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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: LIVELY, Frank
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 26, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 435-436
FRANK LIVELY, who holds the important office of assistant states attorney
general of West Virginia, was born in Monroe County, this state, November 18,
1864. His parents were Colonel Wilson and Elizabeth (Guwyinn) Lively, and he
is a grandson on the paternal side of Cottrell Lively, who was of English
ancestry but who was born and died in Alber-marle County, Va., where he
followcd farm-ing. This paternal ancestor of Mr. Lively's attained the
advanced age of ninety years. He and his wife were the parents of eight
children, of whom Wilson, our subject's father, was the youngest.
Col. Wilson Lively was born in 1802 and grew up on the farm, being trained to
agri-culture by his father. He became a prominent man, served several terms
in the office of sheriff, and later became colonel of a Virginia regiment
that formed a part of the Confederate army. At the same time he served as a
member of the state legislature. In the spring of 1865, while en route to
Richniond to attend to his duties as representative, he heard that that city
had been evacuated by Lee and that it was in possession of the Union forces.
This news proved so great a shock to him that it caused his death. He was a
man much respected, who did his duty as he saw it and in accordance with the
precepts and principles of his early training, and was a consistent member of
the Methodist church. He was married in Monroe County, his place of
residence, to Elizabeth Guwyinn, who was born and reared in that county. She
survived her husband many years, dying in '894 at the age of sixty-eight
years. She was a daughter of Andrew Guwyinn, who was of Irish descent, and
like her hus-band she belonged to the Methodist church. They were the parents
of ten children, all of whom are now living and are married, with families of
their own.
Frank Lively, who was his parents' youngest child, was educated in the public
schools and subsequently at the normal college at Athens, Mercer County,
where he was graduated in the class of 1882. For a short time subsequently
he followed the occupation of a teacher, in this manner earning enough to pay
his way through the University of West Virginia, at Morgantown, where he was
graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1885, receiving also diplomas from
other departments. In 1886 he became principal of the Hinton High School. He
had already been admitted to the bar in 1885-and in 1887 he began the
practice of law, following his profession in Sum-mers and other counties, and
being entitled to practice in any of the courts of the state. By force of
ability he soon came into public notice, and, having identified himself with
the active work of the Republican party, was appointed in 1898, by Governor
Atkinson, as game and fish warden, two years later being elected as
prosecuting attorney. After serving three years in the latter office, he
resigned to become state game and fish warden, having a great interest in the
preservation of the game and fish of this region. This office was created in
1897, being filled the first year by Capt. E. F. Smith, who resigned it to
perform military service as captain in the Second Regiment of West Vir-ginia
Volunteers in the Spanish-American war. Mr. Lively is the second incumbent of
this of-fice. In 1904 our subject was the Republican nominee for judge of
the Ninth Judicial Circuit but was defeated at the election. In the
following year he accepted the position of assistant attorney general under
C. W. May, resigning it a year later to become pardon attorney and
confidential assistant to Covernor Dawson, in which capacity he served until
the close of the administration. He was then appointed to his present office
of assistant Attorney General, his term ending in 1913. He. has been active
generally in local and state politics, serving usuafly on the regular
committee of his party to prepare the platform. In all these various
positions he has shown excellent capacity and proved himself an able man of
affairs, besides maintaining a high standing in his pro-fession. He belongs
to Blue Lodge No.62. F. & A. M., at Hinton, in which he has filled all the
chairs, being now past master.
Mr. Lively was married in 1800, at Hinton, to Miss Anna Prince, who was born
forty years ago in Raleigh County, W. Va., her parents being wealthy and
influential residents of that section. She was educated at a private school
in Kentucky, and is a lady of culture and refinement. Mr. and Mrs. Lively are
the parents of children as follows: William, who graduated from the high
school in 1910, and is now a student at the University of West Virginia,
class of 1914; James, now attending the city high school; Frank W., Jr., who
is also attending the high school; Frederick and Jen nie Hill, who are
students in the common schools. Mrs. Lively is a member of the Methodist
church.
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