Robert H. Mollohan

A Representative from West Virginia. Born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va. , September 18, 1909. Attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931. Deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W. Va. , in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938. District manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939. State director for the Census Bureau in 1940. Superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948. Clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950. United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950. Again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor. Unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress. Engaged in general insurance business. Elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1982. Resumed insurance business. Was a resident of Fairmont, W. Va. , until his death on August 3, 1999.