United States Representatives from West Virginia 4

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Image currently unavailable	LATHAM, George Robert (1832-1917)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Haymarket, Prince William County, Va., March 9, 1832; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Grafton, Va. (now West Virginia); delegate to the convention at Wheeling for the formation of West Virginia; during the Civil War served in the Union Army as captain of Company B, Second Regiment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and later colonel of Volunteers; elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867); was not a candidate for renomination in 1866; United States consul at Melbourne, Australia, 1867-1870; school superintendent of Upshur County, W.Va., 1875-1877; supervisor of census for the first census division of West Virginia; engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Buckhannon, W.Va., December 16, 1917; interment in the Heavner Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Unconditional Unionist 39 1865-1866

Image currently unavailable	LILLY, Thomas Jefferson (1878-1956)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Dunns, Mercer County, W.Va., June 3, 1878; attended the rural schools of his county; taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; justice of the peace 1902-1906; was graduated from the law department of McKinley University, Chicago, Ill., in 1911; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Hinton, Summers County, W.Va.; divorce commissioner of Summers County 1914-1922; State commissioner of accounts 1914-1927; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law and was also interested in agricultural pursuits; died in Sweet Springs, W.Va., April 2, 1956; interment in Restwood Memorial Cemetery, Hinton, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 68 1923-1924

Image currently unavailable	LITTLEPAGE, Adam Brown (1859-1921)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 14, 1859; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport, Ind., in 1882; moved to Charleston, W.Va., in 1884 and continued the practice of law; general counsel in West Virginia for the United Mine Workers’ Association; member of the State senate 1906-1910; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress; elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915-March 3, 1919); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died in Charleston, W.Va., June 29, 1921; interment in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 65 1917-1918 Representative Democrat 64 1915-1916 Representative Democrat 62 1911-1912

Image currently unavailable	LOVE, Francis Johnson (1901-1989)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, on January 23, 1901; attended the public schools; Bethany College at Bethany, W.Va., A.B., 1924; principal of Warwood High School in Wheeling, W.Va., 1926-1929; West Virginia University Law School at Morgantown, J.D., 1932; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Wheeling, W.Va.; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; resumed the general practice of law; delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968; was a resident of Wheeling, W.Va., until his death in October 1989.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 80 1947-1948

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Image currently unavailable	MARTIN, Benjamin Franklin (1828-1895)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Farmington, Marion County, Va. (now West Virginia), October 2, 1828; was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., in June 1854; taught school in Fairmont, Marion County; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in March 1856; moved to Pruntytown in 1856; member of the constitutional convention of West Virginia in 1872; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872 and 1888; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1880; resumed the practice of law in Grafton, Taylor County, W.Va., and died there January 20, 1895; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 46 1879-1880 Representative Democrat 45 1877-1878

	McGREW, James Clark (1813-1910)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Brandonville, Monongalia County, Va. (now West Virginia), September 14, 1813; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking; delegate to the Virginia secession convention in 1861 and voted against secession; mayor of Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now West Virginia), 1863-1865; member of the West Virginia house of delegates 1863-1865; managing director of the West Virginia Insane Hospital for four years; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873); chairman, Committee on Mileage (Forty-second Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1872; again mayor of Kingwood in 1879 and 1880; resumed banking in Kingwood, W.Va., from 1886 until his death in Kingwood, W.Va., September 18, 1910; interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 42 1871-1872 Representative Republican 41 1869-1870

	McKINLEY, David (1947- )
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va., March 28, 1947; B.S.C.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 1969; civil engineer; business owner; member, West Virginia state house of representatives, 1980-1995; chairman, West Virginia Republican Party, 1990-1994; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2011-present).
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 113 2013-2014 Representative Republican 112 2011-2012

	MILLER, Warren (1847-1920)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born at Apple Grove, Meigs County, Ohio, April 2, 1847; moved about 1850 to that portion of Virginia which later became West Virginia and settled in Millwood, Jackson County; attended the common schools and was graduated from the Ohio University at Athens; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., in 1871; mayor of Ripley in 1871; assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson County 1878-1880; prosecuting attorney 1881-1890; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884; member of the State house of representatives in 1890 and 1891; unsuccessful candidate for judge of the State supreme court in 1892; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899); was not a candidate for renomination in 1898; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; appointed judge of the fifth judicial circuit of West Virginia; elected in 1902 and served from 1900 until his resignation in 1903; judge of the State supreme court of appeals in 1903 and 1904; member of the State senate 1914-1918; died in Ripley, W.Va., on December 29, 1920; interment in Cottageville Cemetery, Cottageville, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 55 1897-1898 Representative Republican 54 1895-1896

