OH-FOOTSTEPS-L Archives

From: Valerie & Tommy Crook <>
Subject: BIO: Gallia Co. OH; R. P. ALESHIRE
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 21:47:04 -0400

***************
The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 185

R. P. ALESHIRE, representative of Cabell County in the
Legislature, is one of Huntington's prominent financiers,
head of a real estate and investment brokerage business in
that city.

Mr. Aleshire was born at Gallipolis, Ohio, and his grand-
father, Reuben Aleshire, was a pioneer in that city on the
Ohio River, going from Luray, Page County, Virginia. He
was a flour miller at Gallipolis, where he lived until his
death at the age of seventy-five. He married Margaret
Shepard, who was born in 1818 and died at Gallipolis No-
vember 19, 1896, at the age of seventy-eight.

Edward S. Aleshire, father of R. P. Aleshire, was born
at Gallipolis in 1841, and as a young man enlisted from
that city in Company F of the Second Ohio Heavy Artil-
lery and served all through the war. He was also engaged
in the flour milling industry at Gallipolis, but about 1890
moved to Huntington, West Virginia, and became manager
of Armour & Company's branch house in that city. He died
at Huntington January 3, 1905. He was a democrat, a
vestryman of the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the
Masonic fraternity. Edward S. Aleshire married Justine
Onderdonk, a native of New York State, now living at
Huntington. She became the mother of seven children:
Walter, who died at Gallipolis at the age of seventeen;
Henry O., vice president of the Huntington National Bank;
Edward S., secretary and treasurer of the Standard Print-
ing Company at Huntington; R. P. Aleshire; Halsey W., a
merchandise broker at Huntington; Morris B., an artist in
New York City; and Justine, who died in infancy.

E. P. Aleshire graduated from the Gallipolis High School
in 1889, and also attended the Gallia Academy in that city
for two years. After completing his education his early
experience was in banking, and he was bookkeeper and
subsequently promoted to assistant cashier of the Ohio Val-
ley Bank of Gallipolis. He also became interested in poli-
tics while in Ohio, and in 1901 was democratic candidate
for state treasurer, but was defeated in the republican
landslide of that year.

Mr. Aleshire removed to Huntington in 1905, and has
since been in the real estate and investment brokerage busi-
ness. He is president of the Aleshire-Harvey Company,
real estate dealers and brokers, and is a director in several
real estate organizations. He is secretary-treasurer of the
Mutual Land Company, Home Land Company, Steel Prod-
ucts Company and the Boone Block Mining Company, all
Huntington business organizations.

Mr. Aleshire was elected to represent Cabell County in
the Legislature in November, 1920, on the democratic ticket.
During the session of 1921 he ably represented his constitu-
ents, and was a valued member of the committees on finance,
mines and mining and labor. He is a member of the Epis-
copal Church, of Huntington Lodge No. 313, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, and is past exalted ruler of his
former home lodge in Gallipolis. He is a member of the
Rotary Club, Guyandotte Club and Guyan Country Club of
Huntington. Mr. Aleshire is unmarried.

This thread:

• BIO: Gallia Co. OH; R. P. ALESHIRE by Valerie & Tommy Crook <>