Pocahontas County, West Virginia Biography of LOCKHART MATHEWS McCLINTIC This file was submitted by Valerie Crook, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/pocahont.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 614-615 LOCKHART MATHEWS McCLINTIC. One of the repre- sentative men of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, prominent in financial circles, a leader of the .bar and influential in political life, is Lockhart Mathews McClintic, president of the First National Bank of Marlinton. In his ancestry he is connected with some of the oldest and most substantial families of the South. Mr. McClintic was born at Mill Point, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, April 12, 1860. His parents were William H. and Mary A. (Mathews) McClintic, the former of whom was born in Bath County, Virginia, August 8, 1825, and was a son of Moses McClintic, at one time an extensive planter in Bath County. William H. McClintic had educational ad- vantages, and was a well informed, clear-headed man. He remained with his parents until after his marriage, when he and his wife came to Pocahontas County, West Virginia. For a few years they lived at Mill Point, and then settled permanently at Buckeye, where, after distinguished services in the war between the states, he followed farming and stockraising for many years. During the above war he was a member of Capt. J. W. Marshall's company in the Con- federate Army. A man of honest purpose and exemplary life, he was much respected. His death occurred at Buckeye on January 20, 1892. In 1859 William H. McClintic married Mary A. Mathews, who was the only child of Sampson L. and Nancy (Edgar) Mathews. The mother of Sampson L. Mathews was a member of the Warwick family. He was the first surveyor of Pocahontas County, and for a number of years was a member of the County Court. The mother of Mrs. McClintic belonged to the notable Edgar family that at one time owned the land on which now stands Ronceverte in Green- brier County. To William H. McClintic and his wife five children were born: Lockhart Mathews; Edgar D., who is a resident of Seattle, Washington; Henry Hunter, who is deceased; Withrow, who resides on the old home place at Buckeye; and George W., who is judge of the Southern West Virginia Federal District. Lockhart Mathews McClintic was primarily educated in the common schools, then entered Roanoke College, at Salem, Virginia, from which institution he was graduated in 1881 and then became a student of law in the University of Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1885, and ever since has maintained his home at Marlinton. He served three terms as prosecuting attorney of Pocahontas County, and during this time assisted greatly in having the county seat removed from Huntersville to Marlinton. He has filled other public, offices with like efficiency, being a member of the City Council in the difficult days when Marlinton was first incorporated, and more recently has served in the State Legislature. Aside from his profession he has large financial interests in the county, and his high standing in his home city is indicated by his position as president of the First National Bank. Mr. McClintic married, December 5, 1885, Miss Allie N. Slaven, and they have had four children: Mary Margaret, John H., George L. and Alice J., all surviving except George L., who died at the age of twelve years. Mr. McClintic and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church. He has always been a loyal democrat in politics and a de- pendable and effective worker for the party. Mr. McClintic is a Knight Templar Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine.