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Biographical Sketches of Members of Congress, Members of the Legislature,
Officers of the State Governement and judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
West Virigina, 1917
Source:
West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register, 1917,
Compiled and Edited by John T. Harris, Clerk of the Senate,
The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston, West Va.
pgs. 719 - 770
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
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WEIR, JAMES WESTON. (Democrat.) Present Address: Charleston,
West Va. Was elected as one of the members of the House from Randolph county
in 1914, and served in the session of 1915; was re-elected in 1916, and at the
regular session of 1917 was made Chairman on the part of the House of the
Committee on Passed and Enrolled Bills. He also served on the committees on
Taxation and Finance, Medicine and Sanitation, Railroads, Printing and Con-
tingent Expenses and the Penitentiary. At the opening of the Extraordinary
Session on May 14, 1914, Mr. Weir resigned as a member of the House, having
accepted the position of Private Secretary to Governor John J. Cornwell.
Submitted by: Valerie Crook <vfcrook@trellis.net>
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