Mason County
West Virginia
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Mason County
West Virginia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Mason County
Index to Locations BealeCemetery Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, West Virginia
LeonCemetery Leon, Mason County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Graham BaptistChurch Cemetery Graham Station Road Near New Haven, Mason County, West Virginia See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Lone OakCemetery Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia
|  Daniel Haymond Polsley (1803-1877) — of Wellsburg,BrookeCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Born in Palatine, Va. (now part of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.),November28, 1803.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor;LieutenantGovernor of West Virginia, 1861; district judge in West Virginia7th District, 1863-66;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1867-69.Slaveowner. Died in Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.,October14, 1877 (age73 years, 320days).Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
| James Capehart (1847-1921) — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.; Cocoa,BrevardCounty, Fla.; Cocoa,BrevardCounty, Fla.Born in Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),March 7,1847.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from WestVirginia,1888;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1891-95;president, Point Pleasant NationalBank.DiedApril28, 1921 (age74 years, 52days).Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
| Charles Edgar Hogg (1852-1935) — also known asCharles E. Hogg — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Born near Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),December21, 1852.Democratic Presidential Elector for West Virginia,1884(voted forGroverCleveland andThomasA. Hendricks);U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1887-89;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1916.DiedJune 14,1935 (age82 years, 175days).Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
| Robert Lynn Hogg (1893-1973) — also known asRobert L. Hogg — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Born in Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.,December30, 1893.Republican. Member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1925-28;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1930-33.Died inCharlottesville,Va.,July 21,1973 (age79 years, 203days).Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery.
| Virgil Anson Lewis — also known asVirgil A. Lewis — ofMasonCounty, W.Va.Democrat.WestVirginia superintendent of schools, 1893-97.Methodist.Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery. | Andrew R. Barbee (d. 1903) — ofMasonCounty, W.Va.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;physician;member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1881-84.Died in1903.Interment at Lone Oak Cemetery. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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