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With a few exceptions, the above mentioned springs have been noted places of resort for invalids for over half a century. The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs have been well known as a health resort for nearly one hundred years. This noted spring yields thirty gallons per minute, and is not influenced in its flow, or in the strength of the water, either by the season of the year or by wet or dry weather. The temperature of the water is uniformly 62 degrees Fahrenheit, which is ten degrees warmer than the earth through which it flows.
RAILROADS.
Two great trunk-line railroads pass across the entire State from east to west. One of these, the Baltimore and Ohio, enters
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the State at Harper's Ferry, and at Grafton its lines diverge- one (the main stem) leads to Chicago, crossing the Ohio river at Benwood, while the other, commonly called "the Parkers- burg Branch," crosses the Ohio river at Parkersburg-the west- ern terminal being Cincinnati. This mammoth corporation has a branch line of road passing down the Monongahela river from Fairmont to Morgantown; also another branch starting at Graf- ton and passing up the Tygarts valley river to Belington, Bar- bour county; and also another branch which leaves the main stem at Greenspring run and terminates at Romney, Hampshire county. There are in addition to these, two other feeders of the Baltimore and Ohio that traverse narrow portions of our terri- tory, namely: the Pittsburgh Division, which extends from Wheeling, by way of Wheeling creek through Ohio county, with northern terminal at Pittsburgh; and the Valley Branch, which extends from Harper's Ferry to Staunton, Virginia.
The other trunk line is the Chesapeake and Ohio, recently changed to the Newport News and Mississippi Valley railway, that traverses the entire State. This road enters West Virginia a short distance east of the White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier county, and threads its way westward through the grand can- yons of the New river valley; thence down the beautiful and historic Great Kanawha river for fifty miles; thence across the hill country, a distance of thirty-five miles, to the Ohio river at Huntington; thence down the Ohio river for fifteen miles to the mouth of the Big Sandy river-the extreme western border of the State. Recently this line of railroad has been extended from Huntington to Cincinnati, closely following the south bank of the Ohio river the entire distance.
These two railroads are great National thoroughfares, and have accomplished not a little in bringing the vast natural re- sources of West Virginia into general notice.
Within the past five years several new lines of railroads have been constructed within the borders of our State-notably the Ohio River road, which passes down the Ohio valley from Wheeling to Huntington, a distance of 223 miles; the Kanawha and Ohio railroad, running from Charleston down the Great Kanawha river to Point Preasant, and thence to Corning, Ohio ; the Clarksburg, Weston and Buckhannon narrow gauge now in operation from Clarksburg to Buckhannon; and the Norfolk
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and Weston, that has tapped the State near its southern border, and will before many years be constructed through several of the counties that border upon the Virginia State line, into Ken- tucky and still farther west. The West Virginia Central rail- road is building up the North Branch of the Potomac river, and will ultimately be projected into Tennessee and other South- ern States. About one hundred miles of this road are already in operation, and vigorous efforts are making to continue it eastward to Baltimore and southward into the great coal basin that is drained by the three forks of Cheat river with ultimate terminal at Charleston, or perhaps some point farther east on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio system. Vast amounts of coal have already been shipped over this railroad to Piedmont and Cumberland; thence over the Baltimore and Ohio system and the Chesapeake Canal to the eastern cities.
The Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad has been operating twenty-five miles of track from Wheeling to Steu- benville Junction in Hancock county for a number of years, and recently the line has been extended to New Cumberland, Han- cock county. A narrow gauge road, eight miles in length, has been successfully operated for about ten years past, from Penns- boro to Harrisville, Ritchie county; and a narrow gauge road is now in operation from Tunnelton to Kingwood, the seat of justice of Preston county. The Cumberland Valley Railroad is a well constructed line of road, extending from Martins- burg, Berkeley county, to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Shenandoah Valley Rrailroad is now in operation from Shep- herdstown, on the Potomac, traversing Jefferson county, and passing through the great Page valley into the south.
The Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad, a narrow gauge, oper- ated from Grafton, Taylor county, to Belington, Barbour county, will soon be extended to Buckhannon, Upshur county. This road is controlled by the Baltimore and Ohio company, and it is confidently believed that it will shortly be pushed through to Charleston by way of the Elk river valley.
The Laurel Fork and Sand Hill railroad is a short line ex- tending from Laurel Junction, on the Baltimore and Ohio, to Volcano, Wood county, a distance of three or four miles.
