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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: West Virginia: State House of Delegates, 1880s</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Lynch</a> 1882-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white7.html#311.56.68">Robert White</a> 1885 <li> Barbour County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#071.46.68">Lewis Wilson</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cord-corneliusen.html#405.43.65">John W. Corder</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rushern-russel.html#602.85.60">S. C. Rusmisell</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#047.76.63">David W. Shaw</a> 1887-94 <li> Berkeley County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#825.03.80">B. F. Brady</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#202.65.01">George Ferrell</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans4.html#653.74.34">George F. Evans</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hensel-heraz.html#708.66.04">Marion L. Henshaw</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#411.28.84">James H. Smith</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snelling-snover.html#751.58.49">Isaac B. Snodgrass</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowerman-bowes.html#188.09.00">George M. Bowers</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#715.57.52">G. H. Ropp</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#193.21.66">George W. Buxton</a> 1889 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#212.35.56">Joseph T. Kitchen</a> 1889 <li> Boone County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meadel-meadows.html#449.74.28">James Meadows</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen1.html#192.32.55">Albert Allen</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#374.14.01">William Workman</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hager.html#746.48.37">L. D. Hager</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#802.63.52">J. C. Edelman</a> 1889 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#537.34.31">Jacob C. Edleman</a> 1889 <li> Braxton County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#304.28.21">Benjamin F. Fisher</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boggs.html#694.46.52">James A. Boggs</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#304.28.21">Benjamin F. Fisher</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrne.html#095.95.20">Peyton Byrne</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glovinsky-gochenour.html#711.67.14">George Goad</a> 1889-93 <li> Brooke County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#869.83.45">George W. McCord</a> 1881-83 <li> Cabell County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#087.35.87">George W. Hackworth</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#580.28.16">Thomas H. Harvey</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#684.92.07">Patrick H. McCullough</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#654.51.47">John B. Laidley</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosebury-rosenbaum.html#168.71.86">Andrew Rosebury</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/samson-samul.html#679.21.73">Henry J. Samuels</a> 1889-91 <li> Calhoun County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynch.html#476.89.60">George Lynch</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#343.89.47">Taylor R. Stump</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#300.50.70">Charles H. Richardson</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamilton.html#281.33.98">John M. Hamilton</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#951.11.47">Henry A. Altizer</a> 1889 <li> Clay County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html#769.16.02">Jacob Salisbury</a> 1883 <li> Doddridge County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stuart.html#826.95.45">Chapman J. Stuart</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maxwell.html#966.02.41">William S. Maxwell</a> 1881-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor3.html#522.33.68">E. G. Taylor</a> 1885-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#713.95.18">J. W. Stuck</a> 1889-90 <li> Gilmer County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidd.html#688.78.33">Robert F. Kidd</a> 1887-88 <li> Greenbrier County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gareche-garlak.html#976.94.73">John F. Garing</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#690.86.33">Thomas H. Dennis</a> 1885-86 <li> Hampshire County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilhams-gillen.html#980.15.75">Henry B. Gilkeson</a> 1883-86 <li> Harrison County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/post.html#210.64.37">Ira C. Post</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/post.html#210.64.37">Ira C. Post</a> 1885-86 <li> Jackson County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown2.html#954.37.66">Charles L. Brown</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#974.89.21">George B. Crow</a> 1887-88 <li> Jefferson County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mellette-memorial.html#373.96.60">Jacob S. Melvin</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#712.50.71">Frank Beckwith</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grant-graver.html#685.11.92">John W. Grantham</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beckham-bedel.html#712.50.71">Frank Beckwith</a> 1887-88 <li> Kanawha County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson3.html#343.53.97">E. Willis Wilson</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown5.html#800.39.76">James F. Brown</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown5.html#666.46.14">James H. Brown</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins5.html#461.35.26">John M. Collins</a> 