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Born Feb. 20, 1836 Died April 15, 1913
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THE 1914 MURMURMONTIS VOLUME IX Being a History of the Year 19 I 2- ' I 3 and Published by the Junior Class of West Virginia Wesleyan College BucKnannon, W. Va. tf £ BOARD OF EDITORS RONALD F. MOIST. Editor-in-Chief W1LFORD L. McCUTCHEON, Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS GLADYS MAYFIELD ETHEL SNODGRASS R. L. WILUAMS WALTER HALL MABEL GAY FLO L. GRIFFIN
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TO JUDGE HENRY C. McWHORTER, of whom it can be truthfully said, he is a lover of all things good and pure, the ninth volume of the murmurmontis is sincerely and respectfully dedicated by the Class of 1914. Judge Henry C. McWhorter, LL.D., was born in Marion County, Ohio, Feb. 20th, 1 836. He is a great grandson of Henry McWhorter, a veteran of the Revolu- tionary War. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Kester, was also a veteran of the Revolution. He enlisted in the Union Army as a private in September, 1861, was mustered as Second Lieutenant September 20, 1861, and promoted to a Captaincy March 1, 1862. He resigned on account of a wound September, 1863. In December, 1857, he was married to Mary Hardman and to this union were born four children. He was admitted to the bar in 1866; six terms he was a member of the West Virginia House of D e l e g ates : one term be served as Chairman of the Judiciary Com- mittee, and one term as Speaker. In 1 868, he was Delegate-at-Large to the Republican National Convention at Chicago. From 1869 to ' 73 he was Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County; in 1870, he was City-Solicitor of Charleston, W. Va., and Post- master 1891-93. In 1896, he was elected to the Supreme Court of West Virginia for a term of twelve years, serving three years as Presiding Judge. In 1905, he was chosen as an elector of the Hall of Fame of Syracuse University, representing on the Board of Electors the Supreme Court of which he was a member. Twice he has been a delegate to the Methodist General Conference. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of West Virginia Wesleyan College since its inception, serving as President of the Board since 1897. He is a member of the Ohio Commandery Military Order of Loyal Legion, a Mason, Knight Templar, and Shriner. (Note — Since the dedication of this Annual Judge McWhorter has been called to meet his Master, whom he served so faithfully.)
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