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOLLOHAN, Robert Homer (1909-1999)
	Bio: (father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954

	MOLLOHAN, Alan Bowlby (1943- )
	Bio: (son of Robert H. Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Fairmont, Marion County, W.Va., May 14, 1943; graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W.Va., 1962; A.B., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1966; LL.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., 1970; lawyer, private practice; United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	MOORE, Arch Alfred (1923- )
	Bio: (father of Shelley Moore Capito), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Moundsville, Marshall County, W. Va., April 16, 1923; attended, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., 1943; B.A., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.,1948; L.L.B., West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va., 1951; lawyer, private practice; United States Army, 1943-1946; member of the West Virginia state house of delegates, 1953-1955; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-first Congress in 1968; governor of West Virginia, 1969-1973; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1978; Governor of West Virginia, 1985-1989; unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor of West Virginia in 1988.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 90 1967-1968 Representative Republican 89 1965-1966 Representative Republican 88 1963-1964 Representative Republican 87 1961-1962 Representative Republican 86 1959-1960 Representative Republican 85 1957-1958

Image currently unavailable	MOSS, Hunter Holmes (1874-1916)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 26, 1874; attended the public schools; in early youth was employed in a bank; was graduated from the law department of West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1896; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1896; prosecuting attorney of Wood County, W.Va., 1900-1904; judge of the fourth circuit court of West Virginia 1904-1912; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his death in Atlantic City, N.J., July 15, 1916; interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 64 1915-1916 Representative Republican 63 1913-1914

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Image currently unavailable	NEAL, William Elmer (1875-1959)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born on a farm near Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio, October 14, 1875; attended the public schools; graduated from Proctorville High School in 1894; taught school in Ohio and Kentucky for six years; graduated from National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio, in 1900 and received a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1906; commenced the general practice of medicine in Huntington, W.Va., in 1907; served as mayor of Huntington 1925-1928; member of Huntington Park Board 1931-1952, and West Virginia Public Health Council 1936-1940; member of West Virginia house of delegates in 1951 and 1952; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress; served as medical consultant to Foreign Operations Administration in Afghanistan from February 17, 1955, to June 20, 1955; elected to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; died in Huntington, W.Va., November 12, 1959; interment in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 85 1957-1958 Representative Republican 83 1953-1954

	NEELY, Matthew Mansfield (1874-1958)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born near Groves, Doddridge County, W.Va., November 9, 1874; attended the public schools and Salem College at Salem, W.Va.; served as a private in the infantry during the Spanish-American War; graduated from the University of West Virginia at Morgantown in 1901 and from the law department of the same university in 1902; admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in Fairmont, Marion County; mayor of Fairmont 1908-1910; clerk of the State house of delegates 1911-1913; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W. Davis; reelected to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from October 14, 1913, to March 3, 1921; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress; elected in 1922 as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1929; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928; elected to the United States Senate in 1930; reelected in 1936 and served from March 4, 1931, until his resignation on January 12, 1941, having been elected Governor; chairman, Committee on Rules (Seventy-fourth through Seventy-sixth Congresses), Committee on the Judiciary (Seventy-seventh Congress); Governor of West Virginia 1941-1945; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1948; reelected in 1954 and served from January 3, 1949, until his death in the naval hospital, Bethesda, Md., January 18, 1958; chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-first, Eighty-second, Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth Congresses); interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 85 1957-1958 Senator Democrat 84 1955-1956 Senator Democrat 83 1953-1954 Senator Democrat 82 1951-1952 Senator Democrat 81 1949-1950 Representative Democrat 79 1945-1946 Senator Democrat 77 1941-1942 Senator Democrat 76 1939-1940 Senator Democrat 75 1937-1938 Senator Democrat 74 1935-1936 Senator Democrat 73 1933-1934 Senator Democrat 72 1931-1932 Senator Democrat 70 1927-1928 Senator Democrat 69 1925-1926 Senator Democrat 68 1923-1924 Representative Democrat 66 1919-1920 Representative Democrat 65 1917-1918 Representative Democrat 64 1915-1916 Representative Democrat 63 1913-1914

