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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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Charles Hoadley Damron (b. 1944) —
also known as Charles H. Damron —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Fraziers Bottom, Putnam
County, W.Va.
Born in Mingo
County, W.Va., March 18,
1944.
Son of George Hoadley Damron and Pauline (Mills) Damron.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
writer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 10th District, 1975-78.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1978.
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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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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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William Sidney Laidley (1839-1917) —
also known as William S. Laidley —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 27,
1839.
Son of John
Osborn Laidley.
Lawyer;
historian; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1872-73.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Charles Wells Russell (1856-1927) —
also known as Charles W. Russell —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March 10,
1856.
Son of Charles W. Russell and Margaret Wilson (Moore) Russell.
Lawyer;
author; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1909-14.
Died April 5,
1927 (age 71 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles W. Russell and Margaret Wilson (Moore) Russell; married,
February
19, 1879, to Lucy Floyd Mosby (1851-1884); married, October
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