Charles C. Lanham (September 12, 1928 – December 15, 2015) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in
Ripley, West Virginia
Ripley is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
History
Ripley was originally owned and settled by Wil ...
, Lanham graduated from
Ripley High School in 1946. He then served in the
United States Army. In 1952, Lanham graduated from
Marshall University. Lanham worked in the bank business in Ripley, West Virginia and then in
Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Lanham, a
Republican, was appointed to the
West Virginia Senate's
4th district
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
in 2004 by then-Governor
Bob Wise to fill the vacancy left by Lisa Smith, who stepped down for health reasons. He declined to run in 2006 when his term expired. While in office, Lanham served on several committees, including Banking and Insurance, Economic Development, Government Organization, the Judiciary and Labor and Pensions. He died at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Notes
1928 births
2015 deaths
People from Ripley, West Virginia
People from Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Marshall University alumni
Businesspeople from West Virginia
Republican Party West Virginia state senators
21st-century American legislators
20th-century American businesspeople
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