George W. Sharp

George Winters Sharp
16th Secretary of State of West Virginia
In office
4 March 1925 – 4 March 1933
GovernorHoward Mason Gore
William G. Conley
Preceded byHouston G. Young
Succeeded byWilliam Smith O'Brien
Personal details
BornJune 20, 1880
Pocahontas County, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1954(1954-10-24) (aged 74)
Marlinton, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

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 Democratic 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "George Winters Sharp". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Secretary of State - History". ourcampaigns.com. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Sharp". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Houston G. Young
 Republican nominee for Secretary of State of West Virginia
1924, 1928, 1932 		Succeeded by
Phil M. Conley
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of West Virginia
1925-1933 		Succeeded by