december february american farmer lawyer democratic politician state west_virginia twice elected member west virginia house delegates representing served terms mayor later fulfilled position city attorney born west_virginia oldest families county dutch descent raised family farm engaged agricultural pursuits educated rural public schools subsequently completed post secondary education washington graduated completed course practiced law north_carolina establishing law practice west_virginia elected represent west virginia house delegates term term consisting years mayor terms served city attorney elected terms member served commissioner county world war member participated liberty bond drives directed sales raise funds engaged management commercial peach orchard near known orchard died interred indian mound cemetery early life family born december springfield west_virginia eldest child son wife family dutch descent oldest families residing probably named maternal grandfather younger brothers younger sister years life resided family farm engaged agricultural pursuits education raised received primary education rural public schools commenced higher education studies virginia later attended washington lexington virginia subsequently engaged study lebanon tennessee received diploma completed similar course law north_carolina following course passed bar examination admitted bar north_carolina september law career following admission north_carolina bar commenced practicing law practiced little year returning west_virginia established law practice permanent residence argued case defense miller charged secured client encouraged young lawyer following case continued perform criminal defense lawyer according historian adhered rule defense reputation skill ability particular field defense attorney murder cases state state state secured clients state state state client found guilty sentenced life imprisonment political career elected term member west virginia house delegates representing eighth term west virginia house delegates member following standing committees education counties districts joint stock companies arts science state boundaries elected second term west virginia house delegates served thirty fourth mayor terms served city attorney took interest elected terms member served alongside commissioner lifelong democrat cast vote democratic_party presidential nominee united_states presidential election served term chairman west_virginia 2nd congressional district elected terms chairman delegate nominated party gubernatorial candidate delegate chairman nominated candidate united_states house_of_representatives strong proponent brown supported subsequent conventions elections presidential reelection world war member time assisted producing county prospective soldiers participated liberty bond drives directed sales raise funds agricultural pursuits according census peach crop west_virginia published engaged management commercial peach orchard near known orchard orchard produced heath peach varieties totaling later life death died february interred indian mound cemetery wife died march interred personal life married april november march born virginia daughter reverend wife williams father presiding elder south wife mary children including daughters son january december married june december june december february married june june january married april june wife belonged south raised presbyterian years superintendent sunday school
James Sloan Kuykendall