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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Francis H. Pierpont canonical 1
Francis Harrison Pierpont 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
governor
human
lawyer
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
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
University of Virginia School of Law
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Pierpont
fieldOfWork law
public administration
givenName Francis
heritage American of English descent
historicalRegionAssociatedWith Virginia
West Virginia
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 (United States)
linked to: Republican Party

Unionist faction during the American Civil War
name Francis Harrison Pierpont
linked to: Francis H. Pierpont
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
Unionist political movement in Virginia
placeOfBirth Monongalia County, Virginia, United States
area now in West Virginia
placeOfDeath Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia
member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
religion Methodism
residence Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
Richmond, Virginia, United States
linked to: Richmond, Virginia

Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Julia Augusta Robertson Pierpont

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Fairmont, West Virginia hasNotablePerson Francis H. Pierpont
Francis H. Pierpont name Francis Harrison Pierpont
linked to: Francis H. Pierpont