Francis H. Pierpont

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Francis H. Pierpont was an American lawyer and politician known as the "Father of West Virginia" for leading the Restored Government of Virginia during the Civil War and helping create the state of West Virginia.

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instanceOf American politician
governor
human
lawyer
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy statue in the United States Capitol
statue on the grounds of the West Virginia State Capitol
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1814-01-25
dateOfDeath 1899-03-24
educatedAt Allegheny College NERFINISHED
University of Virginia School of Law NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Pierpont NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork law
public administration
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
heritage American of English descent
historicalRegionAssociatedWith Virginia NERFINISHED
West Virginia NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Father of West Virginia
knownFor advocacy for the separation of northwestern Virginia counties into West Virginia
efforts to reorganize the government of Virginia loyal to the Union
support for the Union during the American Civil War
languageSpoken English
legalTraining read law and formal legal study
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)

Unionist faction during the American Civil War NERFINISHED
name Francis Harrison Pierpont NERFINISHED
nickname Father of West Virginia
notableFor leadership of the Restored Government of Virginia during the American Civil War
role in the creation of the state of West Virginia
occupation lawyer
politician
participatedIn American Civil War NERFINISHED
Unionist political movement in Virginia
placeOfBirth Monongalia County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
area now in West Virginia
placeOfDeath Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia NERFINISHED
member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
religion Methodism
residence Alexandria, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States NERFINISHED
Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Augusta Robertson Pierpont NERFINISHED

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Fairmont, West Virginia, United States hasNotablePerson Francis H. Pierpont
subject surface form: Fairmont, West Virginia