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Fleming Newman Alderson (b. 1884) —
also known as Fleming N. Alderson —
of Richwood, Nicholas
County, W.Va.
Born in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., January
8, 1884.
Son of John
Duffy Alderson and Eugenia Adaline (Rader) Alderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1911-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1916; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for West
Virginia state attorney general, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi Kappa Psi; Delta
Chi; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Moose; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thornton Granville Berry, Jr. (1904-1987) —
also known as Thornton G. Berry, Jr. —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Sutton, Braxton
County, W.Va., December
13, 1904.
Son of Thornton Granville Berry and Mamie Newton (Kawalska) Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1946; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 8th Judicial Circuit, 1952-58; judge of
West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-76.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died November
27, 1987 (age 82 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 5,
1934, to Rita Crockett Brewster. |
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J. Scott Brown (b. 1911) —
of New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born in New Cumberland, Hancock
County, W.Va., September
19, 1911.
Son of Robert Morrow Brown and Leora (Scott) Brown.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; chair of
Hancock County Republican Party, 1940-42; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County; elected
1942.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Phi Kappa Psi.
Presumed
deceased.
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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John Dempsey Hoblitzell, Jr. (1912-1962) —
also known as John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. —
of Ravenswood, Jackson
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., December
30, 1912.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia, 1956; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1956-58; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1958; defeated, 1958; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Jaycees;
Lions;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi Kappa Psi.
Died of a heart
attack in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., January
6, 1962 (age 49 years, 7
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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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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Homer Adams Holt (1898-1975) —
also known as Homer A. Holt —
of Fayetteville, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., March 1,
1898.
Son of Robert Byrne Holt and Emma (McWhorter) Holt.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Fayette County Democratic Party, 1929; West
Virginia state attorney general, 1933-37; Governor of
West Virginia, 1937-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
16, 1975 (age 76 years, 321
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Offutt Lakin (1896-1974) —
also known as James O. Lakin —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Terra Alta, Preston
County, W.Va., April 4,
1896.
Son of James
Sansome Lakin and Lura Olivia (Lakin) Lakin (1869-1952).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1929-30;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1932; vice-chair of
West Virginia Republican Party, 1952-53; West Virginia
Republican state chair, 1954-56.
Methodist.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi; American
Legion; Elks; Moose.
Died in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., November
29, 1974 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (1845-1905) —
of Maryland.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
21, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1880;
Governor
of Maryland, 1896-1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
8, 1905 (age 59 years, 322
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
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Frank J. Maxwell, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., July 13,
1921.
Son of Frank J. Maxwell and Clara (Gibson) Maxwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1951-56;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956,
1960,
1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Phi Kappa Psi; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1972.
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George W. May (b. 1922) —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va., September
18, 1922.
Son of G. A. May and Retta (Smith) May.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1951-52.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1952.
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Frank Witcher McCullough (b. 1889) —
also known as F. Witcher McCullough —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., May 3,
1889.
Son of Frank F. McCullough and Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1917;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Phi Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Morrison (b. 1901) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
16, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1943-46; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Phi Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr. (1874-1916) —
also known as Hunter H. Moss, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., May 26,
1874.
Republican. Circuit judge in West Virginia, 1904-12; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1913-16; died in
office 1916.
Member, Phi Kappa Psi.
Died in 1916
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Parkersburg
Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Joseph Allen Overton, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 17,
1921.
Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining
Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1964.
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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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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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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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