Edward G. Rohrbough

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Edward G. Rohrbough
E. G. Rohrbough in 1942
Vice President of Fairmont State University
In office
1907–1908
President of Glenville State University
In office
1908–1942
Preceded byJohn C. Shaw
Succeeded byDavid L. Haught
West Virginia House of Delegates 78th District
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byAndrew Edmiston, Jr.
Succeeded byCleveland M. Bailey
West Virginia House of Delegates 18th District
In office
1947–1949
Preceded byCleveland M. Bailey
Succeeded byCleveland M. Bailey
Personal details
Born(1874-01-04)January 4, 1874
Upshur County, West Virginia, US
DiedDecember 12, 1956(1956-12-12) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C., US
Political partyRepublican


Edward Gay Rohrbough (January 4, 1874 – December 12, 1956) was a Republican United States Representative from West Virginia. He was born in 1874, near Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County, West Virginia. He served in the Seventy-eighth and Eightieth Congress. He died December 12, 1956.[1][2]

He attended the public schools and West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon. He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1900 and from Harvard University in 1906. He later studied at the University of Chicago, instructed at West Virginia Wesleyan College and instructed at West Virginia University at Morgantown, West Virginia. In 1900 and 1901 he taught school in Brookville, Pennsylvania, and at Glenville State Normal School from 1901 to 1907. He served as vice president of Fairmont State Teachers College in 1907 and 1908 and president of Glenville State Teachers College from 1908 to 1942.[3] In 1908, he dually served as Glenville's first head football coach, compiling a 1–1–0 record.

He was elected to Congress in 1942. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1944 but was again elected in 1946. His candidacy for re-election in 1948 was not successful. He died in Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1956, and was buried in Stalnaker Cemetery in Glenville, West Virginia.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Glenville State Pioneers (Independent) (1908)
1908 Glenville State 1–1
Glenville State: 1–1
Total: 1–1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ROHRBOUGH, Edward Gay". US Congress. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Klein, Shayla (July 19, 2021). "Hidden History: Glenville State College President's Home". WBOY. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Doda, Craig (January 9, 2020). "Glenville State College Presidents". HMdb.org. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
1943–1945 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
1947–1949 		Succeeded by


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