Category: West Virginia

Governor | Democrat | NEELY, MATTHEW MANSFIELD, 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… Continue reading Matthew Neely

Lt. Governor | Democrat | Earl Ray Tomblin on Wikipedia Earl Ray Tomblin on OurCampaigns.com

Senator | Republican | ELKINS, STEPHEN BENTON, (Father of Davis Elkins), a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1841; moved with his parents to Westport, Mo.; attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri… Continue reading Steven Elkins

Senator | Democrat | BYRD, ROBERT CARLYLE, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917; attended West Virginia public schools; student at Beckley College, Concord College, Morris Harvey College, and Marshall College, all in West Virginia, and George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.; graduated,… Continue reading Robert Byrd

Representative | Republican | GOFF, NATHAN, (father of Guy Despard Goff, grandfather of Louise Goff Reece), a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 9, 1843; attended the Northwestern Academy, Clarksburg, W.Va., and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; studied law and graduated from the University of… Continue reading Nathan Goff, Jr.

Representative | Democrat | STAGGERS, HARLEY ORRIN, JR., (Son of Harley Orrin Staggers), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 1951; graduated from Keyser High School, 1969; B.A., Harvard University, 1974; J.D., West Virginia University School of Law, Morgantown, W.Va., 1977; admitted to West Virginia bar in 1977 and commenced… Continue reading Harley Staggers

Representative | Democrat | RANDOLPH, JENNINGS, 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… Continue reading Jennings Randolph

Representative | Democrat | RAHALL, NICK JOE, II, 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;… Continue reading Nick Rahall

Representative | Democrat | WISE, ROBERT ELLSWORTH, JR., 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… Continue reading Bob Wise

Representative | Republican | MOORE, ARCH ALFRED, JR., (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,… Continue reading Arch Moore, Jr.