From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A. James Manchin
A. James Manchin
Political offices
Preceded by West Virginia Secretary of State Succeeded by
James R. McCartney 1977—1985 Ken Hechler
Preceded by West Virginia State Treasurer Succeeded by
Larrie Bailey 1985—1989 Thomas E. Loehr
Antonio James Manchin I (April 7, 1927 - November 3, to stay in office though conviction by the Senate would
2003) — known as A. James Manchin — was a West Vir- have meant losing his eligibility to run for office again,
ginia Democratic politician who served as a member of and could have cost him his pension.[3] He resigned be-
the House of Delegates (1948-50; 1998-2003), as Secretary fore his trial by the state Senate was completed.
of State (1977-85), and as State Treasurer (1985-89). A col- He later returned to public life by being elected to
orful and controversial figure, he was the uncle of for- the House of Delegates in 1998, where he served until his
mer West Virginia Governor and current U.S. Senator Joe death in 2003. The House of Delegates called him "a flam-
Manchin III. boyant character of the first magnitude" and praised his
love of ceremony in their resolution honoring him after
Early life and education his death.[1]
Manchin was born in Farmington, West Virginia to Kath-
leen and Joseph Manchin. He attended local public
Personal life
schools then West Virginia University, Fairmont State Manchin was married to Stella Machel Petros and had
College and Villanova, earning bachelor’s and master’s three children. A Roman Catholic, he served as a lector at
degrees in political science, sociology and education. [1] his church.[1]
Career References
Manchin was first elected to the House of Delegates in [1] ^ "House Resolution 4, a Memorial to Manchin".
1948 at age 21, but was defeated in his bid for re-election 2004. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
in 1950.[1] He spent most of the 1950s working as a high Bill_Text_HTML/2004_SESSIONS/RS/Bills/
school teacher and wrestling coach.[1] hr4%20intr.htm.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed him to [2] Associated Press. "Impeachment in West Virginia",
serve as State Director of the Farmers Home Administra- The New York Times, March 30, 1989.
tion and he served at the federal level as Special Assistant [3] ^ A.V. Gallagher (March 30, 1989). "Manchin
to the National Administrator of the Farmers Home Ad- impeached, but vows to stay on". The Free-Lance-
ministration, holding those positions until 1972. Gover- Star. The Associated Press (Fredericksburg,
nor Arch A. Moore in 1973 appointed him to direct the Virginia). http://news.google.com/
Rehabilitation Environmental Action Program, a success- newspapers?id=AeYPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NowDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6692,32
ful effort which rid the State of more than 100,000 junked
cars[1] as well as numerous appliances. Further reading
In 1976, Manchin was elected to the first of two terms • Icenhower, Greg (1990), A. James Manchin: A Biography
as Secretary of State, an office that was mainly ceremoni- of Controversy; Headline Books, 212 pgs.
al.[1] Elected State Treasurer in 1984, he created the Ted-
di Program which brought 28,000 new jobs to West Vir-
ginia.[1] He was impeached by the House of Delegates on External links
March 30, 1989, amid a controversy over bad investments • A. James Manchin at The Political Graveyard
that lost the state $279 million mainly during the time • Rehabilitation Environmental Action Program
period between April and June 1987.[2] The impeachment (REAP)
resolution blamed Manchin for negligence in delegating Persondata
and supervising the investment fund, making improper
investments and covering up losses.[3] He initially vowed Name Manchin, A. James
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A. James Manchin
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Short description West Virginia politician Date of death November 3, 2003
Date of birth April 7, 1927 Place of death
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