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John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924, losing to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge.
West Virginia, possibly others. Harry F. Powers (born Harm Drenth; November 17, 1892 – March 18, 1932) was a Dutch-born American serial killer who was hanged in Moundsville, West Virginia. Powers lured his victims through "lonely hearts" advertisements, claiming he was looking for love, but ultimately murdering them for their money.
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. The population of the city was 16,039 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in West Virginia. [ 3 ] It is the principal city of the Clarksburg micropolitan area, which had a population of ...
John James Davis was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1835 to master saddler John Davis and his New York-born wife Eliza Arnold Steen Davis.He had a younger brother, Rezin Caleb Davis (who initially apprenticed with their father, but was a Confederate soldier and later became a lawyer in Kentucky).
Added to NRHP. September 25, 1979. Designated CP. April 12, 1982. The Stealey–Goff–Vance House, also known as the Amy Roberts Vance House, is a historic home located at Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. It was originally built about 1807, and is a gable roofed two-story brick dwelling. It sits on a high coursed rubble foundation.
He was the third child of Julia Beckwith (née Neale) Jackson (1798–1831) and Jonathan Jackson (1790–1826), an attorney. Both of Jackson's parents were natives of Virginia. The family already had two young children and were living in Clarksburg, in what is now West Virginia, when Thomas was born. He was named for his maternal grandfather.
August 22, 1985. Quality Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the East Main Street and Jackson Square areas. They are mostly residential buildings date from 1880 to 1910. The oldest dates from about 1850, the Burton ...
Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.harrisoncountywv.com. Harrison County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,921. [1] Its county seat is Clarksburg. [2] Harrison County is part of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.