Walter S. Hallanan [SEP] date of death
Walter S. Hallanan
Walter S. Hallanan (died 1962) was a West Virginia political figure who served as temporary chairman of the 1952 Republican National Convention and vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee.
He was named West Virginian of the Year for 1952. An oilman, he was installed as temporary convention chairman by his fellow supporters of Sen. Robert A. Taft, who went on to lose the nomination to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Earlier in his career, Hallanan edited the Huntington Herald-Dispatch newspaper and served as West
is considered similar to the Time Magazine person of the year award, on a state basis.
1951 Okey Patteson, governor, advocated construction of West Virginia Turnpike
1952 Walter S. Hallanan, editor of Huntington Herald-Dispatch, chairman of the 1952 Republican National Convention
1953 Felix Stump, admiral, USN, commander of United States Pacific Fleet
1954 Chuck Yeager, general, USAF, test pilot
1955 Leonard Riggleman, president Morris Harvey College
1956 John Hoblitzell, Jr., senator, education advocate
1957 Michael