| |  Wade Hampton Ballard III (1924-2006) — also known asWade H. Ballard III;JimBallard —of Peterstown,MonroeCounty, W.Va.BornNovember30, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1964;chair ofMonroe County Republican Party, 1968; campaign manager for Gov.ArchA. Moore, 1968;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1969-70;candidate forWestVirginia state senate 10th District, 1970.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLegion;Sons of the American Revolution;Rotary;OddFellows;PhiKappa Psi;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa.DiedJune 29,2006 (age81 years, 211days).Interment atPeterstownCemetery, Rich Creek, Va. | | Howard Randolph Bayne (1851-1933) — also known asHoward R. Bayne — of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born inWinchester,Va.,May 11,1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 23rd District, 1909-12.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons of the Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died in New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1933 (age81 years, 306days).Intermentsomewherein Richmond, Va.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne; married,April27, 1886, to Lizzie S. Moore (daughter of Samuel Preston Moore);married,February17, 1932, to Amy (Hughes) D'Aeth. |
| | William Thomas Bland (1861-1928) — also known asWilliam T. Bland — of Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.; Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),January21, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1894; district judge in Kansas, 1896-1901;U.S.Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1919-21; defeated,1920.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen;Moose;Sons of the American Revolution.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,January15, 1928 (age66 years, 359days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Orlando, Fla. | | John Fulmer Bright (1877-1953) — also known asJ. Fulmer Bright — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,November17, 1877.Democrat.Physician;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1924-40; defeated, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1928.Presbyterian.Member,Sons of the Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died, from aheartailment, inRichmond,Va.,December29, 1953 (age76 years, 42days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof George Hilliard Bright and Mary Samuel (Davies)Bright. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | George Edward Bushnell (1887-1965) — also known asGeorge E. Bushnell — of Highland Park,WayneCounty, Mich.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born inRoanoke,Va.,November4, 1887.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1934-55; defeated, 1928; resigned1955;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1940, 1948.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry. Member,Sons of the American Revolution;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;American BarAssociation;DeltaTheta Phi.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,September30, 1965 (age77 years, 330days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Detroit, Mich. | | Paul J. Carr Sr. (1893-1957) — of Hinton,SummersCounty, W.Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,April 4,1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;mayor ofHinton, W.Va., 1947-48; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Summers County, 1957; diedin office 1957.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Moose;Pi GammaMu;Sons of the American Revolution;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;BlueKey.DiedMarch24, 1957 (age63 years, 354days).Burial location unknown.  | Charles Ernest Chamberlain (1917-2002) — also known asCharles E. Chamberlain;"The AutomobileHorn of Congress" —of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Locke Township,InghamCounty, Mich.,July 22,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1957-75.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Sons of the American Revolution;Kiwanis;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died, ofrenalfailure andcongestiveheart failure, in Leesburg,LoudounCounty, Va.,November25, 2002 (age85 years, 126days).Interment atEvergreenCemetery, Lansing, Mich. | | Hugh Smith Cumming Jr. (1900-1986) — also known asHugh S. Cumming, Jr. — of Virginia. Born inRichmond,Va.,March10, 1900.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 1953-57.Episcopalian.Member,Sons of the American Revolution;ZetaPsi;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.DiedNovember24, 1986 (age86 years, 259days).Interment atSt. John's Church Cemetery, Hampton, Va. | | Lynn Winterdale Franklin (1888-1952) — also known asLynn W. Franklin;LynnWinterdale —of Maryland;Fredericksburg,Va.Born in Ocean Grove,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,June 11,1888.Stenographer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inTegucigalpa, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul inSan Salvador, 1915-16, 1919-22;Callao-Lima, 1916-18;Guayaquil, 1918-19; U.S. Consul inSan Salvador, 1922-24;Hong Kong, 1924-25, 1925-28;Hankow, 1925;Saltillo, 1928-30;Chefoo, 1930-31;Amoy, 1931-33;Stockholm, as of 1938-40;Niagara Falls, as of 1943; U.S. Consul General inCuraçao, as of 1947.Episcopalian.Member,Sons of the American Revolution.DiedJuly 8,1952 (age64 years, 27days).Interment atFredericksburgCemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.| | Relatives:Step-son of George L. Franklin; son of Charles Winterdale and Jenny(Jones) Winterdale; married,June 11,1925, to Butler-Brayne Thornton Robinson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lake Jenkins Frazier (b. 1898) — also known asLake J. Frazier — ofWinchester,Va.; Roswell,ChavesCounty, N.M.Born near Danville,MontourCounty, Pa.,December11, 1898.Democrat.Lawyer;probate judge in New Mexico, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Mexico,1948;mayorof Roswell, N.M., 1948-51.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Sons of the American Revolution;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Edward Frazier and Sarah Jane (Herr) Frazier; married1921 to HelenP. Holshue. |
| | Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) — also known asLloyd L. Gravely — of Rocky Mount,NashCounty, N.C.Born inDanville,Va.,December5, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;tobaccobuyer; manager,tobaccoproducts factory; director and general manager, China AmericaTobaccoCo.; director, StandardInsuranceandRealtyCo.;mayorof Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;JuniorOrder;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;Sons of the American Revolution.DiedMarch 6,1953 (age63 years, 91days).Burial location unknown.  | Louis Arthur Johnson (1891-1966) — also known asLouis A. Johnson — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inRoanoke,Va.,January10, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1917-18;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1924;National Commander, American Legion, 1932-33; Assistant Secretary ofWar, 1937-40;U.S.Secretary of Defense, 1949-50.