In the Kanawha valley there are a number of short lines of
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standard gauge railroads, which extend from coal mines to points along the Chesapeake and Ohio, now called the Newport News and Mississippi Valley Railroad, wholly for coal shipping pur- poses.
The Monongahela Valley Railroad is now building from Fair- mont, Marion county, to Clarksburg, Harrison county. As the line is surveyed, it follows the west bank of the West Fork of the Monongahela river four miles south from Fairmont, where the river is bridged, and thence on the east bank to a point seven miles south of Fairmont, whence either of two routes may be taken to Clarksburg, a distance of thirty-four miles.
The road is a connecting link of railway through the heart of the State, and its ultimate terminus is Charleston. At Clarks- burg, connection is made with the Clarksburg and Weston nar- row gauge, which is controlled by practically the same company. This branch will be widened immediately, and the engineers are now at work upon it. Braxton county has already voted a stock subscription of $60,000, and the railroad will be pushed on to Braxton Court House at an early day. A line 100 miles in length will then be completed from Fairmont to Braxton Court House, and as soon as the counties along the route can be in- duced to encourage the enterprise, the road will be constructed down Elk river to Charleston, making the shortest and most di- rect route to the Capital City of the State.
Along both banks of the West Fork river, for a distance of over thirty miles, the Pittsburgh coal series crops out in rich and workable veins. The country for miles back from the river is underlaid by coal beds. The new railroad will cut through the heart of this territory, and bring its coal into market. The ex- perience of the Montana Coal and Coke Company, which is now working the Pittsburgh vein, is enough to show that the coal will command a good price in market. Coke made from it is as pure and finds as ready sale as the famous Connellsville coke.
To build up this industry is the main purpose of the railroad company. It has already taken up some 8,000 acres of coal land, paying from $10 to $25 an acre for it, and has 20,000 acres more under option. Five hundred coke ovens will be built a short distance south of Fairmont, and others will be put in operation as soon as the road is completed.
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Quite a considerable number of railroad charters have been issued, and in some instances preliminary surveys have been made, for other lines of road through West Virginia that will be built before another decade shall have passed. Itis safe to say that the era of railroad building in West Virginia has only fairly begun.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
BY PRIORITY OF SERVICE.
Peter G. Van Winkle, Parkersburg. December 7, 1863, to March 4, 1869.
Waitman T. Willey, Morgantown, December 7, 1863, to March 4, 1871.
Arthur I. Boreman, Parkersburg, March 4, 1869, to March 4, 1875.
Henry G. Davis, · Piedmont,
March 4, 1871, to March 4, 1883.
Allen T. Caperton, Union, March 4, 1875, to death, July 26, 1876.
Samuel Price, appointed August 26, 1876, · Union, December 4, 1876, to January 30, 1877.
Frank Hereford, Union, · January 31, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
Johnson N. Camden, Parkersburg,
March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1887.
John E. Kenna, Charleston,
March.4, 1883, to March 3, 1895.
Charles James Faulkner, Martinsburg, March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1893.
D. B. Lucas was appointed March 5, 1887, U. S. Senator by Gov. Wilson till next meeting of Legislature, and C. J. Faulkner, Jr., being elected by Legislature before Congress met was seated.
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1397198
CONGRESSMEN.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Jacob Beeson Blair, Parkersburg, December 7, 1863, to March 3, 1865.
Chester D. Hubbard, Wheeling,
March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1869. Isaac H. Duval, March, 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871. John J. Davis, March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1875.
Wellsburg,
Clarksburg,
Benjamin Wilson, Clarksburg, Clarksburg,
March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1883. Nathan Goff, March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1889. John O. Pendleton, Wheeling, Certified by Gov. Wilson for term March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891. Contest before Congress pending by George W. Atkinson, Wheeling.
SECOND DISTRICT.
William G. Brown, Kingwood, · December 7, 1863, to March 3, 1865.
George R. Latham, Buckhannon, March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867. Bethuel M. Kitchen, · Martinsburg,
March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869. James C. McGrew, March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1873. Morgantown, Martinsburg,
Kingwood, J. Marshall Hagans, March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875. Charles J. Faulkner, March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
Benjamin F. Martin, · .
Grafton, March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
John Blair Hoge, Martinsburg, March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1883.
William L. Wilson, Charlestown,
March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Kellian V. Whaley, · ·
Point Pleasant, December 7, 1863, to March 3, 1867.
Daniel Polsley, Point Pleasant, March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869.
John S. Witcher, Barboursville,
March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871.
Frank Hereford, Union, March 4, 1871, to January 30, 1877.
