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Arthur Ingram Boreman (July 24, 1823 – April 19, 1896) was an American lawyer, politician and judge who helped found the U.S. state of West Virginia.Raised in Tyler County, West Virginia, he served as the state's first Governor, and a United States senator, as well as represented Wood County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as a circuit judge before and after his federal service.
Boreman Hall. Boreman Hall is a residence hall on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.Originally called Men's Hall when it was constructed in 1935, the hall is named after Arthur I. Boreman, the first governor of the state of West Virginia.
West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University has a collection of Sturgiss papers, mostly correspondence and newspaper clippings. [1] William Pallister Hubbard: Republican: March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911 West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University has the Hubbard family papers which includes ...
The 1863 West Virginia gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election, held on Thursday, May 28, 1863. Unionist Arthur I. Boreman was elected virtually without opposition. This was the first of two gubernatorial elections held in West Virginia during the American Civil War ; 17 counties were occupied by Confederate military forces ...
Men's Hall, also known as Boreman Hall South, is a historic dormitory associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1935, and is a five-story, E-shaped red brick building with Classical Revival detailing.
The 1864 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on October 27, 1864, ... Arthur I. Boreman (incumbent) 19,353 : 100.00 : Total votes 19,353 : 100 : Union hold:
West Virginia University Board of Governors: Formation: 1867: First holder: Alexander Martin (1867–1875) ... Gene Arthur Budig, 1977–1980; Harry Bruce Heflin, 1981;
Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Stephenson moved across the Ohio River when he was young.When his father died, he apprenticed with a tanner and began reading law. He married Agnes Boreman, the sister of his law partner as well as future governor Arthur I. Boreman (who would become one of the founders of West Virginia during the American Civil War).