The English colony of Virginia was established in 16o7. It declared its
independence in 1776 and became an original member-state of the Union. (1)
(1) In 1861 the northern and western counties declared
their independence and became the separate U.S. State
of West Virginia
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STATE OFFICERS
Governors
1869 - 1874 Gilbert Carlton Walker 1833 - 1885
1874 - 1877 James Lawson Kemper 1823 - 1895
1878 - 1882 Frederick William Mackey Holliday 1828 - 1899
1882 - 1886 William Ewan Cameron 1842 - 1927
1886 - 1890 Fitzhugh Lee 1835 - 1905
1890 - 1894 Philip Watkins McKinney 1832 - 1899
1894 - 1898 Charles Triplett O'Ferrall 1840 - 1905
1898 - 1902 James Hoge Tyler 1846 - 1925
1902 - 1906 Andrew Jackson Montague 1862 - 1937
1906 - 1910 Claude Augustus Swanson 1862 - 1939
1910 - 1914 William Hodges Mann 1843 - 1927
1914 - 1918 Henry Carter Stuart 1855 - 1933
1918 - 1922 Westmoreland Davis 1859 - 1942
1922 - 1926 Elbert Lee Trinkle 1876 - 1939
1926 - 1930 Harry Flood Byrd Sr. 1887 - 1966
1930 - 1934 John Garland Pollard 1871 - 1937
1934 - 1938 George Campbell Peery 1873 - 1952
1938 - 1942 James Hubert Price 1878 - 1943
1942 - 1946 Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. 1897 - 1981
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