W. A. Sager | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Shenandoah County | |
In office December 4, 1895 – December 1, 1897 | |
Preceded by | Jacob G. Neff |
Succeeded by | J. M. Bauserman |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington Abel Sager October 18, 1850 |
Died | March 18, 1905 | (aged 54)
Resting place | Sager Cemetery, Alonzaville, Virginia, U. S. |
Political party | Republican ( Prohibitionist) |
Washington Abel Sager (November 18, 1850 – March 18, 1905) [1] was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates. [2]
In September 1895, the Republicans, Populists and Prohibitionists of Shenandoah County gathered to nominate a candidate to the Virginia House of Delegates. While the Republican James G. McCune was expected to win, the Prohibitionists had a majority and Sager was nominated. [3]
Under the banner of the Honest Election Party, Sager was elected to the House in November 1895. McCune was elected State Senator for the county under the same banner. [4] [5]
Sager was married twice, having at least five sons with his first wife, and four with his second. [1]
On March 18, 1905, he died at his home near Woodstock. [1] He had been ill for the previous week. [6]