Very incomplete list! | |  John L. Bailey (b. 1934) — also known asLarrie Bailey — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Born in Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.,March 2,1934.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Lewis County; elected1960; candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1964.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;Phi Kappa Sigma.Still living as of 1964.| |  Relatives: Sonof John W. Bailey and Carrie (Given) Bailey. |
 | James Wilson Bartlett (1894-1965) — also known asJames W. Bartlett — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born inTaylorCounty, W.Va.,June 14,1894.Republican. Superintendent, DawsonCoalCompany; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1929-30.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died in Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.,September7, 1965 (age71 years, 85days).Interment atBridgeportCemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Philander F. Bartlett and Ida Rebecca (Swindler)Bartlett. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Charlton Reid Beattie (1869-1925) — also known asCarlton R. Beattie — of Thibodaux,LafourcheParish, La.Born inAssumptionParish, La.,April22, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1908;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1909-13;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1925; diedin office 1925.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma. Died in Thibodaux,LafourcheParish, La.,August23, 1925 (age56 years, 123days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Taylor Beattie and Fannie Estelle (Pugh) Beattie. |
| | Francis Jennings Beckwith Jr. (1892-1966) — also known asFrank J. Beckwith, Jr. — of Charles Town,JeffersonCounty, W.Va.BornMay 19,1892.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1921-22.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Phi Kappa Sigma;DeltaTheta Phi;AmericanLegion.Died inJeffersonCounty, W.Va.,March 5,1966 (age73 years, 290days).Interment atEdgeHill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va. | | Bennett Randolph Bias (b. 1875) — also known asB. Randolph Bias — of Williamson,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born in Hamlin,LincolnCounty, W.Va.,December20, 1875.Republican.Schoolteacher; postmaster atWilliamson,W.Va., 1897-1909;newspapereditor;lawyer;chair ofMingo County Republican Party, 1904-08; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from West Virginia,1924;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1937, 1955.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rolan Armstrong Bias and Lucy (Byus) Bias; married,June 19,1901, to Clothilde Gaujot. |
 | Roscoe Osmond Bonisteel (1888-1972) — also known asRoscoe O. Bonisteel — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Sidney Crossing,Ontario,December23, 1888.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; City Attorney, Ann Arbor,Mich., 1921-28; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1928,1944;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1932;member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1946-59; appointed 1946; member ofWayneState University board of governors, 1956-59;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 33rd SenatorialDistrict, 1961-62.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma;Rotary;AmericanLegion;Freemasons.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February25, 1972 (age83 years, 64days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Milton F. Bonisteel and Frances Anna (Whyte) Bonisteel; married,September12, 1914, to Lillian Coleman Rudolph. | | | | Image source: Michigan Manual1957-58 |
| | Charles Guy Briggle (1883-1972) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Rushville,SchuylerCounty, Ill.,January27, 1883.Lawyer;circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-32;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1932-58;took senior status 1958.Presbyterian.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks.DiedJune 6,1972 (age89 years, 131days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Rice T. Briggle and Mary E. (Thompson) Briggle; married,December15, 1908, to Mary Ethel Stites. |
 | Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) — also known asFrank M. Bristol — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.;Washington,D.C.Born in Jeddo,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,January4, 1851.Republican.Minister;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1884 ;bishop.Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in1932(ageabout81 years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1908 |
| | Clarence J. Brown Jr. (b. 1927) — also known asBud Brown — of Urbana,ChampaignCounty, Ohio.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,June 18,1927.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1965-83; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1972;candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1982.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;OmicronDelta Kappa;Phi Kappa Sigma;SigmaDelta Chi.Still living as of 1998. | | Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known asFred E. Busbey — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Tuscola,DouglasCounty, Ill.,February8, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;stockbroker;U.S.Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954.Member,Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in Cocoa Beach,BrevardCounty, Fla.,February11, 1966 (age71 years, 3days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Owen Jenks Cleary (1900-1960) — also known asOwen J. Cleary — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,February4, 1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;president,Cleary College; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1946;MichiganRepublican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1956(alternate); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Michigan, 1952-53;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1953-54; defeated, 1954; candidate forGovernor ofMichigan, 1954.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Rotary;American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaTheta Phi;Moose.DiedSeptember10, 1960 (age60 years, 219days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Roger Cleary and Helen Clarke (Jenks) Cleary; married toMarie DeWaele. |
| | William Purrington Cole Jr. (1889-1957) — also known asWilliam P. Cole, Jr. — of Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Born in Towson,BaltimoreCounty, Md.,May 11,1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1927-29, 1931-43;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1942-52;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1952-57.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;JuniorOrder;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died inBaltimore,Md.,September22, 1957 (age68 years, 134days).Interment atArlingtonNational Cemetery, Arlington, Va. | | George Crady (b. 1931) — of Yulee,NassauCounty, Fla.Born in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,June 14,1931.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 12th District, 1977-.Methodist.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Lions;Moose.Still living as of 1999.  | John William Cummins (1881-1965) — also known asJ. William Cummins — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,July 24,1881.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1927-32,1939-40; defeated, 1940.Member,Elks;AmericanLegion;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,December27, 1965 (age84 years, 156days).Interment atMt.Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John William Cummins (1849-1931) and Annie (Campbell) Cummins;married1912 to JeanWelty. | | | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book1929 |
| | Irvine Damron (b. 1947) — also known asK. O. Damron — of Lenore,MingoCounty, W.Va.Born inMingoCounty, W.Va.,July 27,1947.Democrat.Grocer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1979-86 (13thDistrict 1975-76, 1979-82, 15th District 1983-86).Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Moose.Still living as of 1986. | | Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954) — also known asPierre S. du Pont — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,January15, 1870.President (1915-19) and director of the Du Pontchemicalcompany; chairman (1915-29) and president (1920-23) ofGeneralMotors; director, PennsylvaniaRailroad;member ofDelawarestate board of education, 1919-21;delegateto Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; DelawareLiquor Commissioner, 1933-38.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in1954(ageabout84 years).Burial location unknown. | | Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) — also known asMelvin C. Eaton — of Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.Born in Norwich,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,April 2,1891.Republican.Chemist;director, superintendent, later vice-president, president andchairman, NorwichPharmaceuticalCo.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1932,1936,1940;chairof Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;New YorkRepublican state chair, 1934-36; Republican Presidential Electorfor New York,1952(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon).Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Phi Kappa Sigma;Rotary.Died, following an apparentheartattack, in St. CharlesHospital,Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio,August1, 1966 (age75 years, 121days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married,April14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
| | Horace Hall Edwards (b. 1902) — also known asHorace H. Edwards — ofRichmond,Va.Born in Isle of Wight,Isle ofWight County, Va.,August21, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1934-38;VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Virginia,1944;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1946-48; Richmond city manager, 1954.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma;DeltaTheta Phi;TauKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Edwards and Helen Hope (Hall) Edwards; married,December22, 1927, to Mary Olive Lynch. |
