John W. English (February 1831 – July 18, 1916)"Judge John W. English Is Claimed By Death", ''The Charleston Daily Mail'' (July 19, 1916), p. 2."Drape English Portrait", ''The Charleston Daily Mail'' (July 24, 1916), p. 4. was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1889 to December 31, 1900. At the time of his death, he was the seniormost former living justice of the court. English was a

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. Future justice

George Poffenbarger George Poffenbarger (November 24, 1861 – March 20, 1951) was a lawyer and long-time justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He attended Rio Grande College in Rio Grande, Ohio and then taught school for seven years. After studyin ...

studied law under English.

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