Background
Amos, John Ellis was born on July 16, 1905 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Ellison and Louise Hampton (Delaney) Amos.
Amos, John Ellis was born on July 16, 1905 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Ellison and Louise Hampton (Delaney) Amos.
Student, Augusta Military Academy. Bachelor of Laws, West Virginia University, 1929.
Practiced in, Charleston. Director Vulcan Materials Company, Birmingham, Alabama. Member West Virginia House Delegates from Kanawha County, 1935-1947, speaker, 1943-1945, 47.
Member West Virginia, Senate, 1947-1956. Member Democratic National Committee from West Virginia, 1959-1968. President West Virginia Board Regents, 1969, secretary, 1970.
Member American Trucking Association (president 1965, Chairman of the Board 1966, vice president at large).
Married Edith Johnston, October 5, 1935. Children: John Delaney, Mary Johnston Amos.
