Howard H. Railey (died December 19, 1936) was an American politician from
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
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Republican, he represented
Fayette County, West Virginia
Fayette County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,488. Its county seat is Fayetteville. It is part of the Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern West Virginia.
Histor ...
in 1904 in the
West Virginia House of Representatives. He served as superintendent of the
West Virginia Colored Orphans Home. He died at his home in
Institute, West Virginia.
He received a diploma in 1900.
See also
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List of African-American officeholders (1900–1959)
The following is a list of African-American holders of public office from 1900 to 1959. This period saw setbacks for African Americans following the Reconstruction era after "Redeemer" Democrats retook control of the South and restored white supre ...
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Date of birth missing
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1936 deaths
Republican Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
People from Institute, West Virginia
African-American men in politics
People from Fayette County, West Virginia
African-American people in West Virginia politics
20th-century American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians
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