september august american real estate editor writer historian prominent businessman established companies responsible development businesses real estate west_virginia born near levels west_virginia age graduated present day remained established shop following success organized constructed large number residences city inaugural secretary treasurer west virginia real estate dealers association secretary owned mining rights approximately acres km2 prospective oil lands united_states addition held prominent leadership management roles posting maintained fruit growing interests served president active member selected delegate west_virginia democratic national convention authored history west_virginia earliest settlement present west_virginia historian book comprehensive history compiled composed collection poetry short stories editor literary journal poetry short stories published book selection passages family background born september near unincorporated community levels west_virginia son wife david born virginia april swiss german french ancestry david moved present day west_virginia years later purchased land near present day levels relocated established farm land known levels remained remainder life family owned operated largest orchard operations levels community david married wife daughter west_virginia early life education spent early years father farm age began post secondary education present day graduated enrolled affiliated fraternity following graduation traveled northwestern united_states canadian provinces territories alberta british_columbia moved california worked public years returned west_virginia attended university journalist edited institution official student newspaper years studies graduated university bachelor_of_arts degree business career prominent businessman established corporations companies responsible development businesses commercial residential real estate remained graduation capital opened book store known business prospered april established served president years subsequently organized responsible building strand building business commercial block established incorporated november organized november authorized capital serving general manager undertook extensive construction residences city december following organization named secretary treasurer west virginia real estate dealers association association formed cooperation state agencies promotion development states agricultural resources real estate investments addition real estate construction ventures organizer secretary owned mining rights approximately acres km2 prospective oil lands southern southwestern united_states built operated director owner posting secretary prior president invested coal oil production glass manufacturing production timber fruit maintained fruit growing interests known served president writing career travels contributed articles poetry newspapers northwest attending published small book containing approximately lines poetry dedicated classmates authored history west_virginia earliest settlement present west_virginia historian book comprehensive history compiled composed collection poetry short stories titled published editor literary journal poetry short stories began issue introductory commentary entitled referred chief tribe published book selection passages politics active member selected candidate state superintendent free schools general election ran democratic candidate eleventh district west virginia state senate despite loss received largest number democratic votes amassed time delegate democratic national convention philadelphia selected alternate delegate personal life august married daughter wife walker families wife descended arrived colony virginia earlier periods settlement member free accepted protective order old colony club served old colony club august died cerebral residence street interred august hill historic district selected works history west_virginia earliest settlement present authored collection verses prose book
Howard Llewellyn Swisher