May 30,
1915.
Son of Edward Fitzgerald and Myrtle (Roberts) Fitzgerald.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
wholesale florist
supplier; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970; defeated, 1972
(Jackson County); elected 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1975.
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Dan B. Fleming (b. 1885) —
of St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va.
Born in Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va., November
15, 1885.
Son of Henry C. Fleming and Lillian (Rhodes) Fleming.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944; chair of
Pleasants County Democratic Party, 1942-46.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Pressley Fought (b. 1878) —
also known as Gordon P. Fought —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Wirt
County, W.Va., June 27,
1878.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; druggist; newspaper
publisher; insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1933; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1945-49; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Lee Fox (1876-1952) —
also known as Fred L. Fox —
of Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Braxton
County, W.Va., October
24, 1876.
Son of Camden Fox and Caroline (McMorrow) Fox.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1913-20; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1924-36; chair of
Braxton County Democratic Party, 1929; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1937-52; died in office
1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August 8,
1952 (age 75 years, 289
days).
Interment at Sutton
Cemetery, Sutton, W.Va.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Lee Frame. |
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D. R. Frazer (b. 1921) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Tioga, Nicholas
County, W.Va., November
22, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1957-70.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; American
Legion; Moose.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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