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Last Name: Blair
First Name: Jacob
Middle Name: Beeson
Lifespan: 1821-1901
Birthplace: Wood County
Residence When Elected: Wood County
Party Affiliation: Unionist
Term of Office: 1863-1865

Last Name: Brown
First Name: William
Middle Name: Gay
Lifespan: 1800-1884
Birthplace: Preston County
Residence When Elected: Preston County
Party Affiliation: Unionist
Term of Office: 1863-1865

Last Name: Whaley
First Name: Kellian
Middle Name: Van Rensalear
Lifespan: 1842-1876
Birthplace: New York
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Unionist
Term of Office: 1863-1867

Last Name: Hubbard
First Name: Chester
Middle Name: Dorman
Lifespan: 1814-1891
Birthplace: Connecticut
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1865-1869

Last Name: Latham
First Name: George
Middle Name: Robert
Lifespan: 1832-1917
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Upshur County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1865-1867

Last Name: Kitchen
First Name: Bethuel
Middle Name: Middleton
Lifespan: 1812-1895
Birthplace: Berkeley County
Residence When Elected: Berkeley County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1867-1869

Last Name: Polsley
First Name: Daniel
Middle Name: Haymond
Lifespan: 1803-1877
Birthplace: Marion County
Residence When Elected: Mason County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1867-1868

Last Name: Duval
First Name: Isaac
Middle Name: Harding
Lifespan: 1824-1902
Birthplace: Brooke County
Residence When Elected: Brooke County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1869-1871

Last Name: McGrew
First Name: James
Middle Name: Clark
Lifespan: 1813-1910
Birthplace: Preston County
Residence When Elected: Preston County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1869-1873

Last Name: Witcher
First Name: John
Middle Name: Seashoal
Lifespan: 1839-1891
Birthplace: Cabell County
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1869-1871

Last Name: Davis
First Name: John
Middle Name: James
Lifespan: 1835-1916
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1871-1875

Last Name: Hereford
First Name: Frank
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1825-1891
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Monroe County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1871-1877

Last Name: Hagans
First Name: John
Middle Name: Marshall
Lifespan: 1838-1900
Birthplace: Preston County
Residence When Elected: Monongalia County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1873-1875

Last Name: Wilson
First Name: Benjamin
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1825-1901
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1875-1883

Last Name: Faulkner
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: James
Lifespan: 1806-1884
Birthplace: Berkeley County
Residence When Elected: Berkeley County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1875-1877

Last Name: Martin
First Name: Benjamin
Middle Name: Franklin
Lifespan: 1828-1895
Birthplace: Marion County
Residence When Elected: Taylor County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1877-1881

Last Name: Kenna
First Name: John
Middle Name: Edward
Lifespan: 1848-1893
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1877-1883

Last Name: Hoge
First Name: John
Middle Name: Blair
Lifespan: 1825-1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Berkeley County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1881-1883

Last Name: Goff
First Name: Nathan Jr.
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1843-1920
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1883-1889

Last Name: Wilson
First Name: William
Middle Name: Lyne
Lifespan: 1843-1900
Birthplace: Jefferson County
Residence When Elected: Jefferson County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1883-1895

Last Name: Snyder
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: Philip
Lifespan: 1847-1915
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1883-1889

Last Name: Gibson
First Name: Eustace
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1842-1900
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1883-1887

Last Name: Hogg
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: Edgar
Lifespan: 1852-1935
Birthplace: Mason County
Residence When Elected: Mason County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1887-1889

Last Name: Atkinson
First Name: George
Middle Name: Wesley
Lifespan: 1845-1925
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1889-1893

Last Name: Alderson
First Name: John
Middle Name: Duffy
Lifespan: 1854-1910
Birthplace: Nicholas County
Residence When Elected: Nicholas County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1889-1895

Last Name: Smith
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: Brooks
Lifespan: 1844-1899
Birthplace: Wirt County
Residence When Elected: Wood County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1889-1893

Last Name: Jackson
First Name: James
Middle Name: Monroe
Lifespan: 1825-1901
Birthplace: Wood County
Residence When Elected: Wood County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1889-1890