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Image currently unavailable	O'BRIEN, William Smith (1862-1948)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Audra, near Philippi, Barbour County, Va., (now West Virginia), January 8, 1862; attended the common schools, the Weston (W.Va.) Academy, and the University of West Virginia at Morgantown; worked on farms, in brick yards, and on public works; also taught school and was engaged as an editor; was graduated from the law school of the West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1891; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va., in 1892; served as a captain in the West Virginia National Guard in 1894 and 1895; served as judge of the twelfth judicial circuit of West Virginia 1913-1919; elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress; resumed the practice of law; elected secretary of state of West Virginia in 1932, 1936, 1940, and again in 1944, in which capacity he served until his death in Buckhannon, W.Va., on August 10, 1948; interment in Heavner Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 70 1927-1928

Image currently unavailable	PENDLETON, John Overton (1851-1916)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 4, 1851; moved with his parents to Wheeling, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1851; attended Aspen Hill Academy, Louisa County, Va., 1865-1869, and Bethany College, West Virginia, 1869-1871; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wheeling, W.Va., in 1874; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for State senator in 1886; presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1889, to February 26, 1890, when he was succeeded by George W. Atkinson, who contested the election; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894; resumed the practice of law in Wheeling, W.Va., and died there December 24, 1916; interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894 Representative Democrat 52 1891-1892 Representative Democrat 51 1889-1890

Image currently unavailable	POLSLEY, Daniel Haymond (1803-1877)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born at Palatine, near Fairmont, Va. (now West Virginia), November 28, 1803; attended the country schools; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Va. (now West Virginia); edited the Western Transcript 1833-1845; moved to Mason County in 1845 and engaged in agricultural pursuits and practiced law; member of the Wheeling loyal conventions of May 13 and June 11, 1861; chosen Lieutenant Governor of the “restored government” of the State of Virginia in 1861; judge of the seventh judicial district of West Virginia 1863-1866; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869); was not a candidate for renomination in 1868; resumed the practice of his profession; died in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., October 14, 1877; interment in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 40 1867-1868

	RAHALL, Nick Joe, II (1949- )
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va., May 20, 1949; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, W.Va.; A.B., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1971; attended graduate school, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1972; staff, Office of the Majority Whip, United States Senate, 1971-1974; business owner; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1972 and 1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-present); chair, Committee on Natural Resources (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses).
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 113 2013-2014 Representative Democrat 112 2011-2012 Representative Democrat 111 2009-2010 Representative Democrat 110 2007-2008 Representative Democrat 109 2005-2006 Representative Democrat 108 2003-2004 Representative Democrat 107 2001-2002 Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984 Representative Democrat 97 1981-1982 Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978

Image currently unavailable	RAMSAY, Robert Lincoln (1877-1956)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Durham, England, March 24, 1877; immigrated to the United States in 1881 with his parents, who settled in New Cumberland, Hancock County, W.Va.; attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of the West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1901; was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in New Cumberland; moved to Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va., in 1905 and continued the practice of law; city attorney of Follansbee, Brooke County, 1905-1930; prosecuting attorney of Brooke County 1908-1912 and 1916-1920; member of the board of governors for West Virginia University 1927-1930; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1939); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Wellsburg, W.Va.; elected to the Seventy-seventh Congress (January 3, 1941-January 3, 1943); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to the Seventy-eighth Congress; special assistant to the United States Attorney General 1943-1945; assistant attorney general of West Virginia 1945-1948; elected to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1953); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1952; resumed the practice of law and was assistant prosecuting attorney 1952-1956; died in Wheeling, W.Va., November 14, 1956; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery, Follansbee, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 82 1951-1952 Representative Democrat 81 1949-1950 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934

