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Parker, Granville Granville Parker of Cabell County served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He later published The Formation of West Virginia and Other Incidents in the Civil War. |
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Paxton, James W. James W. Paxton of Wheeling was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions. He served in the Constitutional Convention, where he was chairman of the Committee on Finance and Taxation. |
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Pierpont, Francis Known as the "Father of West Virginia," Pierpont, a native of Marion County, served as a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions. At the latter gathering, he was elected Governor of the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Pierpont, Francis See above. |
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Pinnell, David Dr. David Pinnell of Upshur County was appointed in the recalled session of the Constitutional Convention to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard L. Brooks. He later served as a legislator and assistant surgeon in the 3rd West Virginia Cavalry. |
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Polsley, Daniel Daniel Polsley represented Mason County in the First and Second Wheeling Conventions. At the second convention, Polsley was elected Lieutenant Governor of the Reorganized Government of Virginia. He later served as a circuit judge and was elected to one term in the U. S. House of Representatives. |
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Porter, George George M. Porter of Hancock County was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions, and served in the House of Delegates for the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Jefferson Henry Jefferson Samuels of Barboursville served as Adjutant General for the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Simmons, Josiah Josiah Simmons of Randolph County was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. |
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Snider, Joseph Joseph Snider represented Monongalia County in the First and Second Wheeling Conventions, and served in the House of Delegates for the Reorganized Government of Virginia. Snider later commanded both the 7th West Virginia Infantry and the 4th West Virginia Cavalry. |
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Stevenson, William William Erskine Stevenson represented Wood County at the First Wheeling Convention, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He became the third governor of West Virginia in 1869. |
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Summers, George Before the Civil War, George William Summers of Kanawha County served in the Virginia General Assembly, the U. S. House of Representatives, and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He ran for governor in 1851, but was defeated by Joseph Johnson. After Lincoln's election, Summers participated in the Peace Conference and was elected to represent Kanawha at the Richmond Convention, where he voted against secession. |
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Tarr, Campbell Campbell Tarr, a native of Wellsburg, was a delegate to the Richmond Convention, where he opposed secession. He represented Brooke County in the First and Second Wheeling Conventions, and was elected State Treasurer of the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Vance, John John C. Vance of Harrison County was a delegate to the Second Wheeling Convention, and served in the House of Delegates of the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Van Winkle, Peter Peter Godwin Van Winkle was a member of the Second Wheeling Convention and played a prominent role in the Constitutional Convention. Van Winkle was one of the first two United States Senators from West Virginia and voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. |
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Whaley, Kellian Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley commanded the 9th West Virginia Infantry and was captured at Guyandotte, but escaped. He was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives for the Reorganized Government of Virginia, and became one of West Virginia's first congressmen. |
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Wheat, Joseph Joseph Shaw Wheat represented Morgan County in the Recalled Session of the Constitutional Convention. He later served as a delegate in the first West Virginia Legislature. |
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Willey, Waitman Waitman Thomas Willey of Monongalia County served as a delegate to the Richmond Convention, where he voted against secession. Willey was a delegate to the First Wheeling Convention and the Constitutional Convention, and was elected United States Senator for the Reorganized Government of Virginia. His amendment providing for the gradual emancipation of slaves paved the way for Senate approval of the statehood bill. Willey was then elected as one of the first two Senators from West Virginia. |
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Wilson, Andrew Andrew Wilson of Ohio County was a delegate to the First and Second Wheeling Conventions, and served in the House of Delegates for the Reorganized Government of Virginia. |
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Withers, Alexander Alexander Scott Withers, best known for his publication, Chronicles of Border Warfare, represented Lewis County in the First Wheeling Convention. |
