Leaders From West Virginia
West Virginia has produced a number of Leaders who have made it big. These include Joe Manchin, Stonewall Jackson, Carwood Lipton, Tom Carper, Shelley Moore Capito and others.
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Stonewall Jackson(One of the Best-Known Confederate Commanders During the American Civil War)
Birthdate: January 21, 1824
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 10, 1863
Stonewall Jackson was a commander of the Confederate States Army. He played a major role as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, winning several significant battles in the Eastern Theater of the war. Considered one of the most tactically sound commanders in the history of the US, Jackson was idolized by George Patton, Chesty Puller, and Alexander Vandegrift.
Birthdate: January 30, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 16, 2001
Carwood Lipton was a United States army officer who served during World War II. Lipton, who played a major role in the Battle of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge, was honored with three Purple Hearts and two Bronze Star medals. In the popular TV war drama miniseries Band of Brothers, Carwood Lipton was portrayed by actor Donnie Wahlberg.
3
Thomas Massie
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th District )
Birthdate: January 13, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Conservative libertarian Republican Thomas Massie is the US Representative from Kentucky's 4th district. Born to a beer distributor, he studied mechanical engineering at MIT and also co-owned a start-up. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he earned Donald Trump’s ire when he opposed a stimulus package to boost the American economy.
4
Basil L. Plumley
(Military personnel)
Birthdate: January 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 10, 2012
Birthdate: August 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthdate: January 23, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
7
Shelley Moore Capito
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 26, 1953
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
8
Cyrus Vance
(57th United States Secretary of State)
Birthdate: March 27, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: January 12, 2002
9
Harry F. Byrd
(Politician, Publisher)
Birthdate: June 10, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: October 20, 1966
10
John W. Davis
(Politician)
Birthdate: April 13, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: March 24, 1955
11
John Murtha
(American politician)
Birthdate: June 17, 1932
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: February 8, 2010
12
Jennings Randolph
(Politician)
Birthdate: March 8, 1902
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 8, 1998
13
Dwight Morrow
(Businessman)
Birthdate: January 11, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 5, 1931
Birthdate: July 19, 1765
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 23, 1823
Betty Zane is remembered as the heroine of the second siege of Fort Henry that took place in September 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. She volunteered and thrived in carrying gunpowder from her brother’s home to the fort when the garrison was running low on ammunition, thus allowing them to continue to fight and hold the fort.
15
Ruby Bradley
(US Army Nurse Corps Officer and PoW in Japan During the Second World War)
Birthdate: December 19, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: May 28, 2002
Ruby Bradley was a US Army Nurse Corps officer and one of the most celebrated women in the history of US military. She was a prisoner of war in Japan during the Second World War, for which she was honored with the Prisoner of War Medal. Ruby Bradley was also awarded many other medals, including the American Campaign Medal.
16
Newton D. Baker
(Politician)
Birthdate: December 3, 1871
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 25, 1937
17
Charles Bent
(First Civilian United States Governor of the New Mexico Territory)
Birthdate: November 11, 1799
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 19, 1847
Birthdate: April 11, 1933
Sun Sign: Aries
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Andrew Summers Rowan
(Officer)
Birthdate: April 23, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 10, 1943
20
Florence A. Blanchfield
(Served as the Superintendent of the US Army Nursing Corps Between 1943 and 1947)
Birthdate: April 1, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: May 12, 1971
Florence A. Blanchfield was a US Army Colonel who served as the superintendent of the US Army Nursing Corps between 1943 and 1947. In 1945, Blanchfield received the Distinguished Service Medal. In 1951, Florence A. Blanchfield was honored by the International Red Cross with the Florence Nightingale Medal. Kentucky's Florence A. Blanchfield Army Community Hospital is named in her honor.