John E. Kenna, (1) Charleston,
January 31, 1877, to March 3, 1883.
Charles Philip Snyder, (2) Charleston, March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1889. John D. Alderson, Nicholas Court House, Certified by Governor Wilson as elected for the term from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891. Contest pending before Congress by James H. McGinnis, Raleigh Court House.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Eustace Gibson, Huntington, · March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1887.
Charles Edgar Hogg, .
Point Pleasant, March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1889.
James Monroe Jackson, Parkersburg, Certified by Governor Wilson for term from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1891. Contest pending before Congress by Charles B. Smith, Parkersburg.
This District was formed from the First and Third by basis of census of 1880.
(1) Resigned to take seat in Senate.
(2) By special election in May 1883; took seat December 3, 1883.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNORS.
( IN ORDER OF ADMINISTRATIONS. )
Arthur I. Boreman, ·
June 20, 1863, to February 26, 1869.
Dan. D. T. Farnsworth, Buckhannon,
February 27, 1869, to March 3, 1869. (2).
William Erskine Stevenson, March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871.
Parkersburg, (1).
Parkersburg,
John J. Jacob, Romney, March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877.
Henry Mason Mathews, Lewisburg,
March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881. (3).
Jacob Beeson Jackson, Parkersburg, ·
March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.
E. Willis Wilson, Charleston, March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889.
March 4, 1889, pending Goff-Fleming contest.
Contest in 1889 by A. Brooks Fleming, Democratic candi- date, against Nathan Goff, Republican, who claimed election on face of returns by 110 majority.
ATTORNEYS GENERAL.
Aquilla Bolton Caldwell, (4.) Ohio County, June 20, 1863, to Dec. 31, 1864. ·
Ephraim B. Hall, Marion, Jan. 1, 1865, to Dec. 31, 1865.
(1) Resigned to go to United States Senate.
(2) As President of the State Senate.
(3) Died in Lewisburg April 28, 1884.
(4) Elected May 28, 1863.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
Edwin Maxwell . Harrison, Jan. 1, 1866, to Dec. 31, 1866.
Thayer Melvin, (1.) . Ohio, Jan. 1, 1867, to Jan. 1. 1869.
Aquilla Bolton Caldwell, Ohio,
July 1, 1869, to Dec. 31, 1870.
Joseph Sprigg, Hardy, Jan. 1, 1871, to Dec. 31, 1872.
Henry Mason Mathews, . Greenbrier, January 1, 1873, to March 3, 1877.
Robert White, Hampshire,
March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
Cornelius C. Watts, Kanawha,
March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. ·
Alfred Caldwell, Ohio,
March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1893.
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
J. Edgar Boyers · Tyler, . June 20, 1863, to March 3, 1865.
Granville D. Hall, Harrison,
March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1867.
John S. Witcher, (2) . ·
Cabell,
March 4, 1867, to February 24, 1869.
James M. Pipes, (3) Marshall, February 25, 1869, to March 3, 1871.
Mason, John M. Phelps, .
March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1873.
Charles Hedrick, (4) Kanawha,
March 4, 1873, to March 8, 1877.
Sobieski Brady, Ohio,
March 9, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
(1). Elected in 1868 to serve from January, 1869, and resigned to take effect July 1, 1869.,
(2). Resigned.
(3). Appointed by Governor to serve till beginning of his elected term, March 4, 1869.
(4) Signed Executive Journal five days, till Brady qualified.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
Randolph Stalnaker, Jr., Greenbrier, March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.
Henry S. Walker, (1) Kanawha,
March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889.
STATE AUDITORS.
Samuel Crane, ·
Randolph, June 20, 1863, to March 3, 1865.
Joseph Marcellus Mc Whorter, Roane,
March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1869.
Thomas Boggess, Roane,
March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871.
Edward A. Bennett, Marion,
March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877.
Joseph S. Miller, Cabell,
March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1885.
Patrick Fee Duffy, ·
Webster,
March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1893.
STATE TREASURERS.
Campbell Tarr, · Brooke, June 20, 1863, to March 3, 1867.
Jacob H. Bristor, Berkeley,
March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869.
James A. Macauley, Ohio,
March 4, 1869, to March 3, 1871.
John S. Burdett, ·
Taylor,
March 4, 1871, to January 30, 1876. Sobieski Brady, Ohio,
January 31, 1876, to March 3, 1877. Thomas J. West, Harrison,
March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881.
Thomas O'Brien, Ohio,
March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. W. T. Thompson, Cabell, March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1893.
