Английская Википедия:George W. Sharp
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder George Winters Sharp (20 June 1880 – 24 October 1954) was an American politician who served as the 16th Secretary of State of West Virginia as a member of the Republican party from 4 March 1925 until 4 March 1933.
Early life
Sharp was born on 20 June 1880 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia to Charles Osborne Wade Sharp (1844–1892) and Mary Amanda Grimes Sharp (1852–1930). He married Grace Stewart in 1910 in York, Pennsylvania and moved to Brown Township, Stephens, Oklahoma in the 1920s, before returning to Pocahontas County, West Virginia where he became Circuit Court Clerk.[1]
Political career and death
Sharp was first elected Secretary of State of West Virginia on 4 November 1924 with 52.28% of the vote. Sharp was re-elected on 6 November 1928 with 55.66%, but lost his bid for a third term on 8 November 1932 against Demorcatic nominee William O'Brien, receiving only 45.40% of the vote compared to O'Brien's 54.14%.[2]
Sharp went on to serve as the chair of Pocahontas County Republican Partyfrom 1940 until 1946.[3] He died on 24 October 1954 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
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