june september american lawyer politician school administrator banker west_virginia born virginia west_virginia eldest child dry goods merchant raised following graduation served superintendent district later studied law started law practice following death served principal west virginia schools deaf blind served west virginia legislature state senator representing 12th district west_virginia senate member west virginia house delegates served mayor beginning president early life education born virginia west_virginia june eldest child wife scottish ancestry father prominent dry goods merchant henry brother edward raised graduated virginia student inducted member beta fraternity completed special course engineering yale_university received education germany academic career following graduation later served superintendent district elected member brother deaf blind served member secretary fourth fifth sixth west virginia schools deaf blind position enabled familiar school efforts educate deaf blind students death schools principal selected serve principal institution reservations selecting immediate successor requested fill position temporarily board find permanent replacement left lucrative law practice accepted position condition serve interim principal sought suitable candidate build initiatives reforms believed administrators fluent sign language appointed serve tenure principal found personnel relied receive satisfactory results spent weeks acting principal appointed stay permanently tenure position principal included roles clerk steward final matters classroom lacked special training position business experience allowed run schools economically efficient manner pleased schools summer delegated attend new_york_city select fitting candidate present conference recommended replace principal west virginia schools deaf blind offer instructor return recommended hill resigned post principal hill subsequently appointed board fill position pleased performance principal wished stay position preferred return professional law political career end resumed practice law pursued political career continued involvement advocacy west virginia schools deaf blind especially influence prominent lawyer state legislator position state legislator condemn hold officials responsible west virginia schools deaf blind schools behalf following hill retirement political reasons displeased state political interference schools positions institution filled personnel political business ties lacked prior knowledge experience deaf blind education law political careers following tenure superintendent undertook study law started law practice subsequently prominent lawyer community law office located main street blocks west virginia schools deaf blind legal field high standing community served dean twice elected represent member west virginia house delegates legislative sessions leadership determined leading contender speaker candidacy fellow native selected party candidate instead august twelfth nominated fill vacant senate seat elected fill seat general election served remainder senate term time appointment twelfth district consisted hardy mineral counties appointed committees judiciary public buildings addition serving state senate held position mayor west_virginia beginning banking business career served board directors president granted charter september opened later december tenure president occupied rooms ground floor city previous bank virginia located prior american_civil_war served president retirement succeeded 15th governor west_virginia november operated mill creek mountain west later life death resided majority life involved community organizations leader officer son died november injuries sustained falling piece sharp iron penetrated stomach wife february following effects surgical procedure undergone cumberland maryland later years suffered experienced physical breakdown following death son october offensive world war shortly armistice germany second lieutenant engineers interred american cemetery memorial near graduate father alma mater account increasingly failing health spent summer maryland week death fell flight porch steps vacation residence number bones died september funeral held anniversary son death october interred wife son henry indian mound cemetery west_virginia achievements following death deaf blind instructor said son law bequeathed million shared alma mater father law brother law time largest given living person institution second largest gift year history arnold gave trust honor family religious activities active served trustee winchester fellow trustees instrumental securing house large partially wooded land lot bridge use centrally located remained trustee death commissioner general_assembly united_states representing attended assembly meeting jackson mississippi marriage family married november daughter iron gate virginia wedding ceremony reverend residence street washington employed teacher seminary following ceremony wife embarked tour wife children august married lawyer july october february november
Henry Bell Gilkeson