| |  Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (b. 1944) — also known asWatkins Abbitt, Jr. — of Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.Born in Appomattox,AppomattoxCounty, Va.,October20, 1944.Insuranceandrealestate business; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates 59th District, 1986-.Baptist.Member,Jaycees;Lions;FarmBureau;Moose;Woodmen;National RifleAssociation.Still living as of 2009. | | William Harrison Adams (1872-1958) — also known asWilliam H. Adams — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1872.Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,MutualLifeInsurance Association; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-53.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Jesters;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum.Died inRichmond,Va.,September24, 1958 (age86 years, 185days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | 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 ofthe American Revolution.Died in Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.,January15, 1928 (age66 years, 359days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Orlando, Fla. | | John B. Boatwright (1881-1965) — of Buckingham,BuckinghamCounty, Va.Born in Marion,SmythCounty, Va.,November27, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1922-23, 1936-59 (Buckingham &Cumberland counties 1922-23, Appomattox & Buckingham counties1936-43, Buckingham, Appomattox & Cumberland counties 1944-59).Baptist.Member,Modern Woodmen of America;Ruritan.DiedMarch28, 1965 (age83 years, 121days).Burial location unknown. | | George Lynn Bowman (b. 1874) — also known asGeorge L. Bowman — of Kingfisher,KingfisherCounty, Okla.Born inHarrisonburg,Va.,October9, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;KingfisherCounty Attorney, 1902-07; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Oklahoma,1912,1944,1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1919-23.Congregationalist.Member,Modern Woodmen of America;Freemasons;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Harpine Bowman and Frances (Hoffman) Bowman; married,October7, 1913, to Lena Odessa Pollard. |
| | Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) — also known asRobert S. Hall — of Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.Born in Williamsburg,CovingtonCounty, Miss.,March10, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate senate, 1906-08;ForrestCounty Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 10,1941 (age62 years, 92days).Interment atOldCity Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.  | Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) — also known asRobert L. Owen — of Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.Born inLynchburg,Va.,February2, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96;U.S.Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Episcopalian.Scotch-IrishandCherokeeIndian ancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Modern Woodmen of America;AlphaTau Omega;PhiBeta Kappa.DiedJuly 19,1947 (age91 years, 167days).Interment atSpringHill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va. | | William Buchanan Price (b. 1865) — also known asWilliam B. Price — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born inLynchburg,Va.,July 2,1865.Democrat.Lawyer;Nebraska state insurance commissioner, 1896-1900; candidate forNebraskastate auditor, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1916;candidate forNebraskastate attorney general, 1926.ChristianScientist. Member,Woodmen of the World;ModernWoodmen of America;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Abner Clopton Price and Hester (Walker) Price. |
| | Stanley J. Rexrode (b. 1883) — of Marlinton,PocahontasCounty, W.Va.Born in New Hampden,HighlandCounty, Va.,August5, 1883.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Pocahontas County, 1935-36.SouthernMethodist. Member,Freemasons;Woodmen;JuniorOrder.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 ofthe 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. |
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