Dan "Danny" Dahill (September 28, 1919 – April 15, 2013) was an American lawyer and legislator. Born in

Glen Jean, West Virginia Glen Jean is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, near Oak Hill, West Virginia, Oak Hill. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, its population is 210. The area ...

, Dahill served in the

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during

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. He graduated from the

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

and received his law degree from

West Virginia University College of Law The West Virginia University College of Law is the professional school for the study of law at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. The law school was established in 1878 as the first professional school in the s ...

. He practiced law in

West Logan, West Virginia West Logan is a town along the Guyandotte River in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 400 at the 2020 census. For unknown reasons, some sources report West Logan to lay west of the county seat at Logan, attributing to ...

and was the city attorney. He served in the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

(from 1957–61) and in the

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(from 1961–64). Dahill died in

Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County, and the largest city in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as the Tri-State Area. A h ...

, aged 93.Obituary

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1919 births 2013 deaths 20th-century American lawyers Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Fayette County, West Virginia People from Logan County, West Virginia University of Notre Dame alumni West Virginia lawyers Democratic Party West Virginia state senators West Virginia University College of Law alumni West Virginia city attorneys {{WestVirginia-politician-stub