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Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer, politician, and Governor of the Union-controlled parts of Virginia during the Civil War. After the war, he was the Governor of all of Virginia during the early years of Reconstruction. In recognition of his significance to its state history, in 1910 the state of West Virginia donated a marble statue of Pierpont as its second contribution to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.

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  • Francis Harrison Pierpont
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  • Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer, politician, and Governor of the Union-controlled parts of Virginia during the Civil War. After the war, he was the Governor of all of Virginia during the early years of Reconstruction. In recognition of his significance to its state history, in 1910 the state of West Virginia donated a marble statue of Pierpont as its second contribution to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.
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  • Governor of Virginia
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  • 1865(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1814-01-25(xsd:date)
death place
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Julia Augusta Robertson
Name
  • Francis Harrison Pierpont
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  • Portrait of Francis Pierpont
Party
  • Republican
Birth Place
  • Morgantown
Title
  • Unionist Governor of Virginia
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  • 1868(xsd:integer)
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  • 1899-03-24(xsd:date)
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  • Methodist
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  • 18651868(xsd:integer)
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  • Lawyer
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  • Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer, politician, and Governor of the Union-controlled parts of Virginia during the Civil War. After the war, he was the Governor of all of Virginia during the early years of Reconstruction. In recognition of his significance to its state history, in 1910 the state of West Virginia donated a marble statue of Pierpont as its second contribution to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.
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