(1) Continues under Governor Wilson till Goff-Fleming contest is decided.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
SUPERINTENDENTS OF FREE SCHOOLS.
William R. White,
.
.
Marion,
June 20, 1863, to March 3, 1869.
H. A. G. Ziegler, (1) Barbour,
March 4, 1869, to February 17, 1870.
Alvin D. Williams, (2) Taylor,
February 19, 1870, to March 3, 1871.
Charles S. Lewis, (3) Harrison,
March 4, 1871, to December 31, 1872.
William K. Pendleton, Brooke,
January 1, 1873, to March 3, 1873.
Benjamin W. Byrne, Clay,
March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877.
William K. Pendleton, Brooke,
March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1881.
Bernard L. Butcher, Randolph,
March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885.
Benjamin S. Morgan,
March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1893. · Monongalia,
ADJUTANTS GENERAL, STATE LIBRARIANS AND QUARTER MAS- TERS GENERAL.
Francis P. Pierpoint, (4) (5) (7) Marion, June 22, 1863, to September 10, 1866.
George W. Brown, (4) (6) Taylor, November 1, 1866, to March 3, 1867.
Isaac Hardin Duval, (4) Brooke,
March 4, 1867, to March 3, 1869.
Thomas M. Harris, (5) Ritchie,
March 4, 1869, to December 31, 1870.
James M. Ewing, Jr., (2)
January 1, 1871, to March 4, 1871. Ohio,
(1). Died February 17, 1870.
(2). Appointed to vacancy.
(3). Resigned.
(4). Adjutant General.
(5). Resigned.
(6). Quartermaster General also from July 22, 1863, to January 1, 1867.
(7). Thomas Hornbrook, of Wheeling, as Military Agent of the Governor, acted in interim.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
Charles S. Lewis, (1) Harrison, March 4, 1871, to December 31, 1872.
Benjamin W. Byrne, (2) Clay,
March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1877. John L. Cole, (3) Kanawha,
March 4, 1873, to September 1, 1875. Ed. L. Woods, (4) (5) Kanawha,
September 1, 1875, to November 1, 1881.
William F. Butler, Jr., Ohio,
November 1, 1881, to March 3, 1885. · Ed. L. Woods, (6) March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889. Kanawha,
(1). As Superintendent of Free Schools, ex-officio Adjutant General.
(2). For the vacancy from December 31, 1872, to March 4, 1873 ; W. K. Pendleton was Super- intendent, but not Adjutant General.
(3). State Librarian only.
(4). Librarian only till in 1876 ; Legislature added duties of Adjutant General.
(5). Resigned.
(6). Continues under Governor Wilson till Goff-Fleming contest is decided.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Judge: John Jay Jackson, Parkersburg, Appointed by President Lincoln, August 3d, 1861, for the Western District of Virginia.
Clerk District Court: Jasper Y. Moore, Clarksburg,
Clerk Circuit Court: L. B. Dellicker,
Parkersburg, .
UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.
Benjamin H. Smith, Charleston, Appointed January 22, 1862, for the Western District of Virginia.
Nathan Goff, Jr., June 6, 1868, Clarksburg,
Wm. H. H. Flick, August 3, 1882, Martinsburg,
Cornelius C. Watts, August 3, 1886, Charleston,
George C. Sturgiss, April 4, 1889,
Morgantown.
UNITED STATES MARSHALS.
E. M. Norton, August 3, 1861, Wheeling,
Samuel B. McCulloch, July 20, 1865, Wheeling, Clarksburg,
Samuel Walker, Sept. 17, 1866,
Edward M. Norton, April 9, 1867, Wheeling, Hedgman Slack, April 20, 1868, Charleston,
George W. Patton, January 31, 1877, . Charleston,
George W. Atkinson, May 11, 1881, . Wheeling,
Columbus Sehon, May 16, 1885, . Point Pleasant,
Henry S. White, April 12, 1889, . Bellton.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS.
Berkshire, Ralph L., Morgantown, July 9, 1863, to Dec. 31, 1866. Jan. 1, 1869, to Dec. 31, 1872.
Brannon, Henry, Weston, Jan. 1, 1889.
Brown, James H.,
· Term expires Dec. 31, 1900. Charleston, July 9, 1863, to Dec. 31, 1870.
Edmiston, Matthew, Weston,
June 1, 1876, to Dec. 31, 1876. Point Pleasant,
English, John W.,
Jan. 1, 1889. Term expires Dec. 31, 1900.
