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American politician (1872–1944)

John M. Wolverton

Born	John Marshall Wolverton (1872-01-31)31 January 1872 Big Bend, West Virginia
Died	August 19, 1944(1944-08-19) (aged 72) Richwood, West Virginia
Education	West Virginia University

John Marshall Wolverton (January 31, 1872 – August 19, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.

Born in Big Bend, West Virginia located in Calhoun County, Wolverton attended country schools and Glenville and Fairmont State Normal Schools. He graduated from the law department of the West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Grantsville, West Virginia. He moved to Richwood, West Virginia in 1904, and served as mayor of Richwood in 1918 and 1919. He served as prosecuting attorney of Nicholas County, 1913 to 1917 and 1921 to 1925.

Wolverton was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.

Wolverton was elected to the Seventy-first Congress (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress, and for election in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress and in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law in Richwood, where he died August 19, 1944. He was interred in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Sources

United States Congress. "John M. Wolverton (id: W000684)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byStuart F. Reed	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1925–1927	Succeeded byWilliam S. O'Brien
Preceded byWilliam S. O'Brien	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1929–1931	Succeeded byLynn Hornor

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia
1st district	Blair C. Hubbard Duval J. J. Davis B. Wilson Goff Pendleton Atkinson Pendleton Dovener W. Hubbard J. W. Davis Neely Rosenbloom Bachmann Ramsay Schiffler Ramsay Schiffler Neely Love Ramsay R. Mollohan Moore R. Mollohan A. Mollohan McKinley C. Miller
2nd district	Brown Sr. Latham Kitchen McGrew Hagans Faulkner Martin Hoge W. Wilson Dayton T. Davis Sturgiss Brown Jr. Bowers Allen Bowman Randolph M. Snyder Staggers Sr. Benedict Staggers Jr. Wise Capito Mooney Moore
3rd district	Whaley Polsley Witcher Hereford Kenna C. Snyder Alderson Huling Dorr Johnston Gaines Littlepage Avis Littlepage Reed Wolverton O'Brien Wolverton Hornor Edmiston Rohrbough Bailey Rohrbough Bailey Slack Hutchinson Staton Wise Rahall Jenkins C. Miller
4th district	Gibson C. Hogg Jackson C. Smith Capehart W. Miller Freer Hughes Woodyard Hamilton Moss Woodyard Johnson Woodyard Hughes R. Hogg Johnson Ellis Burnside Neal Burnside Neal Hechler Rahall
5th district	Hughes Cooper Goodykoontz Lilly Strother Shott John Kee E. Kee James Kee
6th district	Littlepage Echols Taylor England J. Smith Hedrick Byrd Slack
At-large	Sutherland

West Virginia's delegation(s) to the 69th–71st United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

69th	Senate: ▌M. Neely (D) ▌G. Goff (R)	House: ▌H. Woodyard (R) ▌A. Taylor (D) ▌C. Bachmann (R) ▌F. Bowman (R) ▌J. Strother (R) ▌J. Wolverton (R)
70th	Senate: ▌M. Neely (D) ▌G. Goff (R)	House: ▌J. Hughes (R) ▌C. Bachmann (R) ▌F. Bowman (R) ▌J. Strother (R) ▌E. England (R) ▌W. O'Brien (D)
71st	Senate: ▌G. Goff (R) ▌H. Hatfield (R)	House: ▌J. Hughes (R) ▌C. Bachmann (R) ▌F. Bowman (R) ▌J. Wolverton (R) ▌H. Shott (R) ▌J. Smith (D) ▌R. Hogg (R)

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