Edward Gay Rohrbough (January 4, 1874 – December 12, 1956) was a Republican United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in 1874, near Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County, West Virginia. He served in the Seventy-eighth and Eightieth Congress. He died December 12, 1956.[1][2]
Edward G. Rohrbough | |
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.png) E. G. Rohrbough in 1942 | |
| Vice President of Fairmont State University | |
| In office 1907–1908 | |
| President of Glenville State University | |
| In office 1908–1942 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Shaw |
| Succeeded by | David L. Haught |
| West Virginia House of Delegates 78th District | |
| In office 1943–1945 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Edmiston, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Cleveland M. Bailey |
| West Virginia House of Delegates 18th District | |
| In office 1947–1949 | |
| Preceded by | Cleveland M. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Cleveland M. Bailey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1874 Upshur County, West Virginia, US |
| Died | December 12, 1956 (aged 82) Washington, D.C., US |
| Political party | Republican |
He attended the public schools and West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon. He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1900 and from Harvard University in 1906. He later studied at the University of Chicago, instructed at West Virginia Wesleyan College and instructed at West Virginia University at Morgantown, West Virginia. In 1900 and 1901 he taught school in Brookville, Pennsylvania, and at Glenville State Normal School from 1901 to 1907. He served as vice president of Fairmont State Teachers College in 1907 and 1908 and president of Glenville State Teachers College from 1908 to 1942.[3] In 1908, he dually served as Glenville's first head football coach, compiling a 1–1–0 record.
He was elected to Congress in 1942. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1944 but was again elected in 1946. His candidacy for re-election in 1948 was not successful. He died in Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1956, and was buried in Stalnaker Cemetery in Glenville, West Virginia.[1]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville State Pioneers (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Glenville State | 1–1 | |||||||
| Glenville State: | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–1 | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ROHRBOUGH, Edward Gay". US Congress. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Klein, Shayla (July 19, 2021). "Hidden History: Glenville State College President's Home". WBOY. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Doda, Craig (January 9, 2020). "Glenville State College Presidents". HMdb.org. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Edward G. Rohrbough (id: R000410)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Edward G. Rohrbough at Find a Grave
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