Green, Thomas C., Charlestown, Jan. 1, 1876. Term expires Dec. 31, 1892. Harrison, William H., Clarksburg,
July 9, 1863, to Dec. 31, 1870. Haymond, Alpheus F., Fairmont,
Jan. 1, 1873, to Dec. 31, 1882. Hoffman, John S., Clarksburg,
Jan. 1, 1873, to May 30, 1876.
Parkersburg,
Johnson, Okey, Jan. 1, 1877, to Jan. 1, 1889. Maxwell, Edwin, Clarksburg,
Jan. 1, 1867, to Dec. 32, 1872. Moore, Charles P. T., Point Pleasant,
Jan. 1. 1871. Resigned May 30, 1881.
Union,
Patton, James F., June 1, 1881, to death, March 30, 1882. Paull, James, Wheeling, Jan. 1, 1873, to death, May 11, 1875. Snyder, Adam C., Lewisburg, June 1, 1882. Term expires Dec. 31, 1895. · Philippi,
Woods, Samuel, Jan. 1, 1883, to Dec. 31, 1888. CLERKS.
Sylvanus W. Hall,
Fairmont, · 1863, to August, 1874.
Odell S. Long,
From August, 1874. Charleston,
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PROMINENT MEN OF
MEMBERSHIP OF SUPREME COURT EACH YEAR,
YEAR.
NAME OF JUDGE.
1863
Harrison. Harrison.
BERKSHIRE.
Brown.
Brown.
1865
Harrison.
BERKSHIRE. BERKSHIRE.
Brown.
1866
Harrison.
BERKSHIRE.
Brown.
1867
Harrison.
Maxwell.
BROWN.
1868
Harrison.
Maxwell.
BROWN.
1869
Berkshire.
Maxwell.
BROWN.
1870
Berkshire.
Maxwell.
BROWN.
1871
BERKSHIRE.
Maxwell.
Moore.
1872
BERKSHIRE.
Maxwell.
Moore.
1873
HAYMOND.
Hoffman.
Paull.
Moore.
1874
HAYMOND.
Hoffman.
Paull.
Moore.
1875
HAYMOND.
Hoffman.
Paull.
Moore.
1876
HAYMOND.
Edmiston.
Green.
Moore.
1877
HAYMOND.
Johnson.
Green.
Moore.
1878
HAYMOND.
Johnson.
Green.
Moore.
1879
HAYMOND.
Johnson.
Green.
Moore.
1880
Haymond.
Johnson.
Green.
MOORE.
1881
Haymond.
JOHNSON.
Green.
Patton.
1882
Haymond.
JOHNSON.
Green.
Snyder.
1883
Woods.
JOHNSON.
Green.
Snyder.
1884
Woods.
JOHNSON. JOHNSON.
Green.
Snyder.
1886
Woods.
JOHNSON.
Green.
Snyder.
1887
Woods.
JOHNSON.
Green.
Snyder.
1888
Woods.
Johnson.
Green.
Snyder.
1889
Brannon.
English.
Green.
Snyder.
Green.
Snyder.
1885
Woods.
REMARKS-Small capital name is President. Harrison resigned September 1, 1868, and died December 31, 1870. Berkshire appointed in place, and elected to fill unexpired term of Har- rison October, 1868. Paull died May 13, 1875, and Green appointed to vacancy, commissioned December 24, 1875, and afterwards elected to fill out balance of term. Hoffman resigned June 1st, 1876, and Edmiston appointed June 13 to vacancy. Edmiston died June 29, 1887. Hoffman died in October, 1877. Moore resigned June 1, 1881, and Patton appointed in place, who died March 30, 1882, and then, April 20, 1882, Snyder appointed to vacancy from June 1, 1882, and afterwards elected for balance of Moore's term. November 22, 1882, Haymond resigned, to take effect January 1st, 1883, and Woods appointed to vacancy, and afterwards elected for balance of Haymond's term. Haymond re-elected in 1876; Green in 1880, and Snyder in 1884. Johnson designated President June 1, 1881; Moore, January 12, 1881.
1864
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WEST VIRGINIA.
1
FIRST CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Elected May 28, 1863, from June 20, 1863.
1. Elbert H. Caldwell,
2. John A. Dille,
3. Thomas W. Harrison, (1) .
4. Chapman J. Stuart,
5. Robert Irvine,
6. George Loomis,
7. Daniel Polsley, (1)
Wheeling. Morgantown. Clarksburg. West Union. Weston. Parkersburg. Point Pleasant.
