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State flag of West Virginia Location of West Virginia on the U.S. map This is a list of prominent people from the territory that now makes up the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Classification: People: By nationality: American: By state: West Virginia Also: Countries: United States: States: West Virginia: People For more information, see List of people from West Virginia This category includes people who were identified with the future West Virginia before the partition of Virginia in 1863
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from West Virginia. The list of names should be ...
Pages in category "People of West Virginia in the American Civil War" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Name Party Tenure Residence county Elected Predecessor Successor Composition 5: Charles P.T. Moore: Democratic: Jan. 1, 1873 – Jun. 1, 1881° Mason: 1872: seat ...
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of ...
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum preserves the history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the fight for labor justice, and the people who lived through it. [36] West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University: Academic Library: Monongalia County
The current dean of the West Virginia delegation is Senator Shelley Moore Capito, having served in the Senate since 2015 and in Congress since 2001. From June 1861 to June 1863, during the Civil War and before West Virginia statehood, the United States recognized the Restored Government of Virginia sitting in Wheeling as the "legitimate", pro ...