Charles W. Roark
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Charles Wickliffe Roark was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Greenville, Kentucky
, Roark attended the public schools and the Greenville Seminary.
Founder and president of the Greenville Milling Co..
He served as president of the Kentucky Retail Lumbermen in 1908 and of the Tri-State Lumber Dealers' Association in 1909.
Roark was elected mayor of Greenville and served from 1918 to 1922.
Roark was elected as a Republican
to the Seventy-first
Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his death, before the convening of Congress.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
, April 5, 1929.
He was interred in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Greenville, Kentucky
Greenville, Kentucky
Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is named for Revolutionary War General Nathan Greene...
, Roark attended the public schools and the Greenville Seminary.
Founder and president of the Greenville Milling Co..
He served as president of the Kentucky Retail Lumbermen in 1908 and of the Tri-State Lumber Dealers' Association in 1909.
Roark was elected mayor of Greenville and served from 1918 to 1922.
Roark was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Seventy-first
71st United States Congress
The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years...
Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his death, before the convening of Congress.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, April 5, 1929.
He was interred in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Greenville, Kentucky
Greenville, Kentucky
Greenville is a city in and the county seat of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It is named for Revolutionary War General Nathan Greene...
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