Background
LA KIN, James Offutt was born on April 4, 1896 in Terre Alta, West Virginia, United States. Son of James Sansome and Lura Olivia (Lakin) Lakin.
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James Offutt LA KIN
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Education
Public Schools; Charleston High School. West Virginia University, Bachelor of Arts.
Career
December 21, 1921, Morgantown, West Virginia Second Lieutenant, West Virginia National. Guard, 1915; answered call of President, as Second Lieutenant 2 West Virginia Infantry., Mexican Border Service, San Antonio, Texas, 1915-1917. As Second Lieutenant 150 Infantry. entered World War, 1917.
Promoted First Lieutenant 150 Infantry., 1917. Service, American Expeditionary Forces, 1918-1919. Served with Company F, 150 Infantry. and as Assistant Adj.
American Expeditionary Forces at Beaune, Cote, D’Or, France. Honorably discharged, 1919, Camp Lee, Virginia. as First Lieutenant, in Infantry. Elected member of House of Delegates, West Virginia Legislature representing Kanawha Company, 1926— to serve to January 1, 1931.
Owner and Manager of Lakin Advertising Company, conducting an outdoor advertising business in Southern W.Va.
Membership
Member: American Legion. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Rotary, Edgewood Country, Kanawha Country.
Connections
Spouse Marguerite Baker.