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;American BarAssociation;FederalBar Association;Sons of the American Revolution;DeltaChi;DeltaSigma Rho;TauKappa Alpha;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died inWashington,D.C.,April24, 1966 (age75 years, 104days).Interment atElkviewMasonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va. | | Albert Sidney Porter Jr. (1904-1979) — also known asAlbert S. Porter — of Lyndhurst,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Pepper Pike,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born inPortsmouth,Va.,November29, 1904.Democrat.Civilengineer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;CuyahogaCounty Engineer, 1947-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Ohio,1952,1964,1972;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1960,1964;chairof Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1963-69; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Ohio, 1964-72; in 1976, reportersdiscoveredthat he forced his staff tokickback two percent of their pay; aninvestigationresulted; hepleadedguilty to 19 counts oftheftin office, and wassentencedto two years of probation, andfined$10,000.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Grotto;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;ReserveOfficers Association;Sons of the American Revolution;Tau BetaPi;SigmaXi;SigmaPhi Epsilon.Died, fromheartdisease anddiabetes,in HillcrestHospital,Mayfield Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,January7, 1979 (age74 years, 39days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Sidney Porter and Lena May (Edmonds) Porter; married,April20, 1929, to Grace Marie Robinson; married1949 toGenevieve Shaveyco. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
 | Absalom Willis Robertson (1887-1971) — also known asA. Willis Robertson — ofLexington,Va.Born in Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,May 27,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate 22nd District, 1916-22; major in the U.S. Armyduring World War I;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1933-46 (at-large 1933-35, 7thDistrict 1935-46);U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1946-67; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1948,1952,1956.Baptist.Member,PiKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons of the American Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons;Sonsof Confederate Veterans.Died inLexington,Va.,November1, 1971 (age84 years, 158days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Lexington, Va. | | Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) — also known asHugh Scott — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,November11, 1900.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1941-45, 1947-59 (7th District1941-45, 6th District 1947-59); defeated, 1944; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1948-49; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Pennsylvania,1960,1964,1972(delegation chair); speaker,1956;U.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1959-77.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sons of the American Revolution;Lions;Societyof the Cincinnati;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;AlphaChi Rho;TauKappa Alpha;PatrioticOrder Sons of America.DiedJuly 21,1994 (age93 years, 252days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | John Mark Slack Jr. (1915-1980) — also known asJohn M. Slack, Jr. — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,March18, 1915.Democrat.U.S.Representative from West Virginia, 1959-80 (6th District 1959-63,3rd District 1963-80); died in office 1980; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1960.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Elks;Sons of the American Revolution;ExchangeClub.Died inAlexandria,Va.,March17, 1980 (age64 years, 365days).Interment atCunninghamMemorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va. | | William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — also known asWilliam H. H. Stowell — of Burkeville,NottowayCounty, Va.; Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.; Duluth,St. LouisCounty, Minn.; Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.Born in West Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.,July 26,1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77;VirginiaRepublican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Virginia,1876;founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox RiverPulpCo., AtlasPaperCo., DuluthIron andSteel Co.; president of ManufacturersBank ofWest Duluth, 1889-1895.Episcopalian.Member,Sons of the American Revolution;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Amherst,HampshireCounty, Mass.,April27, 1922 (age81 years, 275days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Presumably namedfor:WilliamHenry Harrison | | | | Relatives: Son of Sylvester Stowell andFanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell; married,November13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter ofJohnThomas Averill); third cousin twice removed ofHenryFisk Janes; fourth cousin ofJohnMason Jr.; fourth cousin once removed ofCarlosCoolidge,ElijahLivermore Hamlin,HannibalHamlin,JohnMaxwell Stowell,GeorgePickering Bemis,BlakeC. Fisk andClaudeVinton Stowell. | | | | Political families:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine;Appletonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
| | Henry Junior Taylor (1902-1984) — also known asHenry J. Taylor — of Virginia. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September2, 1902.Republican.Pulp andpaper industry; trustee, Manhattan SavingsBank;director, Waldorf-AstoriaHotel;author;newspapercorrespondent;economist;U.S. Ambassador toSwitzerland, 1957-61.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons of the American Revolution;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;DeltaKappa Epsilon;SigmaDelta Chi;LoyalLegion.Died in1984(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown.  | William Munford Tuck (1896-1983) — also known asWilliam M. Tuck — of South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.Born near High Hill,HalifaxCounty, Va.,September28, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1924-32; member ofVirginiastate senate 10th District, 1932-41; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1940(alternate),1948,1952;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1942-46;Governor ofVirginia, 1946-50;U.S.Representative from Virginia 5th District, 1953-69.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons of the American Revolution;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;OmicronDelta Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen;Moose;Redmen;Lions;Ruritan.Died in South Boston,HalifaxCounty, Va.,June 9,1983 (age86 years, 254days).Interment atOakRidge Cemetery, South Boston, Va. | | | Alexander Wilbourne Weddell (1876-1948) — also known asAlexander W. Weddell — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 6,1876.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inZanzibar, 1910-11;Catania, as of 1914; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1916-20;Calcutta, as of 1921-24;Mexico City, as of 1926-27; U.S. Ambassador toArgentina, 1933-38;Spain, 1939-42.Episcopalian.Member,Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons of the American Revolution.Died in1948(ageabout72 years).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Junius Edgar West (1866-1947) — also known asJunius E. West — of Waverly,SussexCounty, Va.;Suffolk,Va.Born near Waverly,SussexCounty, Va.,July 12,1866.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;insurancebusiness;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1896,1936;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Nansemond County, 1910-11; memberofVirginiastate senate 30th District, 1912-21;LieutenantGovernor of Virginia, 1922-30.Christian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Elks;Rotary;JuniorOrder;Sons of the American Revolution.Died, ofcancer,in ahospitalatRichmond,Va.,January1, 1947 (age80 years, 173days).Interment atCedarHill Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.
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