	RANDOLPH, Jennings (1902-1998)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Salem, Harrison County, W.Va., March 8, 1902; attended the public schools; graduated from the Salem (W.Va.) Academy in 1920 and Salem (W.Va.) College in 1924; engaged in newspaper work in Clarksburg, W.Va., in 1924; associate editor of West Virginia Review at Charleston in 1925; head of the department of public speaking and journalism at Davis and Elkins College at Elkins, W.Va., 1926-1932; trustee of Salem College and Davis and Elkins College; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1933-January 3, 1947); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress; chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-ninth Congresses), Committee on Civil Service (Seventy-ninth Congress); professor of public speaking at Southeastern University, Washington, D.C., 1935-1953, and dean of School of Business Administration 1952-1958; assistant to president and director of public relations, Capital Airlines, Washington, D.C., February 1947-April 1958; elected in a special election on November 4, 1958, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Matthew M. Neely; reelected in 1960, 1966, 1972 and 1978 and served from November 5, 1958, to January 3, 1985; did not seek reelection; chairman, Committee on Public Works (Eighty-ninth through Ninety-fifth Congresses), Committee on Environment and Public Works (Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth Congresses); died in St. Louis, Mo., on May 8, 1998; interment in Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 98 1983-1984 Senator Democrat 97 1981-1982 Senator Democrat 96 1979-1980 Senator Democrat 95 1977-1978 Senator Democrat 94 1975-1976 Senator Democrat 93 1973-1974 Senator Democrat 92 1971-1972 Senator Democrat 91 1969-1970 Senator Democrat 90 1967-1968 Senator Democrat 89 1965-1966 Senator Democrat 88 1963-1964 Senator Democrat 87 1961-1962 Senator Democrat 86 1959-1960 Senator Democrat 85 1957-1958 Representative Democrat 79 1945-1946 Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934

Image currently unavailable	REED, Stuart Felix (1866-1935)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Philippi, Barbour County, W.Va., January 8, 1866; attended the common schools; taught in country schools; was graduated from the Fairmont State Normal School in 1885 and from the law department of the University of West Virginia at Morgantown in 1889; founded and edited the Athenaeum (college journal) in 1889; editor of the Telegram in Clarksburg 1890-1898; member of the State senate 1895-1899; postmaster of Clarksburg 1897-1901; president of the board of trustees of Broaddus College 1901-1908; member of the International Tax Conference at Louisville, Ky., in 1909; secretary of State of West Virginia 1909-1917; president of the Association of American Secretaries of State in 1915; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1925); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Sixty-seventh Congress), Committee on District of Columbia (Sixty-eighth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1924; engaged in literary pursuits; resided in Washington, D.C., until his death there July 4, 1935; interment in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 68 1923-1924 Representative Republican 67 1921-1922 Representative Republican 66 1919-1920 Representative Republican 65 1917-1918

Image currently unavailable	ROHRBOUGH, Edward Gay (1874-1956)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in 1874, near Buckhannon, Upshur County, W.Va.; attended the public schools and West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon; graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., in 1900 and from Harvard University in 1906; later studied at the University of Chicago; instructor at West Virginia Wesleyan College and at West Virginia University at Morgantown; taught school in Brookville, Pa., in 1900 and 1901, and at Glenville (W.Va.) State Normal School 1901-1907; vice president of Fairmont (W.Va.) State Teachers College in 1907 and 1908; president of Glenville (W.Va.) State Teachers College 1908-1942; also engaged in banking; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; elected in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; died in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1956; interment in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 80 1947-1948 Representative Republican 78 1943-1944

Image currently unavailable	ROSENBLOOM, Benjamin Louis (1880-1965)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pa., June 3, 1880; attended the public schools; was graduated from the North Braddock High School; attended the University of West Virginia at Morgantown; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1904 and commenced practice in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., in 1905; member of the State senate 1914-1918; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1925); was not a candidate for renomination in 1924, having become a candidate for the United States Senate; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in 1924; resumed the practice of his profession in Wheeling; weekly newspaper publisher 1933-1935; councilman and vice mayor of Wheeling, W.Va., 1935-1939; retired from law practice in 1951; died in Cleveland, Ohio, March 22, 1965.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 68 1923-1924 Representative Republican 67 1921-1922

Image currently unavailable	SCHIFFLER, Andrew Charles (1889-1970)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wheeling, W.Va., August 10, 1889; attended the public schools; studied law in law offices in Wheeling, W.Va.; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Wheeling in 1913; referee in bankruptcy, northern district of West Virginia, 1918-1922; prosecuting attorney of Ohio County, W.Va., 1925-1932; chairman of the Ohio County Republican committee 1936-1938; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress; elected to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Wheeling, W.Va., and remained active in his profession until his death there March 27, 1970; interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 78 1943-1944 Representative Republican 76 1939-1940