1883 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#353.17.21">L. H. Oaks</a> 1887 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aubert-austen.html#874.75.35">A. E. Aultz</a> 1889 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mayall-maynadier.html#865.39.08">Daniel Mayer</a> 1889-90 <li> Lincoln County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#982.41.11">Joseph White Holt</a> 1881-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owenby-ozzard.html#546.71.22">Benjamin H. Oxley</a> 1885-86 <li> Logan County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#926.83.22">John B. Floyd</a> 1881-82 <li> Marion County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#438.93.79">James H. Furbee</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#730.32.43">Jesse F. Sturm</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#730.32.43">Jesse F. Sturm</a> 1887-88 <li> Mason County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beard.html#384.16.18">A. Green Beard</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beard.html#593.93.69">Jabez Beard</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spencer.html#963.60.47">J. S. Spencer</a> 1887-88 <li> Mineral County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#798.21.87">Joseph V. Bell</a> 1879-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dailey.html#500.53.38">C. Wood Dailey</a> 1883-84 <li> Monongalia County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#908.51.30">J. Marshall Hagans</a> 1887 <li> Morgan County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#746.44.94">Washington Unger</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sigerson-silon.html#839.17.67">John T. Siler</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hessberg-hewson.html#038.60.18">J. J. Hetzel</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houstoun-howan.html#610.53.40">Silas J. Hovermale</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#633.11.52">Lewis Largent</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webe-webney.html#617.90.48">G. F. Weber</a> 1889-90 <li> Nicholas County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#216.79.71">David McQueen</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#376.12.65">H. C. Callison</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peck.html#402.09.96">John E. Peck</a> 1887-90 <li> Ohio County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fisher.html#776.90.65">Benjamin Fisher</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson1.html#192.67.52">Andrew Wilson</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbard.html#721.57.81">William P. Hubbard</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#494.79.36">Samuel A. Kepner</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#731.82.70">Frank McNeil</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#515.51.93">Charles W. Seabright</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burts-busey.html#080.40.71">J. Hamilton Burtt</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dousman-dovey.html#275.72.54">Blackburn B. Dovener</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woods.html#451.35.92">Joseph J. Woods</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson-jacobi.html#983.56.17">John J. Jacob, Jr.</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myerson-myus.html#914.76.86">William Myles</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#400.11.57">Edward Robertson</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white7.html#386.77.14">Robert White</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gard-gardlock.html#256.11.69">A. D. Garden</a> 1887-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glassbrook-glenmore.html#379.18.89">C. J. Gleason</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whisman-whitcome.html#273.60.31">Nelson E. Whitaker</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woods.html#451.35.92">Joseph J. Woods</a> 1887-90 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sthuette-stigler.html#947.41.49">Louis F. Stifel</a> 1888-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#093.43.71">John Corcoran</a> 1889-92 <li> Pendleton County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blakeley-blancke.html#829.75.80">George A. Blakemore</a> 1889-90 <li> Pleasants County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gorney-goulart.html#710.54.99">Oliver Gorrell</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powhatan-prangley.html#964.90.79">John J. Poynter</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gorney-goulart.html#710.54.99">Oliver Gorrell</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hamlet-hammitt.html#476.52.99">Robert G. Hammett</a> 1889-90 <li> Pocahontas County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#425.83.30">George H. Moffett</a> 1879-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#539.80.33">Henry A. Yeager</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#539.80.33">Henry A. Yeager</a> 1887-88 <li> Preston County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#866.86.84">Page R. McCrum</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#911.55.84">Uriah N. Orr</a> 1881-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#844.57.61">John D. Rigg</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fort-fossum.html#396.18.96">Thomas Fortney</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glover.html#532.57.58">William H. Glover</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoggard-holbrock.html#126.43.58">Joseph T. Hoke</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#829.92.55">John P. Jones</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#960.71.62">M. S. Bryte</a> 1889-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#911.55.84">Uriah N. Orr</a> 1889-90 <li> Randolph County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hutchison-hyche.html#222.61.91">Elihu