James R. McCartney

James R. McCartney
24th Secretary of State of West Virginia
In office March 19, 1975 – January 17, 1977
Governor	Arch A. Moore Jr.
Preceded by	Hike Heiskell
Succeeded by	A. James Manchin
Personal details
Born	James Rowe McCartney (1920-04-07)April 7, 1920 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Died	February 22, 2011(2011-02-22) (aged 90) Morgantown, West Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Kathryn Amos
Children	5
Education	West Virginia University (AB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Major
Unit	2nd Armored Division
Battles/wars	World War II European theater
Awards	Silver Star (2) Purple Heart Croix de Guerre (France)

James Rowe McCartney (April 7, 1920 – February 22, 2011) was the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 1975 until 1977. He was a highly decorated World War II United States Army veteran, receiving two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, French Croix de Guerre, and Belgian Fougerre. McCartney graduated from West Virginia University and served on several state commissions including the West Virginia Ethics Commission.[1][2]

Notes

1. James R. McCartney Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
2. Obituary

Party political offices
Preceded by Hike Heiskell	Republican nominee for Secretary of State of West Virginia 1976	Succeeded by Dee Brown
Political offices
Preceded by Edgar F. Heiskell III	Secretary of State of West Virginia 1975–1977	Succeeded by A. James Manchin