	SHOTT, Hugh Ike (1866-1953)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., September 3, 1866; attended the Staunton public schools; apprenticed as a printer; later became a reporter and editorial writer; moved to Bluefield, W.Va., in 1893; served as a clerk in the railway mail service in 1895; became publisher and editor of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in 1896; postmaster of Bluefield 1903-1912; member of the West Virginia Semicentennial Commission in 1912 and 1913; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1933); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 and for election to the United States Senate in 1936; elected on November 3, 1942, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Matthew M. Neely and served from November 18, 1942, to January 3, 1943; was not a candidate for the full term; continued as editor and publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph until his death in Bluefield, W.Va., October 12, 1953; interment in Monte Vista Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Republican 77 1941-1942 Representative Republican 72 1931-1932 Representative Republican 71 1929-1930

Image currently unavailable	SLACK, John Mark (1915-1980)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., March 18, 1915; attended the public schools in Charleston, W.Va., and Virginia Military Institute at Lexington; member of Kanawha County Court 1948-1952; Kanawha County assessor 1952-1958; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1959, until his death March 17, 1980, in Alexandria, Va.; interment in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 90 1967-1968 Representative Democrat 89 1965-1966 Representative Democrat 88 1963-1964 Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962 Representative Democrat 86 1959-1960

Image currently unavailable	SMITH, Joseph Luther (1880-1962)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh County, W.Va., May 22, 1880; attended public and private schools; editor and owner of the Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., until 1911; also engaged in the real estate and banking business; mayor of Beckley 1904-1929; member of the State senate 1909-1913; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1945); chairman, Committee on Mines and Mining (Seventy-second through Seventy-eighth Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination in 1944; engaged in banking administrative business, and was a resident of Beckley, W.Va., until his death on August 23, 1962; interment in Sunset Memorial Park.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934 Representative Democrat 72 1931-1932 Representative Democrat 71 1929-1930

Image currently unavailable	SMITH, Charles Brooks (1844-1899)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Elizabeth, Wirt County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 24, 1844; attended a private school at Parkersburg; enlisted on March 1, 1864, in Company I of the First West Virginia Cavalry of the Union Army; promoted to second lieutenant of the company March 5, 1864, and was honorably discharged on July 8, 1865; engaged in the mercantile business; recorder of Wood County in 1875; member of the city council of Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1876; mayor of Parkersburg 1878-1880; sheriff and treasurer of Wood County 1880-1884; delegate at large to the Republican National Convention in 1888; successfully contested as a Republican the election of James Monroe Jackson to the Fifty-first Congress and served from February 3, 1890, to March 3, 1891; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-second Congress in 1890; became engaged in the fire insurance business; died in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., December 7, 1899; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 51 1889-1890

Image currently unavailable	SMITH, Joseph Luther (1880-1962)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Marshes (now Glen Daniel), Raleigh County, W.Va., May 22, 1880; attended public and private schools; editor and owner of the Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va., until 1911; also engaged in the real estate and banking business; mayor of Beckley 1904-1929; member of the State senate 1909-1913; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1945); chairman, Committee on Mines and Mining (Seventy-second through Seventy-eighth Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination in 1944; engaged in banking administrative business, and was a resident of Beckley, W.Va., until his death on August 23, 1962; interment in Sunset Memorial Park.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934 Representative Democrat 72 1931-1932 Representative Democrat 71 1929-1930

Image currently unavailable	SNYDER, Melvin Claude (1898-1972)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Albright, Preston County, W.Va., October 29, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War enlisted in the United States Army and served as a private in 1918; was graduated in 1923 from the West Virginia University Law School at Morgantown; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Kingwood, W.Va.; mayor of Kingwood in 1926; prosecuting attorney for Preston County, W.Va., 1929-1944; served in the United States Army from January 6, 1941, until his discharge as a colonel on January 30, 1946; director of Surplus Property for Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of Interior, in 1946; was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress and for election in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress; circuit court judge, eighteenth judicial circuit, West Virginia, January 1, 1953-October 1, 1971; served as a member of the West Virginia Judicial Council and had served as president of the West Virginia Judicial Association; resided in Kingwood, W.Va., where he died August 5, 1972; interment in Maplewood Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 80 1947-1948