Hutton</a> 1877-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cremeans-crocheron.html#726.82.65">C. J. P. Cresap</a> 1881 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snyder.html#608.59.37">Harman Snyder</a> 1885 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harding.html#049.10.27">French Harding</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#242.31.65">W. L. Kee</a> 1889-90 <li> Ritchie County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis8.html#563.51.58">Thomas E. Davis</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller9.html#078.05.34">W. G. Miller</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinney.html#777.54.46">J. M. McKinney</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glovinsky-gochenour.html#711.07.71">J. C. Gluck</a> 1889-90 <li> Summers County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller1.html#627.58.80">Andrew Alexander Miller</a> 1882 <li> Tyler County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryans-rzewnicki.html#105.12.20">Henry A. Rymer</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#319.58.19">Selman Wells</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#291.75.09">William M. Powell</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#005.75.14">William W. Givens</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith8.html#018.33.00">Silas Smith</a> 1887-90 <li> Upshur County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/potterton-powe.html#452.36.74">Alex M. Poundstone</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#527.96.61">David Poe</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#333.53.27">J. J. Morgan</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dean.html#800.56.91">J. S. W. Dean</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young8.html#715.57.53">Stillman Young</a> 1887-92 <li> Wayne County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fryall-fullam.html#952.93.93">Albert C. Fulkerson</a> 1879-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#296.16.41">Thomas Harrison</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#047.35.61">C. W. Ferguson</a> 1885-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/naar-nary.html#314.38.67">Robert Napier</a> 1889-90 <li> Webster County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doddridge-dodero.html#606.39.00">Charles M. Doddrill</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorn-dorsett.html#101.65.93">Charles P. Dorr</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorn-dorsett.html#101.65.93">Charles P. Dorr</a> 1889-90 <li> Wetzel County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#321.61.03">A. G. Calvert</a> 1877-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#735.19.84">Albert Gallatin Calvert</a> 1877-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall8.html#656.77.87">Septimius Hall</a> 1881-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#131.75.72">Aaron Morgan</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochran.html#061.56.72">Jacob Cochran</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#131.75.72">Aaron Morgan</a> 1889-92 <li> Wood County: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bond.html#280.49.89">Erwin D. J. Bond</a> 1883-84 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#377.76.18">James T. McMechen</a> 1883-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#836.85.53">Robert Alexander</a> 1885-86 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambliss-chancie.html#749.69.07">William N. Chancellor</a> 1887-88 <li> 1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/busha-butkowski.html#302.90.36">Ben H. Butcher</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#308.79.07">Hugh Mearns</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#729.38.50">C. P. Ross</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonard.html#301.03.44">David H. Leonard</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharp.html#434.91.66">James P. Sharp</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steelman-steil.html#054.47.19">D. Q. Steere</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durkee-duval.html#072.44.79">Isaac H. Duval</a> 1887-90 <li> 2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor3.html#720.73.30">E. J. Taylor</a> 1879-80 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html#526.99.91">J. B. Crumrine</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harless-harmison.html#280.48.50">George Harman</a> 1883-84 <li> 3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall5.html#451.00.41">J. L. Hall</a> 1881-82 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook9.html#762.65.01">William H. H. Cook</a> 1887-88 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bandel-bankhead.html#647.41.42">William Bandy</a> 1889-90 <li> 5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#146.65.45">Winston Shelton</a> 1879-80 </ul> <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <p> <b><a name="WV20856yD">Members of the West Virginia State House of Delegates: Events and Candidates of the 1880's</a></b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <ul> <li> Berkeley County: <ul> <li> 1881: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#202.65.01">George Ferrell</a>, died in office. </ul> <li> Braxton County: <ul> <li> 1882: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cunningham.html#971.28.21">John H. Cunningham</a>, elected, but died before taking office. </ul> <li> Randolph County: <ul> <li> 1886: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harding.html#049.10.27">French Harding</a>, elected. </ul> <li> Wood County: <ul> <li> 1882: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#015.73.03">W. A. Cooper</a>, elected, but never took office. <li> 1883 Jan 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#377.76.18">James T. 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