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Gerald W. Ash (b. 1939) —
of Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va.; Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 3,
1939.
Democrat. Journalist; member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1981-87; defeated, 1978;
resigned 1987.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Still living as of 1987.
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Relatives:
Married to Michele Emilie Linn. |
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Cleveland Monroe Bailey (1885-1965) —
also known as Cleveland M. Bailey —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in St. Marys, Pleasants
County, W.Va., July 15,
1885.
Son of Albert Bailey and Mary (Stead) Bailey.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper editor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1945-47, 1949-63;
defeated, 1934, 1946.
Baptist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., July 13,
1965 (age 79 years, 363
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Robert D. Bailey (1912-2001) —
also known as Bob Bailey —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Baileysville, Wyoming
County, W.Va., January
12, 1912.
Son of Robert
D. Bailey (1883-1963) and Sue (Starkey) Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
represented railroads
and timber
companies; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Wyoming
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1949-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-chair
of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1964-67; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1965-67; appointed 1965; president,
Castle Rock Bank of
Pineville, Radio
Station WWYO, Independent Herald newspaper, and Pineville
Gas
Company.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died in 2001
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Baker (1832-1899) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Belmont
County, Ohio, November
11, 1832.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1871-72; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1872; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1872-76; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1884-88; Minnesota
Democratic state chair, 1892; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Minnesota, 1892;
U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1893-97; Salvador, 1893-97; Nicaragua, 1893-97.
Died, from pernicious
anemia, in Washington,
D.C., April 30,
1899 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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George Edward Barger (b. 1918) —
also known as George E. Barger —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., October
9, 1918.
Son of W. H. Barger and Nellie (Rine) Barger.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
manager; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mineral County, 1949-50;
defeated, 1950, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1958.
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Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) —
also known as B. Randolph Bias —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Hamlin, Lincoln
County, W.Va., December
20, 1875.
Son of Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of
Mingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from West Virginia, 1924;
member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reese Blizzard (b. 1863) —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., 1863.
Son of James Blizzard and Elizabeth (Gill) Blizzard.
Newspaper editor; banker; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1901-10;
circuit judge in West Virginia.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Bosworth (b. 1908) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Huttonsville, Randolph
County, W.Va., August 3,
1908.
Son of Dr. J. L. Bosworth and Rachel (Hutton-Crouch) Bosworth.
Journalist; radio
announcer; author;
newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1937.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Flood Byrd (1887-1966) —
also known as Harry F. Byrd —
of Winchester,
Va.; Berryville, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va., June 10,
1887.
Son of Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1860-1925) and Eleanor Bolling (Flood) Byrd.
Newspaper publisher; fruit
farmer; member of Virginia
state senate, 1915-25; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1922-25; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Virginia, 1924,
1928,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Virginia, 1926-30; member of Democratic
National Committee from Virginia, 1928-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1933-65; States Rights candidate for President
of the United States, 1956; received 15 electoral votes for
President, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; United
Commercial Travelers; Grange.
Died in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., October
20, 1966 (age 79 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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W. E. Chilton III (1921-1987) —
also known as W. E. 'Ned' Chilton —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
26, 1921.
Son of William
E. Chilton, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948,
1960;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1953-60.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Chi Phi.
Publisher of the Charleston Gazette newspaper, 1961-87.
Died in 1987
(age about
65 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Son of Oren Andrus Clark and Emily Jeannette (Jones) Clark.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; Governor of
Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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William Gustavus Conley (1866-1940) —
also known as William G. Conley —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.; Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Maj. William Conley and Mary (Freeburn) Conley.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
newspaper editor; Tucker
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1896-1904; mayor, Parsons, W.Va.,
1901-03; mayor, Kingwood, W.Va, 1906-08; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1908-13; Governor of
West Virginia, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died October
21, 1940 (age 74 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va.
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John Jacob Cornwell (1867-1953) —
also known as John J. Cornwell —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Ritchie
County, W.Va., July 11,
1867.
Son of Jacob H. Cornwell and Mary E. (Taylor) Cornwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
owner and editor of The Hampshire Review newspaper; financed
and built Hampshire Southern Railroad;
president, Bank of
Romney; director and general counsel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1896,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1932,
1940;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1899-1906 (12th District 1899-1902, 15th
District 1903-06); Governor of
West Virginia, 1917-21; defeated, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., September
8, 1953 (age 86 years, 59
days).
Interment at Indian
Mound Cemetery, Romney, W.Va.
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Daniel Cruger (1780-1843) —
of Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., December
22, 1780.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly, 1813-16, 1826 (Allegany and Steuben counties
1813-16, Steuben County 1826); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1816; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1817-19; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1818-21.