Image currently unavailable	SNYDER, Charles Philip (1847-1915)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), June 9, 1847; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; prosecuting attorney of Kanawha County, W.Va., 1876-1884; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John E. Kenna; reelected to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses and served from May 15, 1883, to March 3, 1889; judge of the criminal court of Kanawha County 1890-1896; United States consul to Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, Mexico, 1897-1901; died in Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J., August 21, 1915; interment in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 50 1887-1888 Representative Democrat 49 1885-1886 Representative Democrat 48 1883-1884

	STAGGERS, Harley Orrin (1907-1991)
	Bio: (father of Harley Orrin Staggers, Jr.), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Keyser, Mineral County, W.Va., August 3, 1907; attended the public schools of Mineral County, W.Va.; was graduated from Emory and Henry College, Emory, Va., in 1931; graduate work at Duke University in 1935; coach and teacher of science at Norton (Va.) High School 1931-1933; head coach of Potomac State College, Keyser, W.Va., 1933-1935; sheriff of Mineral County, W.Va., 1937-1941; right-of-way agent, State Road Commission of West Virginia, in 1941 and 1942; West Virginia State Director, Office of Government Reports (later Office of War Information) in 1942; lieutenant commander in the United States Naval Air Corps with service as a navigator in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of War 1942-1946; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1981); chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Eighty-ninth through Ninety-sixth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; was a resident of Keyser, W.Va., until his death in Cumberland, Md., on August 20, 1991.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 95 1977-1978 Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 90 1967-1968 Representative Democrat 89 1965-1966 Representative Democrat 88 1963-1964 Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962 Representative Democrat 86 1959-1960 Representative Democrat 85 1957-1958 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954 Representative Democrat 82 1951-1952 Representative Democrat 81 1949-1950

Image currently unavailable	STATON, David Michael (1940- )
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., February 11, 1940; attended the public schools; graduated from Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, W.Va., 1958; attended Concord College, Athens, W.Va., 1961-1963; served in the United States Army National Guard, 1957-1965; data processing manager; vice president, Kanawha Valley Bank, Charleston, W.Va., 1972-1980; delegate, West Virginia State Republican conventions, 1976-1980; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1980; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh Congress (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982; chief political advisor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1990; is a resident of Inwood, W. Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 97 1981-1982

Image currently unavailable	STROTHER, James French (1868-1930)
	Bio: (grandson of James French Strother [1811-1860] and great-grandson of George French Strother), a Representative from West Virginia; born near Pearisburg, Giles County, Va., June 29, 1868; attended the public schools, Pearisburg Academy, and Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College at Blacksburg; deputy collector of internal revenue at Lynchburg, Va., 1890-1893; studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Pearisburg; settled in Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., in 1895 and continued the practice of law; United States commissioner 1897-1901; appointed judge of the criminal court of McDowell County by Gov. Albert B. White on January 1, 1905; was thrice elected and served until September 30, 1924, when he resigned, having been nominated for Congress; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1929); was not a candidate for renomination in 1928; died in Welch, W.Va., April 10, 1930; interment in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 70 1927-1928 Representative Republican 69 1925-1926

	STURGISS, George Cookman (1842-1925)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, August 16, 1842; attended country schools; moved to Morgantown, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1859; attended Monongalia Academy, Morgantown, W.Va., and taught in that school for a short time; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced practice at Morgantown; during the Civil War served as a clerk under Maj. James V. Boughner, paymaster of United States Volunteers; county superintendent of free schools 1865-1869; member of the West Virginia house of delegates 1870-1872; prosecuting attorney of the county 1872-1880; Republican nominee for Governor of the State in 1880; appointed by President Harrison as United States attorney for the district of West Virginia in 1889 and served four years; first president of the State board of trade and of the State association for the promotion of good roads; elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1911); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress; trustee of American University, Washington, D.C.; was instrumental in the construction of the Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad; judge of the circuit court 1912-1920; engaged in the practice of law at Morgantown, Monongalia County, W.Va., until his death on February 26, 1925; interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 61 1909-1910 Representative Republican 60 1907-1908

