Lewis, Earl Ramage b. February 22, 1887 d. February 1, 1956 US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 18th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1941, and 1943 to 1949. Also served as a Member of the Ohio State Senate from 1927 to 1928, and 1931 to 1934. (Bio by: K) Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery , Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Patterson, John b. 1771 d. 1848 US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1823 to 1825. Also served as Mayor of St. Clairsville, Ohio, State Court Judge, and Member of the Ohio State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery , Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Ruggles, Benjamin b. 1783 d. 1857 US Senator. Known as the "wheel-horse of the Senate" because of his untiring work habits he represented the state of Ohio as a US Senator from 1815 to 1833. A native of Abington, Connecticut he worked is way through college by teaching school during the winter. After being admitted to the bar he moved to Ohio where he began practicing law first in Marietta before moving to St Clairsville where in 1810 he became a common pleas court judge. After serving three terms in the Senate he decided not...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery , Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Weems, Capell Lane b. July 7, 1860 d. January 5, 1913 US Congressman. Born in Whigville, Noble County, Ohio, this Republican was a successful prosecuting attorney for Noble County in 1884 and nearby Belmont County from 1890 to 1896. In between holding those two positions he briefly served in the state legislature and lived in Cleveland before returning to Southeastern Ohio. He was elected to represent Ohio's Sixteenth district in Congress after poor health forced the resignation of Joseph J. Gill in 1903. Weems was elected twice more for Congress...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo) Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery, Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Wilson, Charles A. b. January 18, 1943 d. April 14, 2013 US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served Ohio's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 until 2011. He attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and served as a funeral director, prior to launching his political career, initially as a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1997 to 2004) and later the Ohio State Senate (2005 to 2007). During his tenure in Congress, he supported the Wall Street Bailout of 2008 was...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery, Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA
b. May 13, 1911 d. February 13, 1989