Francis H. Pierpont

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:West_Virginia_University
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:birth_date 1814-12-25
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Monongalia_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Fairmont
gptkbp:children gptkb:Francis_H._Pierpont_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for education reforms
gptkbp:death_date 1899-03-24
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Fairmont,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Washington_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francis H. Pierpont
gptkbp:image Francis H. Pierpont.jpg
gptkbp:influence Civil War politics
Post-war governance in West Virginia
gptkbp:involvement Reconstruction Era politics
gptkbp:legacy West Virginia's formation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work West Virginia statehood
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Unionist_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Arthur_I._Boreman
gptkbp:role gptkb:Delegate_to_the_U._S._Congress
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention
Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party
State senator
Chairman of the West Virginia Loyalty Board
Unionist leader
gptkbp:significant_event Restoration of Virginia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Pierpont
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_M._Mathews
gptkbp:term_end 1871-01-01
1861-06-01
1863-01-01
1869-01-01
1863-06-20
1861-12-01
gptkbp:term_start 1867-01-01
1861-06-01
1863-01-01
1869-01-01
1863-06-20
1861-02-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Letcher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4