Died in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va (now W.Va.), July 12,
1843 (age 62 years, 202
days).
Interment at Stone
Church Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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William Mercer Owens Dawson (1853-1916) —
also known as William M. O. Dawson —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Bloomington, Garrett
County, Md., May 21,
1853.
Son of Francis Dawson and Leah (Knight) Dawson.
Republican. Newspaper editor; lawyer; chair of
Preston County Republican Party, 1875-88; member of West
Virginia state senate, 1881-88 (10th District 1881-82, 11th
District 1883-88); West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1892-1904; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1897-1905; Governor of
West Virginia, 1905-09.
Died March 12,
1916 (age 62 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) —
also known as Augustin W. Ferrin —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Valley, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
1, 1875.
Son of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van Hoosen)
Ferrin.
Newspaper reporter; magazine editor; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-30; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-38.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, in a nursing
home, in Marion
County, W.Va., March 17,
1976 (age 100 years,
198 days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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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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Clayton L. Haines (1875-1941) —
of Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Charles Town, Jefferson
County, W.Va., December
7, 1875.
Son of George W. Haines (1844-1914) and Cassie Grace (Reeder) Haines
(1846-1912).
Democrat. Owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson
newspaper, 1914-30; mayor of Charles Town, W.Va, 1914-18;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate 15th District, 1937-38; appointed 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1941
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Edge
Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
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Walter Simms Hallanan (1890-1962) —
also known as Walter S. Hallanan —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., April 29,
1890.
Son of Dr. Thomas Hallanan and Martha (Blake) Hallanan.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; oil
executive; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1920;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1927-30; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1928-62; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1940-44.
Methodist.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1962
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Lee Harmon (b. 1900) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Boone
County, W.Va., October
7, 1900.
Son of Albert Sidney Harmon and Nettie May (Lucas) Harmon.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; radio
commentator; writer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-48,
1951-54, 1957-61; resigned 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Moose.
Poet Laureate of West Virginia.
Interment somewhere
in Beckley, W.Va.
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Charles Burdett Hart (1850-1930) —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 16,
1850.
Newspaper editor; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1897-1903.
Died in 1930
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert F. Hickman (b. 1906) —
of Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va.
Born in Elizabeth, Wirt
County, W.Va., August
24, 1906.
Son of Robert Franklin Hickman and Embersenia (Ferrell) Hickman.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper publisher; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1936; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wirt County, 1939-42.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Hodges (1892-1968) —
also known as Charles E. Hodges —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., September
27, 1892.
Son of Thomas Edward Hodges and Mary Amelia (Hayes) Hodges.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
newspaperman; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1931-38; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1935-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 1,
1968 (age 75 years, 217
days).
Interment somewhere
in Charleston, W.Va.
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Robert Kelvin Holliday (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert K. Holliday; Bob
Holliday —
of Oak Hill, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., February
11, 1933.
Son of J. Kelvin Holliday and Kathleen (Harris) Holliday.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; television
producer; author;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected
1962, 1964, 1966; member of West
Virginia state senate 11th District, 1969-72, 1981-94; resigned
1972, 1994; defeated, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2003.
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Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) —
also known as Matthew R. Hull —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor
County, W.Va.), about 1807.
Son of Jacob Hull (born 1776) and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull.
Farmer;
tanner;
school
teacher; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist.
Methodist.
Died in Fayette
County, Ind., July 23,
1875 (age about 68
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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Frank Rumer Jeffrey (b. 1889) —
also known as Frank R. Jeffrey —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., October
22, 1889.
Son of Thomas P. Jeffrey and Sarah (Crossfield) Jeffrey.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; private secretary to U.S. Sen.
Wesley
L. Jones; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Rho; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Henry Kidd (1888-1982) —
also known as Robert H. Kidd —
of Grafton, Taylor
County, W.Va.; Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va.
Born in Burnsville, Braxton
County, W.Va., April 30,
1888.
Son of John
Wesley Kidd and Mary (Bodkins) Kidd.
Democrat. Newspaper work; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1924; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Braxton County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Braxton
County, W.Va., 1982
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Knight (b. 1907) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
4, 1907.
Son of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight.
Democrat. Sports
editor, later managing editor, The Charleston Gazette
newspaper; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1941-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Edgar Knight and Charlotte (Stanmeyer) Knight; married, July 21,
1930, to Orpha Regina Thomas; father of Thomas
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Thomas A. Knight (b. 1933) —
of South Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
15, 1933.
Son of Frank
A. Knight and Orpha R. (Thomas) Knight.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; public
relations consultant; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1965-66, 1979-88 (Kanawha
County 1965-66, 17th District 1979-82, 23rd District 1983-88);
defeated, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Hilda Sheets Long —
also known as Hilda S. Long; Mrs. Edward
Long —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; Presidential Elector for West
Virginia, 1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1968-72.
