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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959. Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [ 1 ] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [ 2 ] 102 by hanging , 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains .
John William Middendorf II (born September 22, 1924) is a former United States diplomat, Secretary of the Navy, and Republican political operative. He has written numerous books and articles pertaining to politics, security, and history.
Little Compton resident J. William Middendorf, center, is flanked by Jill Boward, director for Combatant Ships at the Department of the Navy, and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro at a Naval War ...
Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 1873: Moore: Paull: Hoffmann: A.F. Haymond: 1874 1875 Dec. 24: Green 1876 Jun. 13: Edmiston 1877: Johnson 1878 1879 1880 1881
The imprisonment of "Mother" Jones is commemorated by the State of West Virginia through a Historic Highway marker. The marker was made by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. The marker reads, "PRATT. First settled in the early 1780s and incorporated in 1905. Important site in 1912–13 Paint–Cabin Creek Strike.
Capital punishment was abolished in the U.S. State of West Virginia in 1965. Prior to secession from the Confederacy and admission to the Union on June 20, 1863, West Virginia was a part of Virginia. Under Virginia's authority, 43 people were executed; there were 112 executions after West Virginia achieved statehood.
Below is a list of United States senators from West Virginia. The state's U.S. senators belong to classes 1 and 2. West Virginia is currently represented in the Senate by Republicans Shelley Moore Capito (serving since 2015), and Jim Justice (serving since 2025). Robert Byrd was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1959 until his ...
William Ludlow (November 27, 1843 – August 30, 1901) was an officer in the Corps of Engineers and a major general in the United States Army who served in the Civil War, Plains Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and led a scientific expedition examining the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.