	SUTHERLAND, Howard (1865-1950)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born near Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., September 8, 1865; attended the public schools of the county and the city of St. Louis; graduated from Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., in 1889; edited a daily and weekly newspaper at Fulton; moved to Washington, D.C., in 1890; employed in the Census Office; studied law at Columbian (now George Washington) University, Washington, D.C.; moved to Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va., in 1893; engaged in the coal and railroad business and later in the coal and timberland business; member, State senate 1908-1912; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1917); did not seek renomination in 1916, having become a candidate for Senator; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1916 and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922; chairman, Committee on the Census (Sixty-sixth Congress), Committee on Enrolled Bills (Sixty-seventh Congress); resumed his former business activities in Elkins, W.Va.; vice president of the West Virginia Board of Trade; chairman of the West Virginia Good Roads Commission; member of the board of trustees of Davis and Elkins Presbyterian College; appointed Alien Property Custodian by President Calvin Coolidge 1925-1933, when he resigned and retired from public life; was a resident of Washington, D.C., until his death on March 12, 1950; interment in Maplewood Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Republican 67 1921-1922 Senator Republican 66 1919-1920 Senator Republican 65 1917-1918 Representative Republican 64 1915-1916 Representative Republican 63 1913-1914

Image currently unavailable	TAYLOR, James Alfred (1878-1956)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, September 25, 1878; attended the public schools; employed in a printing office in Ironton, Ohio; moved to Alderson, W.Va., and engaged in the newspaper business; moved from Greenbrier County to Fayette County in 1905; served as a noncommissioned officer in the West Virginia National Guard 1908-1911; member of the State house of representatives 1916-1918, 1920-1922, 1930-1932, and 1936-1938, serving as speaker 1930-1932; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1927); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress; resumed the newspaper publishing business; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the gubernatorial nomination in 1928; served as secretary of the West Virginia Liquor Commission 1941-1945; elected a member of the Fayette County Board of Education in 1946 for a six-year term; died in Montgomery, W.Va., on June 9, 1956; interment in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 69 1925-1926 Representative Democrat 68 1923-1924

Image currently unavailable	WHALEY, Kellian Van Rensalear (1821-1876)
	Bio: a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Onondaga County, Utica, N.Y., May 6, 1821; lumber business; recruiter, Union Army; elected as a Unionist from Virginia to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); elected as an Unconditional Unionist from West Virginia to the Thirty-eighth and to the succeeding Congress (December 7, 1863-March 3, 1867); chairman, Committee on Invalid Pensions (Thirty-eighth Congress), Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirty-ninth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in 1866; delegate to the Republican National Convention, 1864; collector of customs at Brazos de Santiago, Tex., 1868; died on May 20, 1876, Point Pleasant, W. Va.; interment in Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Unconditional Unionist 39 1865-1866 Representative Unconditional Unionist 38 1863-1864

	WILSON, William Lyne (1843-1900)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 3, 1843; attended Charles Town Academy; was graduated from Columbian College (now George Washington University), Washington, D.C., in 1860 and subsequently studied in the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army as a private in the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry; taught for several years in Columbian College, during which time he was graduated from its law school; was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice in Charles Town, W.Va.; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880; chosen president of the West Virginia University at Morgantown and entered upon the office September 4, 1882; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Fifty-third Congress); Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Cleveland and served from April 4, 1895, to March 5, 1897; president of the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; died in Lexington, Rockbridge, County, Va., October 17, 1900; interment in Edgehill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894 Representative Democrat 52 1891-1892 Representative Democrat 51 1889-1890 Representative Democrat 50 1887-1888 Representative Democrat 49 1885-1886 Representative Democrat 48 1883-1884

Image currently unavailable	WILSON, Benjamin (1825-1901)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 30, 1825; attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy at Clarksburg and the law school in Staunton, Va.; was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia); Commonwealth attorney for Harrison County 1852-1860; member of the State constitutional convention in 1861; member of the State constitutional convention of West Virginia in 1871; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883); Assistant Attorney General of the United States 1885-1893; died in Clarksburg, W.Va., April 26, 1901; interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 47 1881-1882 Representative Democrat 46 1879-1880 Representative Democrat 45 1877-1878 Representative Democrat 44 1875-1876

