W. T. Lewis
Chairman of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee in 1925, named at an April mass meeting, on the committee's June resolution for a primary and at the August convention.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 4, 1925 reports a meeting of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee at the office of its chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and prints the committee's resolution, signed W. T. Lewis, Chairman, and T. B. Hardesty, Secretary, that its nominee for the House of Delegates be chosen by a direct primary on August 4, 1925.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of June 4, 1925 reports a meeting of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee at the office of its chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and prints the committee's resolution, signed W. T. Lewis, Chairman, and T. B. Hardesty, Secretary, that its nominee for the House of Delegates be chosen by a direct primary on August 4, 1925.
What the source supports
That W. T. Lewis was chairman, and T. B. Hardesty secretary, of the Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee in 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. Two items in the same issue. The resolution's OCR prints the meeting date "May 2Sth", read as May 28. Neither item says how long either man held office. No relationship to the other Hardestys named in 1925 notices is assumed.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The report of the committee meeting at the chairman's office.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 4, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-04 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Democrate Will Elect Members
Relevant passageDEMOCRATE [DEMOCRATS] WILL ELECT MEMBERS. To County Executive Committee In Primary To Be Held la [in] August. Following a meeting of the Clirke [Clarke] County Democratic Executive Committee last Thursday at the office ot [of] the Chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, it was announced that members of tl>3 [the] committee to serve for the ensuing two-year period would be elected at the August primary.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The committee's resolution and its signatures.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., June 4, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-04 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Democrats Adopt Resolution for Primary
Relevant passageDEMOCRATS ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR PRIMARY. The following resolution was adopted by the Democratic Executive Committee of Clarke County, Virginia, at a meeting held on May 2Sth [28th]. Resolved by the Democratic Committee of Clarke County, Virginia, that the nominee of this party for the House of Delegates for the district consisting of Frederick and Clarke counties and the city of Winchester, shall be selected by direct primary to be held on August 4th, 1925 ... W. T. Lewis. Chairman. T. B. Hardesty, Secretary.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-15. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of April 2, 1925 reports a mass meeting headed by Mr. Joseph Denny, of White Post, member of the County Democratic Committee, at which Hon. W. T. Lewis, chairman of the Democratic Committee, placed Mr. Pierce's name before the meeting, and which adopted resolutions asking the county's Democratic executive committee to endorse Mr. Pierce's candidacy.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of April 2, 1925 reports a mass meeting headed by Mr. Joseph Denny, of White Post, member of the County Democratic Committee, at which Hon. W. T. Lewis, chairman of the Democratic Committee, placed Mr. Pierce's name before the meeting, and which adopted resolutions asking the county's Democratic executive committee to endorse Mr. Pierce's candidacy.
What the source supports
That Joseph Denny of White Post was a member, and W. T. Lewis the chairman, of the County Democratic Committee in April 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item's opening, which gives Mr. Pierce's full name and the office he was asked to seek, is garbled in the OCR and is not quoted. Mr. Pierce is not linked to any record here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the mass meeting.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 2, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-04-02 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item on a Democratic mass meeting at the Court House
Relevant passageResolutions were adopted at the mass meeting calling upon the Democratic executive committee of the County to endorse Mr. Pierce's can-i dtdacy [candidacy] ... Mr. Pierce's name was placed before the meeting by Hon. W. T. Lewis, chairman of th# [the] Democratic Com mlttee [Committee], who heartily endorsed Mr. Pierce ... The meeting was headed by Mr. Joseph Denny, of White Post, member of the County Democratic Committee, who acted as chairman.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-15. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of August 27, 1925 reports that Mr. Denny, a member of the Democratic Executive Committee, presided on Saturday at the convention at the Court House in the absence of the chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and that the Clarke delegation planned to put Mr. Joseph S. Denny of White Post forward for the Democratic nomination to succeed Hon. H. F. Byrd, resigned, as state senator.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of August 27, 1925 reports that Mr. Denny, a member of the Democratic Executive Committee, presided on Saturday at the convention at the Court House in the absence of the chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis, and that the Clarke delegation planned to put Mr. Joseph S. Denny of White Post forward for the Democratic nomination to succeed Hon. H. F. Byrd, resigned, as state senator.
What the source supports
That Joseph S. Denny of White Post presided at the Clarke County Democratic convention in August 1925 and was to be put forward for the state senate.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item names "Mr. Denny" as presiding and "Mr. Joseph S. Denny of White Post" as the candidate. Reading them as one man, and as the Joseph Denny of White Post of the April report, rests on the name, the place and the committee. Whether he was nominated is not reported here, and the delegates the item lists are not recorded.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the convention.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., August 27, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-08-27 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Denny's Name for Senate
Relevant passageDENNY'S NAME FOR SENATE ... Mr. Joseph S. Denny of White Post will be put forward by the delegation from Clarke for the Democratic nomination for the Sta'te sena torsliip [State senatorship] to succeed Hon. H, F. Byrd, resigned, according to plans made last Saturday afternoon. The convention held at the Court House ... Mr. Denny, a member of the Democratic Executive Committee, presided Saturday in the absence of the chairman, Hon. W. T. Lewis.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-15. How this project checks its sources
Also indexed as: Hon. W. T. Lewis. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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