Arthur I. Boreman

Arthur Inghram Boreman
United States Senator from West Virginia
In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 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
Personal details
Born	(1823-07-24)July 24, 1823 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Died	April 19, 1896(1896-04-19) (aged 72) Parkersburg, West Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Laurane Tanner Bullock Boreman
Profession	Politician
Religion	Methodist

Grave marker of Arthur Boreman at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens

Arthur Inghram Boreman (July 24, 1823 – April 19, 1896) was the first Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia and a United States Senator.

Biography

Boreman was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. At the age of four, his family relocated to Middlebourne, Tyler County, which was then part of Virginia. In 1861 he presided over the Second Wheeling Convention, which established the Restored Government of Virginia as a step toward the establishment of a separate State of West Virginia. He served as governor of West Virginia from 1863 to 1869 and U.S. Senator from 1869 to 1875. On November 30, 1864, he married Laurane Tanner Bullock, widow of a Union soldier.

Boreman Hall, a dormitory on the campus of West Virginia University is named after him. In addition, Arthur I. Boreman Elementary School is named in his honor in the Tyler County town of Middlebourne, and formerly two elementary schools in the Kanawha County town of Cross Lanes and the outlying Parkersburg area in Wood County was named in his honor as well.

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Biography of Arthur I. Boreman
• Inaugural Address of Arthur I. Boreman

Political offices
Preceded by Francis Harrison Pierpont as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia	Governor of West Virginia 1863–1869	Succeeded by Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
United States Senate
Preceded by Peter G. Van Winkle	United States Senator (Class 1) from West Virginia 1869–1875 Served alongside: Waitman T. Willey, Henry G. Davis	Succeeded by Allen T. Caperton