8. Henry J. Samuels, Barboursville, Resigned August 2, 1866, and William L. Hindman ap- pointed, then elected from January 1, 1867, and July 13, 1868, removed by Act of Legislature, and Henry L. Gilles- pie appointed in place.
9. Nathaniel Harrison, (2) Lewisburg,
Appointed July 12, 1868.
10. John W. Kennedy, Charlestown, Impeached in January, 1865, and L. P. W. Batch, Lee- town, appointed May 4, 1865.
Elected Oct. 26, 1865, from Jan. 1, 1866, to Jan. 1, 1869.
1. Elbert H. Caldwell, (*) Wheeling. Morgantown.
2. John A. Dille, (*)
3. Thomas W. Harrison, (*) Clarksburg. 4. Chapman J. Stuart, West Union. 5. Robert Irvine, (*) Weston. Parkersburg.
6. George Loomis, (*)
7. Daniel Polsley, Point Pleasant,
Resigned February 15, 1868, and Governor appointed James W. Hoge, Winfield.
(1). Called to assist upon Supreme Court at its first session.
(2). Vacancy for Ninth and Tenth Circuits declared by Governor August 3, 1865, and election ordered for October 26, 1865, when Ephraim B. Hall was elected for unexpired term.
(*). Called to assist Supreme Judges in 1866.
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PROMINENT MEN OF
8. Henry J. Samuels, Barboursville.
9. Nathaniel Harrison, Lewisburg.
10. Ephraim B. Hall, Fairmont,
Resigned, and March 27, 1866, Governor appointed Edwin Maxwell, Clarksburg.
11. Edward C. Bunker, Morgantown, Appointed March 1, 1866. Died January 24, 1868. Gov- ernor appointed James P. Smith.
Elected Oct. 1868, to Serve Six Years from Jan. 1, 1869 but Vacated Dec. 31, 1872, by Revised Constitution.
1. Elbert H. Caldwell, Wheeling,
Died, and June 26, 1869, was appointed Thayer Melvin, Wheeling.
2. Chapman J. Stuart, West Union.
3. John A. Dille, Morgantown. Clarksburg.
4. Thomas W. Harrison,
5. James P. Smith,
Died, and June 24, 1869, was appointed Joseph T. Hoke, Keyser.
6. Ephraim B. Hall, Marion,
Declined to qualify, and February 9, 1869, was appointed Joseph A. Chapline, Charlestown, Who died, and September 1, 1870, was appointed Ephraim B. Hall, Marion,
Who resigned October 20, 1872, and was appointed
John Blair Hoge, Martinsburg, to date from November 1, 1872.
7. Nathaniel Harrison, Lewisburg, Removed, and March 17, 1870, was appointed Joseph M. Mc Whorter, Lewisburg.
8. Robert Irvine, Weston.
9. George Loomis, Parkersburg.
10. Robert S. Brown, Ravenswood. Winfield.
11. James W. Hoge,
12. James H. Ferguson, Barboursville, Resigned, and August 1, 1870, was appointed Charles W. Smith, Barboursville.
13. Henry S. Gillespie, . Raleigh C. H.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
Elected Aug. 1872, for Eight Years from Jan. 1, 1873.
1. Thayer Melvin, Wheeling.
2. Charles S. Lewis, (+) Clarksburg,
to Death, January 22, 1878.
A. Brooks Fleming, Fairmont, Appointed January 30, 1878, and elected August 20, 1878, to fill balance of unexpired term.
3. John Blair Hoge, · Martinsburg, Resigned August 30, 1880, and September 23, 1880, C. J. Faulkner, Martinsburg, Appointed to vacancy; then October 10, elected for unex- pired term.
4. J. W. F. Allen, Moorefield, Died, and December 24, 1875,
James D. Armstrong, Moorefield, Commissioned, and October, 1876, elected for balance of Term.
5. James Monroe Jackson, (1) Parkersburg.
6. John Brannon, Weston.
7. Joseph Smith, Ripley.
8. Homer A. Holt, Lewisburg.
9. Evermont Ward, Guyandotte.
Serving Eight Years from Jan. 1, 1881.
1. Thayer Melvin, Wheeling,
Resigned November 19, 1881, and
John J. Jacob, Wheeling,
Appointed ; then in October, 1882, elected. George E. Boyd, Wheeling.
2. A. Brooks Fleming, Fairmont,
August 31, 1888 resigned, and was appointed A. F. Haymond, Fairmont.
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