U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Champe, Vernon C. (1879-1926) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 535-536 VERNON C. CHAMPE, attorney-at-law, at Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia, was born in Montgomery, January 11, 1879, and is a son of William F. and Annie (Montgomery) Champe. The Champe family is of French extraction and settled in Virginia at an early date. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Sewall Champe, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, settled at Charleston, Kanawha County, and died there, aged 50 years. William F. Champe, our subject's father, was born at Charleston, Kanawha County. He removed to Montgomery in 1873, but did not permanently locate there until 1877. The mother of our subject is a daughter of James Montgomery, who was a pioneer in the district of Fayette County. The other members of our subject's parents' family are: Nile; Emory and Hallie, who are still students. Vernon C. Champe was reared at Montgomery, and attended the local schools there and an intermediate school at Charleston. Later he went to Greenbrier Military Academy and in 1895 entered the University of West Virginia, where he was graduated in the class of 1898. Mr. Champe read law prior to entering the University and was very thoroughly prepared. In 1900 he began the practice of his profession at Montgomery, in partnership with C. W. Osenton, who is now prosecuting attorney of Fayette County and an ex-State Senator. Since this time, Mr. Champe has engaged very successfully in practice alone. In 1900 he was appointed a United States commissioner, by Judge Jackson. Mr. Champe belongs to Lodge No. 74, A. F. & A. M., at Montgomery, and retains his membership with the college fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa. He has been very active in Democratic politics and was elected city attorney in 1902. He is also secretary of the Democratic County Committee and in 1902 was assistant to the chairman of that body. He belongs to the Presbyterian Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Fayette County, WV #6646 FULL-NAME: Vernon C. Champe BIRTH-DATE: January 11, 1879 BIRTH-PLACE: Montgomery, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: May 2, 1926 (at age 47y-3m-21d) DEATH-PLACE: Coal Valley Hospital, Montgomery, Fayette County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Attorney FATHER: Wm. F. Champe (born in Kanawha Co., W.Va.) MOTHER: Annie Montgomery (born in Fayette Co., W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Appendicitis, Intestinal obstruction / Pneumonia INFORMANT: E. P. Champe (of Montgomery, W.Va.) BURIAL: Montgomery, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Fayette County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/fayette/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------