| | Joseph Landon Evins (1910-1984) — also known asJoe L. Evins — of Smithville,DeKalbCounty, Tenn.Born inDeKalbCounty, Tenn.,October24, 1910.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1947-77 (5th District 1947-53, 4thDistrict 1953-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1948,1956,1960,1964,1968.Churchof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Phi Kappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Shriners;Lions;Elks.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March31, 1984 (age73 years, 159days).Entombed atSmithvilleTown Cemetery, Smithville, Tenn. | | Leslie Coombs Garnett (1876-1958) — also known asLeslie C. Garnett — of Mathews,MathewsCounty, Va.; Chevy Chase,MontgomeryCounty, Md.;Washington,D.C.Born in Mathews,MathewsCounty, Va.,December15, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;MathewsCounty Commonwealth Attorney, 1904-12; Democratic PresidentialElector for Virginia,1905;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1924;U.S.Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1934-37; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1936,1940.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1958 (age81 years, 119days).Interment atHollywoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Parker Thompson Hart (1910-1997) — also known asParker T. Hart — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September28, 1910.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inVienna, 1938-39;Pará, 1940-43;Wellington, as of 1943;Cairo, as of 1944;Jidda, as of 1944; U.S. Consul inDhahran, as of 1945; U.S. Consul General inDhahran, as of 1949;Damascus, as of 1952; U.S. Ambassador toSaudi Arabia, 1961-65;Yemen, 1961-62;Kuwait, 1962-63;Turkey, 1965-68.Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in1997(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown.  | William Uhler Hensel (1851-1915) — also known asW. U. Hensel — of Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.Born in Quarryville,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December4, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;chair ofLancaster County Democratic Party, 1875-87; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1880,1884,1892(delegation chair); law partner ofJ.Hay Brown, 1887-99;Pennsylvaniastate attorney general, 1891-95; organizer oftrolleylines.Presbyterian.GermanandEnglishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died, fromlivercirrhosis, in asanitariumat Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February27, 1915 (age63 years, 85days).Interment atWoodwardHill Cemetery, Lancaster, Pa. | | | Jack Johnson (b. 1904) — also known asJ. G. F. Johnson — of Point Pleasant,MasonCounty, W.Va.Born inDoddridgeCounty, W.Va.,March 6,1904.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1947-48;member ofWestVirginia state senate 4th District, 1961-64; defeated, 1964.Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;FarmBureau;Rotary;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Archie S. Johnson and Anzina (Schoonover) Johnson; married,June 20,1936, to Margaret Somerville. |
| | Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955) — also known asFrancis F. Kane — of Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 17,1866.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1890; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1903; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Pennsylvania,1904;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1913-19.Episcopalian.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma.Died, in McLeanHospital,Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,May 27,1955 (age88 years, 344days).Burial location unknown. | | David Hill Keyston (1925-2016) — also known asDave Keyston — of Hillsborough,San MateoCounty, Calif.Born in San Mateo,San MateoCounty, Calif.,August2, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;real estatebusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom California,1964.ChristianScientist. Member,Phi Kappa Sigma.DiedSeptember16, 2016 (age91 years, 45days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Noel Keyston and Hazel (Elander) Keyston; married,December16, 1951, to Dolly Dee Janisch; married to JeanHodges. |
| | Ross McCormick (b. 1927) — of Albany,LinnCounty, Ore.Born in Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.,October27, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;universityprofessor; candidate forOregonstate house of representatives, 1962.Unitarian.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma;Freemasons;Elks.Still living as of 1970.| | Relatives: Sonof Cyrus Ross McCormick and Helen (Kalbus) McCormick; married,August6, 1955, to Nancy Kathleen Bohman. |
| | Gene W. Miller (1906-1999) — also known asGene Williams — of Summit,UnionCounty, N.J.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Winterset,MadisonCounty, Iowa,October17, 1906.Schoolteacher;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,1947.Female.Presbyterian.Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;Soroptimists;Phi Kappa Sigma;DeltaKappa Gamma.Died in Atlantic Beach,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March 6,1999 (age92 years, 140days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Orlo D. Williams and Edna (Bonebrake) Williams; married1931 toRichard L. Miller. |
 | Henry A. Moehlenpah (1867-1949) — of Clinton,RockCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March 9,1867.Democrat.Banker;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1906; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1908; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Wisconsin,1916;candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1918; member, Federal Reserve Board, 1919-20.Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Kiwanis.DiedNovember9, 1949 (age82 years, 245days).Burial location unknown. | | Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) — also known asHerbert R. O'Conor — ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November17, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;Marylandstate attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1936,1940,1944(delegation chair;speaker),1948(chair,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952;Governorof Maryland, 1939-47; candidate for Democratic nomination forVice President,1944;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1947-53.