Will E. Neal
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William Elmer Neal was a physician
and U.S. Representative
from West Virginia
.
Born on a farm near Proctorville, Ohio
, Neal attended the public schools.
He graduated from Proctorville High School in 1894.
He taught school in Ohio and Kentucky for six years.
He graduated from National Normal University
, Lebanon, Ohio
, in 1900 and received a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati
in 1906.
He commenced the general practice of medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1907.
Neal served as mayor of Huntington 1925-1928.
He served as member of Huntington Park Board 1931-1952, and West Virginia Public Health Council 1936-1940.
He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1951 and 1952.
Neal was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955), defeating the incumbent Congressman and former Marshall
professor Maurice G. Burnside
.
He lost to former Congressman Maurice G. Burnside
in 1954 for reelection to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
He served as medical consultant to Foreign Operations Administration in Afghanistan from February 17, 1955, to June 20, 1955.
Neal was elected to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959), once again defeating the incumbent Maurice G. Burnside
.
He was defeated for reelection in 1958 by another Marshall professor, Ken Hechler
, to the Eighty-sixth Congress.
He died in Huntington, West Virginia, November 12, 1959 and was interred there in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and U.S. Representative
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 West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
Born on a farm near Proctorville, Ohio
Proctorville, Ohio
Proctorville is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. The East End Bridge connects Proctorville to Huntington, West Virginia across the Ohio River....
, Neal attended the public schools.
He graduated from Proctorville High School in 1894.
He taught school in Ohio and Kentucky for six years.
He graduated from National Normal University
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. It opened in 1855 as Southwestern State Normal College and took the name National Normal University in 1870. Alfred Holbrook was the first president and the school's guiding force for most of its existence. He resigned in 1897...
, Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
, in 1900 and received a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
in 1906.
He commenced the general practice of medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1907.
Neal served as mayor of Huntington 1925-1928.
He served as member of Huntington Park Board 1931-1952, and West Virginia Public Health Council 1936-1940.
He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1951 and 1952.
Neal 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 Eighty-third Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955), defeating the incumbent Congressman and former Marshall
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
professor Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice Gwinn Burnside was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S. Representative from Huntington, West Virginia....
.
He lost to former Congressman Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice Gwinn Burnside was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S. Representative from Huntington, West Virginia....
in 1954 for reelection to the Eighty-fourth Congress.
He served as medical consultant to Foreign Operations Administration in Afghanistan from February 17, 1955, to June 20, 1955.
Neal was elected to the Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959), once again defeating the incumbent Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice G. Burnside
Maurice Gwinn Burnside was a professor, tobacco warehouse manager, and U.S. Representative from Huntington, West Virginia....
.
He was defeated for reelection in 1958 by another Marshall professor, Ken Hechler
Ken Hechler
Kenneth William Hechler is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001....
, to the Eighty-sixth Congress.
He died in Huntington, West Virginia, November 12, 1959 and was interred there in Spring Hill Cemetery.