Wheeling Convention
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The 1861 Wheeling Convention was an assembly of Southern Unionist delegates from the northwestern counties of Virginia, aimed at repealing the Ordinance of Secession, which had been approved by refere
Arthur I. Boreman, 1861 Wheeling Presiding officer
West Virginia Independence Hall
1913 photos of five survivors of the First Wheeling Convention
John J. Davis Member of suspended Virginia Assembly
Arthur I. Boreman
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Arthur Ingram Boreman 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
Grave marker of Arthur Boreman at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
Possible identifications includes, L to R: 1st-Arthur Boreman; 3rd-Andrew Wilson; 4th D.D.T. Farnsworth; 5th- Henry Dering; 6th- Gibson Cranmer.