W. A. Sager
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Shenandoah County
In office
December 4, 1895 – December 1, 1897
Preceded byJacob G. Neff
Succeeded byJ. M. Bauserman
Personal details
Born
Washington Abel Sager

(1850-10-18)October 18, 1850
DiedMarch 18, 1905(1905-03-18) (aged 54)
Resting placeSager Cemetery, Alonzaville, Virginia, U. S.
Political partyRepublican (Prohibitionist)

Washington Abel Sager (November 18, 1850 – March 18, 1905)[1] was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]

Political career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Washington A. Sager". The Times Dispatch. March 19, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Biter Bitten". Staunton Spectator. September 11, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Elections". Shenandoah Herald. November 8, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "James G. McCune". Shenandoah Herald. February 15, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Illness". Shenandoah Herald. March 17, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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