Last Name: Capehart
First Name: James
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1847-1921
Birthplace: Mason County
Residence When Elected: Mason County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1891-1895

Last Name: Pendleton
First Name: John
Middle Name: Overton
Lifespan: 1851-1916
Birthplace: Brooke County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1891-1895

Last Name: Dovener
First Name: Blackburn
Middle Name: Barrett
Lifespan: 1842-1914
Birthplace: Cabell County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1895-1907

Last Name: Dayton
First Name: Alston
Middle Name: Gordon
Lifespan: 1857-1920
Birthplace: Barbour County
Residence When Elected: Barbour County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1895-1905

Last Name: Huling
First Name: James
Middle Name: Hall
Lifespan: 1844-1918
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1895-1897

Last Name: Miller
First Name: Warren
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1850-1920
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Jackson County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1895-1899

Last Name: Dorr
First Name: Charles
Middle Name: Phillips
Lifespan: 1852-1914
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Webster County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1897-1899

Last Name: Johnston
First Name: David
Middle Name: Emmons
Lifespan: 1845-1917
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Mercer County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1899-1901

Last Name: Freer
First Name: Romeo
Middle Name: Hoyt
Lifespan: 1846-1913
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Ritchie County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1899-1901

Last Name: Gaines
First Name: Joseph
Middle Name: Holt
Lifespan: 1864-1951
Birthplace: Washington, D. C.
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1901-1911

Last Name: Hughes
First Name: James
Middle Name: Anthony
Lifespan: 1861-1930
Birthplace: Canada
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1901-1915; 1927-1930

Last Name: Woodyard
First Name: Harry
Middle Name: Chapman
Lifespan: 1867-1929
Birthplace: Roane County
Residence When Elected: Roane County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1903-1911; 1916-1923

Last Name: Davis
First Name: Thomas
Middle Name: Beall
Lifespan: 1828-1911
Birthplace: Maryland
Residence When Elected: Mineral County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1905-1907

Last Name: Hubbard
First Name: William
Middle Name: Pallister
Lifespan: 1843-1921
Birthplace: Ohio County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1907-1911

Last Name: Sturgiss
First Name: George
Middle Name: Cookman
Lifespan: 1842-1925
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Monongalia County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1907-1911

Last Name: Davis
First Name: John
Middle Name: William
Lifespan: 1873-1955
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1911-1913

Last Name: Brown
First Name: William Jr.
Middle Name: Gay
Lifespan: 1856-1916
Birthplace: Preston County
Residence When Elected: Preston County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1911-1916

Last Name: Littlepage
First Name: Adam
Middle Name: Brown
Lifespan: 1859-1921
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1911-1913; 1915-1919

Last Name: Hamilton
First Name: John
Middle Name: M.
Lifespan: 1855-1916
Birthplace: Calhoun County
Residence When Elected: Calhoun County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1911-1913

Last Name: Neely
First Name: Matthew
Middle Name: Mansfield
Lifespan: 1874-1958
Birthplace: Doddridge County
Residence When Elected: Marion County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1913-1921; 1945-1946

Last Name: Avis
First Name: Samuel
Middle Name: Brashear
Lifespan: 1872-1924
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1913-1915

Last Name: Moss
First Name: Hunter Jr.
Middle Name: Holmes
Lifespan: 1874-1916
Birthplace: Wood County
Residence When Elected: Wood County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1913-1916

Last Name: Cooper
First Name: Edward
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1873-1928
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Residence When Elected: Mercer County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1915-1919

Last Name: Sutherland
First Name: Howard
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1865-1950
Birthplace: Missouri
Residence When Elected: Randolph County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1915-1917

Last Name: Bowers
First Name: George
Middle Name: Meade
Lifespan: 1863-1925
Birthplace: Berkeley County
Residence When Elected: Berkeley County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1917-1923

Last Name: Reed
First Name: Stuart
Middle Name: Felix
Lifespan: 1866-1935
Birthplace: Barbour County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1917-1925

Last Name: Goodykoontz
First Name: Wells
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1872-1944
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Mingo County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1919-1923

Last Name: Echols
First Name: Leonard
Middle Name: Sidney
Lifespan: 1871-1946
Birthplace: Boone County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1919-1923

Last Name: Rosenbloom
First Name: Benjamin
Middle Name: Louis
Lifespan: 1880-1965
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1921-1925

Last Name: Allen
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Edward Lee
Lifespan: 1865-1951
Birthplace: Tyler County
Residence When Elected: Monongalia County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1923-1925

Last Name: Lilly
First Name: Thomas
Middle Name: Jefferson
Lifespan: 1878-1956
Birthplace: Mercer County
Residence When Elected: Summers County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1923-1925

Last Name: Johnson
First Name: George
Middle Name: William
Lifespan: 1869-1944
Birthplace: Jefferson County
Residence When Elected: Wood County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1923-1925; 1933-1942

Last Name: Taylor
First Name: James
Middle Name: Alfred
Lifespan: 1878-1956
Birthplace: Ohio County
Residence When Elected: Fayette County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1923-1927

Last Name: Bachmann
First Name: Carl
Middle Name: George
Lifespan: 1890-1980
Birthplace: Ohio County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1925-1933

Last Name: Bowman
First Name: Frank
Middle Name: Llewellyn
Lifespan: 1879-1936
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Residence When Elected: Monongalia County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1925-1933

Last Name: Wolverton
First Name: John
Middle Name: Marshall
Lifespan: 1872-1944
Birthplace: Calhoun County
Residence When Elected: Nicholas County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1925-1927; 1929-1931

Last Name: Strother
First Name: James
Middle Name: French
Lifespan: 1868-1930
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: McDowell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1925-1929

Last Name: O'Brien
First Name: William
Middle Name: Smith
Lifespan: 1862-1948
Birthplace: Barbour County
Residence When Elected: Upshur County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1927-1929

Last Name: England
First Name: Edward
Middle Name: Theodore
Lifespan: 1869-1934
Birthplace: Jackson County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1927-1929

Last Name: Hogg
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Lynn
Lifespan: 1893-1973
Birthplace: Mason County
Residence When Elected: Mason County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1930-1933

Last Name: Shott
First Name: Hugh
Middle Name: Ike
Lifespan: 1866-1953
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Mercer County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1929-1933

Last Name: Smith
First Name: Joseph
Middle Name: Luther
Lifespan: 1880-1962
Birthplace: Raleigh County
Residence When Elected: Raleigh County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1929-1944

Last Name: Hornor
First Name: Lynn
Middle Name: Sedwick
Lifespan: 1874-1933
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1931-1933

Last Name: Ramsay
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Lincoln
Lifespan: 1877-1956
Birthplace: England
Residence When Elected: Brooke County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1933-1939; 1941-1942; 1949-1953

Last Name: Randolph
First Name: Jennings
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1902-1998
Birthplace: Harrison County
Residence When Elected: Randolph County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1933-1946

Last Name: Edmiston
First Name: Andrew
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1892-1966
Birthplace: Lewis County
Residence When Elected: Lewis County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1933-1942

Last Name: Kee
First Name: John
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1874-1951
Birthplace: Gilmer County
Residence When Elected: Mercer County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1933-1951

Last Name: Schiffler
First Name: Andrew
Middle Name: Charles
Lifespan: 1889-1970
Birthplace: Ohio County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1939-1941; 1943-1944

Last Name: Rohrbough
First Name: Edward
Middle Name: Gay
Lifespan: 1874-1956
Birthplace: Gilmer County
Residence When Elected: Gilmer County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1943-1944; 1947-1948

Last Name: Ellis
First Name: Hubert
Middle Name: Summers
Lifespan: 1887-1959
Birthplace: Putnam County
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1943-1948

Last Name: Bailey
First Name: Cleveland
Middle Name: Monroe
Lifespan: 1886-1965
Birthplace: Pleasants County
Residence When Elected: Harrison County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1945-1946; 1949-1962