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Phi Kappa Sigma;Knightsof Columbus.Died inBaltimore,Md.,March 4,1960 (age63 years, 108days).Interment atNewCathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md. | | Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (1884-1962) — also known asJoseph C. O'Mahoney — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November5, 1884.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;vice-chair ofWyoming Democratic Party, 1922-30; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wyoming,1924(alternate),1928,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wyoming, 1929-34;U.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1934-53, 1954-61; defeated, 1952; candidatefor Democratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;Phi Kappa Sigma.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,December1, 1962 (age78 years, 26days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo. | | Karl Lott Rankin (1898-1991) — also known asKarl L. Rankin — of South Bridgton, Bridgton,CumberlandCounty, Maine.Born in Manitowoc,ManitowocCounty, Wis.,September4, 1898.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Consul inBelgrade, as of 1940; U.S. Consul General inCanton, as of 1949;Hong Kong, 1949-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toChina, 1950-53; U.S. Ambassador toChina (Taiwan), 1953-57;Yugoslavia, 1957-61.Congregationalist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma.DiedJanuary15, 1991 (age92 years, 133days).Cremated. | | George Leffingwell Reed (1885-1958) — also known asGeorge L. Reed — of Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February4, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1929-32; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 15th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.Methodist.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;Freemasons.Died in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,October8, 1958 (age73 years, 246days).Interment atOldCarlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.| | Relatives: SonofGeorgeEdward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed; married1911 to HelenRoberta Moorhead; second cousin four times removed ofMatthewGriswold andSamuelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofHermanArod Gager; third cousin twice removed ofZinaHyde Jr.; third cousin thrice removed ofJabezHuntington,JohnDavenport,JamesHillhouse,JoshuaCoit,JamesDavenport,RogerGriswold,SamuelH. Huntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,PhineasLyman Tracy andAlbertHaller Tracy; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,HenryTitus Backus,ThomasWorcester Hyde,AlonzoMark Leffingwell andArthurGayton Postlethwaite. | | | | Political family:Wolcottfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Chapman Revercomb (1895-1979) — also known asChapman Revercomb — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born inCovington,Va.,July 20,1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia,1920;member ofWest VirginiaRepublican State Executive Committee, 1933-34;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1943-49, 1956-59; defeated, 1948,1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia,1944,1956(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1968,1972;candidate forGovernor ofWest Virginia, 1960.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Phi Kappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;DeltaSigma Rho;Elks;Moose;OmicronDelta Kappa;Rotary.Died in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,October6, 1979 (age84 years, 78days).Interment atSunsetMemorial Park, South Charleston, W.Va. | | Rupert A. Sinsel (b. 1904) — of Clarksburg,HarrisonCounty, W.Va.Born in Grafton,TaylorCounty, W.Va.,December19, 1904.Republican.FBIagent;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state senate 13th District, 1949-50; appointed 1949;defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from WestVirginia,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;PhiDelta Phi;Phi Kappa Sigma;American BarAssociation.Burial location unknown. | | Earl H. Smith (1880-1941) — of Fairmont,MarionCounty, W.Va.BornMarch27, 1880.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder andeditor, The Fairmont Timesnewspaper;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Marion County, 1931-32;member ofWestVirginia state senate, 1933-41 (11th District 1933-38, 14thDistrict 1939-41); died in office 1941.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Elks;Phi Kappa Sigma.DiedMay 28,1941 (age61 years, 62days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Clarence L. Smith and Margaret Virginia Smith. |
| | Buford Cleveland Tynes (b. 1884) — also known asBuford C. Tynes — of Huntington,CabellCounty, W.Va.Born in Tazewell,TazewellCounty, Va.,May 3,1884.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic PresidentialElector for West Virginia,1936(voted forFranklinD. Roosevelt andJohnNance Garner); member ofWestVirginia state senate 5th District, 1941-42; appointed 1941;delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate forU.S.Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1946.Presbyterian.Member,Phi Kappa Sigma;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;ThetaKappa Nu;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;AmericanLegion.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Maj. Achilles James Tynes and Harriet L. (Fudge)Tynes. |
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