Arthur I. Boreman | |
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| United States Senator from West Virginia | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Peter G. Van Winkle |
| Succeeded by | Allen T. Caperton |
| 1st Governor of West Virginia | |
| In office June 20, 1863 – February 26, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Harrison Pierpont as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia |
| Succeeded by | Daniel D. T. Farnsworth |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Wood County district | |
| In office December 3, 1855 – April 4, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John Jay Jackson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Circuit Judge for Wood County | |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Circuit Judge for Wood County | |
| In office 1888–1896 | |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Inghram Boreman July 24, 1823 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 1896 (aged 72) Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman |
| Profession | Politician |
Arthur Ingram Boreman (July 24, 1823 – April 19, 1896) was an American lawyer, politician and judge who helped found the U.S. state of West Virginia. Raised in Tyler County, West Virginia, he served as the state's first Governor, and a United States senator, as well as represented Wood County in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as a circuit judge before and after his federal service.[1][2]
- ^ Otis K. Rice, West Virginia: The State and its People (Parson, West Virginia: McClain Printing Co, 1972) p. 203
- ^ Allen, Bernard L. "Arthur Ingraham Boreman." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 16 May 2016. Web. 21 August 2019 available at https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/614