Armistead Abraham "Cousin Abe" Lilly (March 25, 1878 – June 21, 1956) was an American lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Lilly was born in Jumping Branch, West Virginia, in 1878, and was raised in nearby Raleigh County.

That same year, Lilly was admitted to the Raleigh County bar and elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Lilly unsuccessfully ran for West Virginia's 5th congressional district seat in 1910, losing against James A. Hughes, and was later elected state attorney general in 1912.

In 1916, Lilly was defeated by 134 votes by Ira E. Robinson in the Republican primary for West Virginia governor.

Lilly relocated to Charleston, where he served as president of the Virginian Rubber and Williamson Paint Manufacturing companies, and was primary owner of the Ruffner Hotel, where he resided in the penthouse until his death in 1956.

Armistead Abraham Lilly was born on March 25, 1878, in Jumping Branch in Summers County, West Virginia.

[7][9] Also in 1900, Lilly was elected a party senatorial committeeman by Republicans in West Virginia's 7th Senate district.

[2][9] Lilly served as a house member in the 25th West Virginia Legislature, which convened in Charleston on January 9, 1901, and adjourned February 22, 1901.

[3][4][9] While serving as prosecuting attorney, Lilly assisted in having a post office established at Abraham, which was subsequently named for him.

[31][33][34] West Virginia's counsel, including Lilly, presented additional testimony in Richmond in November 1914 which was submitted to the special master.

[38] In December 1915, Lilly formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for West Virginia governor.

[7] At the 1928 convention in Kansas City, Lilly presented and delivered a speech in support of U.S. senator Guy D. Goff as a candidate for the Republican presidential nominee.

[48] The company's plant was located in Charleston at the corner of Watts Street and the Kanawha and Michigan Railway, and it had the capacity to produce 4,000 US gallons (15,000 L; 3,300 imp gal) of paint per day.

[7][49] Lilly and the association held the inaugural family reunion in August 1930 at Flat Top, which exceeded 20,000 attendees on its second day.

[50] Notable attendees included U.S. senator Hatfield and Congressmen Thomas Jefferson Lilly, Hugh Ike Shott, and Joe L.

[7] Lilly suffered illness in the final decade of his life, and he spent most of his time in his penthouse apartment at Charleston's Ruffner Hotel.

[7][49] In his Bench and Bar of West Virginia (1919), former Governor George W. Atkinson described Lilly as "a man of large physique, and presents a commanding appearance.