Larry L. Rowe

Larry L. Rowe
Larry L. Rowe
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 36th district
	In office; 1996–1998
Member of the West Virginia Senate
	In office; 1996–2004
Succeeded by	Dan Foster
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
	In office; 2014–Present
Personal details
Born	Bluefield, West Virginia, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Julia M. Beury
Education	West Virginia University (BA, MA, JD)

Larry Linwell Rowe is an American politician, historian, and author. He is a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 36th district.

Early life

Rowe was born to parents Rosa Rowe and Eldridge E. Rowe, Sr in Bluefield, West Virginia, US.^[1] While attending West Virginia University, he was the elected a Member of their Sphinx Senior Men's Honorary Society after being placed on the dean's list for five semesters and maintaining a 3.65 grade point average. Rowe was also a member of the Debate team, Debate Society, and served as a member of the student cabinet.^[2] Rowe is a member of the Episcopal faith.^[1]

Career

Upon graduating from West Virginia University, Rowe began working as a Senior Law Clerk for Kenneth Keller Hall in the United States Circuit Court from 1978 until 1979. Following this, he was the Board Chair for the Legal Aid Society of Charleston and volunteered for Manna Meal.^[1] While working as an attorney, he also began writing about the local history of West Virginia resulting in his book Virginia Slavery and King Salt in Booker T. Washington’s Boyhood Home.^[3] From 1996 until 1998, Rowe was elected a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 36th district and spent four years as a member of the West Virginia Senate.^[4]