BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES C MCMANAWAY, HARRISON CO,
WEST VIRGINIA

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Submitted by Valerie Crook
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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
pg. 582-583
Harrison

JAMES CLIFFORD MCMANAWAY, who is engaged in the
practice of law at Clarksburg, with offices in the Goff Build-
ing, is one of the representative lawyers of the younger
generation in his native city and county, which he likewise
honored by his loyal service with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces in France during the World war period.

Mr. McManaway was born at Clarksburg, county seat of
Harrison County, September 24, 1889, and is a son of John
J. and Bee (Clifford) McManaway, both likewise natives of
Clarksburg. The parents of John J. McManaway were
John and Julia (Foix) McManaway, who were born in Ire-
land and who early established their residence in West Vir-
ginia, where they passed the remainder of their lives. John
J. McManaway became influential in political affairs in
his native county, as a stalwart democrat. He served as
deputy county sheriff and circuit court clerk, and was but
thirty-four years of age at the time of his death.

James C. McManaway gained his early education in the
schools of hia native city, and in 1909 he received the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts from Rock Hill College, at Elli-
cott City, Maryland. In 1912 he received the degree of
Bachelor of Laws from Harvard University, and was ad-
mitted to the bar of his native state in November of that
year.  He engaged in the practice of his profession at
Clarksburg, and his law practice here has been interrupted
only by the period of his military service in the World war.

In 1916, Mr. McManaway enlisted in Company A, First
Regiment, West Virginia National Guard, and in June of
that year he was made first lieutenant of his company; he
became captain of Company K, First West Virginia In-
fantry, in March, 1917. With his regiment he entered the
Federal service on the 27th day of March, 1917, in com-
mand of Company K of the First West Virginia Infantry.
When that regiment became part of the Thirty-eighth Di-
vision, U. S. A., he was made personnel officer of the
division, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

In February, 1918, Captain McManaway crossed over to
France, as a casual officer assigned to the Army General
Staff College at Langres, from which he graduated; he
served as observer with various French, British and Amer-
ican units in action and was then attached to the Nintieth
Division A. E. F. as Asst. G2.; served through the St.
Mihiel campaign and was promoted major at the close
of that action. He was engaged with the Nintieth Division
in the Meuse-Argonne battle, and after the signing of the
armistice was with the allied army of occupation in Ger-
many, where he was made A. C. of S. G. 2 of the Eighty-
second Division. After his return to the United States he
received his honorable discharge in May, 1919, with the
rank of major. He is a member of the American Legion,
the Clarksburg Country Club, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus, is a democrat,
and he and his sister are communicants of the Catholic
Church in their native city.