Last Name: Hedrick
First Name: Erland
Middle Name: Harold
Lifespan: 1894-1954
Birthplace: Mercer County
Residence When Elected: Raleigh County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1945-1952

Last Name: Love
First Name: Francis
Middle Name: Johnson
Lifespan: 1901-1989
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1947-1948

Last Name: Snyder
First Name: Melvin
Middle Name: Claude
Lifespan: 1898-1972
Birthplace: Preston County
Residence When Elected: Preston County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1947-1948

Last Name: Staggers
First Name: Harley
Middle Name: Orrin
Lifespan: 1907-1991
Birthplace: Mineral County
Residence When Elected: Mineral County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1949-1980

Last Name: Burnside
First Name: Maurice
Middle Name: Gwinn
Lifespan: 1902-1991
Birthplace: South Carolina
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1949-1952; 1955-1956

Last Name: Kee
First Name: Maude
Middle Name: Elizabeth
Lifespan: 1895-1975
Birthplace: Virginia
Residence When Elected: Mercer County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1951-1964

Last Name: Mollohan
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Homer
Lifespan: 1909-1999
Birthplace: Calhoun County
Residence When Elected: Marion County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1953-1956; 1969-1981

Last Name: Neal
First Name: William
Middle Name: Elmer
Lifespan: 1875-1959
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1953-1954; 1957-1958

Last Name: Byrd
First Name: Robert
Middle Name: Carlyle
Lifespan: 1918-2010
Birthplace: North Carolina
Residence When Elected: Raleigh County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1953-1958

Last Name: Moore
First Name: Arch Jr.
Middle Name: Alfred
Lifespan: 1923-2015
Birthplace: Marshall County
Residence When Elected: Marshall County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1957-1968

Last Name: Hechler
First Name: Ken
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1914-2016
Birthplace: New York
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1959-1976

Last Name: Slack
First Name: John Jr.
Middle Name: Mark
Lifespan: 1915-1980
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1959-1980

Last Name: Kee
First Name: James
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1917-1989
Birthplace: Mercer County
Residence When Elected: Raleigh County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1965-1972

Last Name: Rahall
First Name: Nick
Middle Name: Joe
Lifespan: 1949-
Birthplace: Raleigh County
Residence When Elected: Raleigh County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1977-2014

Last Name: Hutchinson
First Name: John
Middle Name: Guiher
Lifespan: 1935-
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1980-1981

Last Name: Staton
First Name: David
Middle Name: Michael
Lifespan: 1940-2014
Birthplace: Kanawha County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1981-1983

Last Name: Benedict
First Name: Cleveland
Middle Name: Keith
Lifespan: 1935-
Birthplace: Greenbrier County
Residence When Elected: Greenbrier County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 1981-1983

Last Name: Staggers
First Name: Harley Jr.
Middle Name: Orrin
Lifespan: 1951-
Birthplace: Mineral County
Residence When Elected: Mineral County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1983-1993

Last Name: Wise
First Name: Robert Jr.
Middle Name: Ellsworth
Lifespan: 1948-
Birthplace: Washington, D. C.
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1983-2001

Last Name: Mollohan
First Name: Alan
Middle Name: Bowlby
Lifespan: 1943-
Birthplace: Marion County
Residence When Elected: Marion County
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Term of Office: 1983-2011

Last Name: Capito
First Name: Shelley
Middle Name: Moore
Lifespan: 1953-
Birthplace: Marshall County
Residence When Elected: Kanawha County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 2001-2014

Last Name: McKinley
First Name: David
Middle Name: B.
Lifespan: 1947-
Birthplace: Ohio County
Residence When Elected: Ohio County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 2011-present

Last Name: Jenkins
First Name: Evan
Middle Name: H.
Lifespan: 1960-
Birthplace: Cabell County
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 2015-2018

Last Name: Mooney
First Name: Alex
Middle Name: X.
Lifespan: 1971-
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Residence When Elected: Jefferson County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 2015-present

Last Name: Miller
First Name: Carol
Middle Name:
Lifespan: 1950-
Birthplace: Ohio
Residence When Elected: Cabell County
Party Affiliation: Republican
Term of Office: 2019-present


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