William Erskine Stevenson, who served as governor of West Virginia from 1869 to 1871, died in Parkersburg on November 29, 1883.
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Biography of Governor William Erskine Stevenson
"A Sketch of Gov. Stevenson's
Life"
"Dust To Dust" (William Erskine
Stevenson)
"'He is Dead'" (William Erskine
Stevenson)
Letter, William E. Stevenson to William H.
Powell, n.d. (William Erskine Stevenson Papers, Ar1724)
Thanksgiving Proclamation, Governor
William Erskine Stevenson, 1869 (William Erskine Stevenson Papers, Ar1724)
Document-Based Questions
On This Day in West Virginia History: November