	WILSON, William Lyne (1843-1900)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charles Town, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), May 3, 1843; attended Charles Town Academy; was graduated from Columbian College (now George Washington University), Washington, D.C., in 1860 and subsequently studied in the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; during the Civil War served in the Confederate Army as a private in the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry; taught for several years in Columbian College, during which time he was graduated from its law school; was admitted to the bar in 1869 and commenced practice in Charles Town, W.Va.; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880; chosen president of the West Virginia University at Morgantown and entered upon the office September 4, 1882; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Fifty-third Congress); Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Cleveland and served from April 4, 1895, to March 5, 1897; president of the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; died in Lexington, Rockbridge, County, Va., October 17, 1900; interment in Edgehill Cemetery, Charles Town, W.Va.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894 Representative Democrat 52 1891-1892 Representative Democrat 51 1889-1890 Representative Democrat 50 1887-1888 Representative Democrat 49 1885-1886 Representative Democrat 48 1883-1884

Image currently unavailable	WILSON, Benjamin (1825-1901)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wilsonburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 30, 1825; attended the Northwestern Virginia Academy at Clarksburg and the law school in Staunton, Va.; was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia); Commonwealth attorney for Harrison County 1852-1860; member of the State constitutional convention in 1861; member of the State constitutional convention of West Virginia in 1871; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1883); Assistant Attorney General of the United States 1885-1893; died in Clarksburg, W.Va., April 26, 1901; interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 47 1881-1882 Representative Democrat 46 1879-1880 Representative Democrat 45 1877-1878 Representative Democrat 44 1875-1876

	WISE, Robert Ellsworth (1948- )
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., January 6, 1948; B.A., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1970; J.D., Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, La., 1975; admitted to the West Virginia bar in 1975 and commenced practice in Charleston; member, State senate, 1980-1982; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2001); was not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 2000; Governor of West Virginia, 2000-2005.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 105 1997-1998 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994 Representative Democrat 102 1991-1992 Representative Democrat 101 1989-1990 Representative Democrat 100 1987-1988 Representative Democrat 99 1985-1986 Representative Democrat 98 1983-1984

Image currently unavailable	WITCHER, John Seashoal (1839-1906)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Cabell County, Va. (now West Virginia), July 15, 1839; attended the public schools; elected clerk of the circuit court of Cabell County in 1861; enrolled in the Union Army as a first lieutenant, Third Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, December 13, 1862; promoted to captain September 8, 1863, major May 23, 1864, lieutenant colonel May 6, 1865; honorably mustered out June 30, 1865; member of the State house of delegates in 1865; secretary of state of West Virginia 1866-1869; elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress; appointed by President Grant as collector of internal revenue for the third district of West Virginia and served from April 1, 1871, to October 1, 1876; served as United States pension agent at Washington, D.C., from July 7, 1878, to October 3, 1880; major and paymaster, United States Army, from October 5, 1880, until he retired September 8, 1899; moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1891, and died there July 8, 1906; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 41 1869-1870

Image currently unavailable	WOLVERTON, John Marshall (1872-1944)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Big Bend, Calhoun County, W.Va., January 31, 1872; attended country schools and Glenville and Fairmont State Normal Schools; was graduated from the law department of the West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1901; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va.; moved to Richwood in 1904; mayor of Richwood in 1918 and 1919; prosecuting attorney of Nicholas County 1913-1917 and 1921-1925; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress; elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929-March 3, 1931); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress, and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress and in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Richwood, W.Va., where he died August 19, 1944; interment in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 71 1929-1930 Representative Republican 69 1925-1926

	WOODYARD, Harry Chapman (1867-1929)
	Bio: a Representative from West Virginia; born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., November 13, 1867; attended the common schools; engaged in the wholesale grocery and lumber business; member of the State senate in 1898; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1911); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress; elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hunter H. Moss, Jr.; reelected to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses and served from November 7, 1916, to March 3, 1923; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress; elected to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925-March 3, 1927); was not a candidate for reelection to the Seventieth Congress; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Spencer, W.Va., on June 21, 1929; interment in Spencer Mausoleum.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Republican 69 1925-1926 Representative Republican 67 1921-1922 Representative Republican 66 1919-1920 Representative Republican 65 1917-1918 Representative Republican 64 1915-1916 Representative Republican 61 1909-1910 Representative Republican 60 1907-1908 Representative Republican 59 1905-1906 Representative Republican 58 1903-1904