january september american lawyer politician state west_virginia early years 20th century served attorney democratic member west virginia house delegates born reverend methodist pastor church administrator began post secondary education received bachelor_of_arts degree worked clerk washington earned degree following graduation opened law office west_virginia july engaged practice law provided legal services number companies organizations including orchard owners secretary winchester western railroad serving west virginia house delegates appointed west_virginia governor serve west_virginia legislature select committee charged drafting road transportation bill known road law appointed governor serve similar select committee following ratification good roads amendment constitution west_virginia addition serving west virginia house delegates chairman member participated judicial state conventions played active role commercial apple orchard industry operated commercial early life family born january near maryland ancestral home mother father reverend methodist pastor church administrator family originated estate near baltimore maryland father presided district south brothers maryland kentucky pastoral profession father caused family relocate number towns maryland virginia west_virginia spent majority youth salem virginia father transferred west_virginia district south education attended salem virginia began attending virginia graduated bachelor_of_arts degree following graduation worked briefly tutor plantation near accepted position clerk washington second administration president years serving completed night courses graduated institution degree attending served editor class book resided street northwest near member delta social fraternity delta legal honor society later golden delta fraternity law career following graduation opened law office west_virginia july began engaging practice law legal case argued west_virginia smith client charged breaking entering intent commit lost case history west_virginia earliest settlement present described young man success bar hampshire law practice expanded began arguing cases adjoining west_virginia county courts west_virginia state united_states federal courts seven years starting law practice appointed fill term attorney resigned position subsequently reelected twice position served attorney total years months served commissioners served member lawyer headquartered west_virginia provided legal services secure bank incorporation world war served member lawyer following outbreak world war registered draft registration men aged winchester western railroad company received charter august build operate rail line connecting valley west_virginia baltimore winchester virginia served company secretary political career prominent leader democratic_party dominant political party county times served chairman member attended judicial state conventions nominated democratic_party candidate seat representing west virginia house delegates won seat republican_party candidate november general election subsequently served member west virginia house delegates following election democratic_party floor leader west virginia house delegates appointed west_virginia governor serve west_virginia legislature select committee charged drafting road transportation bill west_virginia senate joint resolution known road law new road law necessary following authorization million usd bond issue general election appointed governor serve similar select committee following ratification good roads amendment constitution west_virginia legislative session assigned judiciary roads game fish committees legislative session sponsored following bills gave county courts authority impose special building levy exceed cents purpose completing construction repair county provided establishment county high school authorized impose levy exceed cents years construct maintain high school tenure west virginia house delegates supported legislation strictly enforced prohibition agricultural pursuits played active role commercial apple orchard industry responsible promotion county orchard companies served officer legal advisor orchard companies owned acres km2 commercial apple november operated mill creek mountain west according census west_virginia published engaged management commercial apple near west_virginia orchard company produced stark delicious produced rome beauty produced northern spy rome beauty yellow transparent stark marriage children married october near west_virginia daughter wife children march married west_virginia february married texas west_virginia august august september married active south served steward south congregations served number years superintendent congregation sunday school program represented church district annual conferences south despite involvement church wife children presbyterian later life death wife died maryland september interred wife indian west_virginia practiced law 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Joshua Soule Zimmerman