| 词条 | William R. Sharpe Jr. |
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|name=William Richard Sharpe Jr. |image name= |state_senate=West Virginia |state=West Virginia |district=12th |term_start=1960 |term_end=1980 |term_start2=1984 |term_end2=2009 |preceded= |succeeded= Incumbent |party=Democratic |birth_date= {{birth date|1928|10|28}} |birth_place=Clarksburg, West Virginia |death_date= {{death date and age|2009|2|15|1928|10|21}} |death_place=Weston, West Virginia |alma_mater= Victory High School, West Virginia University |occupation=Master Electrician, Electrical Engineer,Electrical Contractor |spouse=Mary Pauline Lester |residence=Weston, West Virginia |religion=Methodist }} William R. "Bill" Sharpe Jr. (October 28, 1928 – February 16, 2009) was a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 12th District. He was first elected in 1960 and served until 1980. From 1972 to 1980 he served as Majority Whip. He was elected again in 1984 and in 1990 was appointed Senate President Pro Tempore. He is the longest-serving State Senator in West Virginia history, with a career of over 44 years. In 1994, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources opened a new 150 bed acute care psychiatric facility to replace the old Weston State Hospital. The new facility was named William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital. In 2000 a new Civil Air Patrol facility was built at Charleston's Yeager Airport and it too was named in Sharpe's honor. In January 2007, Sharpe underwent a 10-hour surgery to treat what doctors called a giant aneurysm. In 2008, Sharpe opted not to seek another term as State Senator. His term expired at the end of December 2008. Sharpe died February 16, 2009. External links
10 : 1928 births|2009 deaths|West Virginia state senators|Politicians from Clarksburg, West Virginia|West Virginia Democrats|West Virginia University alumni|People from Weston, West Virginia|American Methodists|20th-century American politicians|21st-century American politicians |
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