Female.
Member, Junior
League; Colonial
Dames; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Smithe O'Brien (1862-1948) —
also known as William S. O'Brien —
of Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va.
Born in Audra, Barbour
County, Va. (now W.Va.), January
8, 1862.
Son of Col. Emmet J. O'Brien and Martha Ann (Hall) O'Brien.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper editor; lawyer;
circuit judge in West Virginia for the 12th Judicial Circuit,
1913-20; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1927-29;
defeated, 1928; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1933-48; died in office 1948.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Buckhannon, Upshur
County, W.Va., August
10, 1948 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Heavner
Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va.
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Jennings Randolph (1902-1998) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Salem, Harrison
County, W.Va., March 8,
1902.
Son of Ernest Randolph and Idell (Bingman) Randolph.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1933-47;
defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958-85.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Rotary.
Died in 1998
(age about
96 years).
Interment at Seventh-Day
Baptist Cemetery, Salem, W.Va.
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Stuart Felix Reed (1866-1935) —
also known as Stuart F. Reed —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born near Philippi, Barbour
County, W.Va., January
8, 1866.
Son of Milton D. Reed and Margaret (Stuart) Reed.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1895-98; postmaster;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1909-17; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1917-25.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died July 4,
1935 (age 69 years, 177
days).
Interment at Elkview
Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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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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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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Earl H. Smith (1880-1941) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born March 27,
1880.
Son of Clarence L. Smith and Margaret Virginia Smith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and
editor, The Fairmont Times newspaper; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1931-32;
member of West
Virginia state senate, 1933-41 (11th District 1933-38, 14th
District 1939-41); died in office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died May 28,
1941 (age 61 years, 62
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Luther Smith (1880-1962) —
also known as Joe L. Smith —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh
County, W.Va., May 22,
1880.
Son of Hulett A. Smith and Angeline (McMillion) Smith.
Democrat. Printing
business; newspaper publisher; banker; mayor of
Beckley, W.Va., 1904-09; member of West
Virginia state senate 7th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1929-45; West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1944-47; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of a heart and
circulatory ailment, in Beckley Hospital,
Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va., August
23, 1962 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Beckley, W.Va.
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John Harold Snodgrass (b. 1870) —
also known as John H. Snodgrass —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Williamstown, Wood
County, W.Va., March 5,
1870.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; newspaper
editor; U.S. Consul in Pretoria, 1905-08; Kobe, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Moscow, 1909-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Married to Lawrence E. Spears. |
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Howard Sutherland (1865-1950) —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born near Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., September
8, 1865.
Son of John
Webster Sutherland.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1909-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia at-large, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1924,
1932,
1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died March 12,
1950 (age 84 years, 185
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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James Alfred Taylor (1878-1956) —
also known as J. Alfred Taylor —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born near Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1917-18,
1921-22, 1931-32, 1937-38; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1923-27;
defeated, 1926 (6th District), 1938 (3rd District); candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1928; Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Moose.
Died in Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va., June 9,
1956 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Interment at Huse
Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
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W. Guy Tetrick (b. 1883) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Enterprise, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
3, 1883.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; coal
operator; member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1917-53; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1932;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1945-46,
1949-54; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1946.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Virginia Ann Heavner. |
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James McIlhany Thomson (1878-1959) —
also known as James M. Thomson —
of Norfolk,
Va.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va.
Born in Summit Point, Jefferson
County, W.Va., February
13, 1878.
Son of Augustus Pembroke Thomson (1847-1920) and Elizabeth (McIlhany)
Thomson (born 1854).
Editor of the Norfolk Dispatch, 1900-06;
publisher, New Orleans Item, 1906-41; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920,
1924,
1944;
Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1956.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died, in Gaylord, Clarke
County, Va., September
25, 1959 (age 81 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph P. Welton (b. 1909) —
of Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., April 9,
1909.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Grant County; elected
1944, 1946; elected unopposed 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Whetsell (b. 1905) —
of Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va.
Born in Kingwood, Preston
County, W.Va., June 26,
1905.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Preston County, 1949-60;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles; Sigma
Chi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924;
member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, 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 Woodyard (b. 1894) —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Born in Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va., September
13, 1894.
Son of Harry
Chapman Woodyard.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Roane County, 1927-28;
member of West
Virginia state senate 4th District, 1929-32; member of West Virginia
Republican State Executive Committee, 1937-41.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Young (b. 1889) —
of Sistersville, Tyler
County, W.Va.
Born in New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va., April 12,
1889.
Son of James E. Young and Catherine Rebecca (Peterson) Young.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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