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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Son of William Hornblower Bradley and Eliza McCormack (Cameron)
Bradley.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and Steel Co.; created the town of
Widen, W.Va.; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1916;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Donley (b. 1921) —
also known as Chuck Donley —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Brooke
County, W.Va., May 12,
1921.
Son of John B. Donley and Mary (Jones) Donley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
steelworker; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Christian.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1975.
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Karl Moore Jones (b. 1908) —
also known as Karl M. Jones —
of Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Glen Roy (unknown
county), Ohio, May 13,
1908.
Son of Henry Charles Jones and Minnie Camellia (Moore) Jones.
Democrat. Steelworker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1952.
Lutheran.
Member, Eagles; United
Steelworkers of America.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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:
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Thomas Elliott Millsop (1898-1967) —
also known as Thomas E. Millsop —
of Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., December
4, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
steel executive; mayor of
Weirton, W.Va., 1947-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
West Virginia, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Moose;
Eagles.
The Thomas E. Millsop Community Center in Weirton is named for
him.
Died September
12, 1967 (age 68 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Carolyn Ranson (b. 1916) —
also known as Kenneth C. Ranson —
of Liberty, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Liberty, Putnam
County, W.Va., March 25,
1916.
Son of William Wirt Ranson and Ora Maud (Hunt) Ranson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
superintendent of transportation, West Virginia Steel
Corporation; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Putnam County; elected
1966.
Still living as of 1967.
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John Ulrich (1871-1943) —
also known as Honus Ulrich —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., June 14,
1871.
Republican. Steelworker; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-28,
1931-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from West Virginia, 1932.
Member, United
Steelworkers of America.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., May 20,
1943 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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