(1898–1949), novelist and poet Elizabeth Leigh Chilton (1901–1986); married 1st Girard R. Lowrey (1899–1957) on November 27, 1920 in Manhattan, New York; married 2nd Douglas Murray/Murry. His wife's niece, Louise Benedict Schoonmaker, married Robert V. Keeley, a United States diplomat. Career At the dedication of the capital of West Virginia, Mr. Chilton introduced the speaker to be the founder of Mother's Day, Miss Anna Jarvis. As quoted she stated "This beautiful moment and magnificent capitol building is a fitting monument to the sacrifice, the devotion, the industry, and the hopes of West Virginia Mothers. This State has always shown the element of greatness. Today this State honors its homes, and its Mothers as has no other state in this nation. Today for the first time in history the Mothers have a part in the dedication of a great public edifice. It is an honor to every West Virginia home, and a tribute to all Mothers. May we realize that this beautiful building stands for truth, for justice, for integrity, for progress, and for the hopes and ambitions of all West Virginia Mothers." References External links West Virginia Encyclopedia |- |- |- |- |- 1858 births 1939 deaths 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people) County prosecuting attorneys in West Virginia Democratic Party United States senators from West Virginia Lawyers from Charleston, West Virginia Politicians from Charleston, West Virginia People from St. Albans, West Virginia Secretaries of State of West Virginia West Virginia Democrats West Virginia lawyers 19th-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American newspaper publishers (people)