The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-23

THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT,

happiness in the future.
THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT,
Governor, Frances H. Pierpont, Ma
rion County.
Lieutenant Governor, l.. C. P. Cow
per, Portsmouth.
State Auditor, l.. U. Webb, Norfolk.
State Treasurer, w. w. Wing, Norfolk
Secretary Commonwealth, c. H. Lewis,
Rockingham.
Attorney General, Thos. r. Bowden
AIDS TO THE GOVERNOR
Colonel ID. H. Strother.
Colonel George III. Hart.
SENATE.
Lieutenant Governor L. c. =. Cow
per, President of the Senate, Portsmouth,
Va.
Chas. H. Whitehurst, Norfolk City.
Norfolk.
S. w. Powell, Accomac and North
VIM. +. MERCER, Loudon.
Thos. p. Brown, Alexandria and Fair
fax.
+. s. Tennis, Elizabeth City, Warwick 4
and York.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
]. Madison Downey, Speaker, Loudon
A. l.. Hill, Norfolk City.
r. b. Wood, Elizabeth City.
Il. II. Kellan, Accomac.
| VIM. II. Gibbons Accomac.
l. r. Birch, Northampton.
Reuben Johnson, Alexandria.
Allen Harmon, Alexandria.
Job HauXhurst, Fairfax.
j. j. Henshaw, Loudon.
EnOch Haislip, Prince William.
II. " Nash, Norfolk.
J. w. BrOwnley, Portsmouth City.
SKETCH OF GOVERNOR PIERPoNT.
Hon. Francis Harrison Pierpont, Cow
ernOr of Virginia, Is native of Virginia
and i'm the fiftieth year of his age. He
was educated at Meadville College, PENN
sylvania, and after his admission to TIN
bar removed to Mississippi, where h
continued until the year 1910, when h
returned to Paramount, Virginia, hi
native village, where the breaking on
of the rebellion found him. Governo
PierpOnts subsequent career in the con
struction of the State of West Virginia
his GovernOrship of that State and hi
subsequent accession to his present DC \
sition, are all quite familiar to the pull
lie. Gdgernor PierpOnt is both an abb
and am honest man, and Is in all regrds !
equal ITO the arduous responsibilities of !
his present position. y
EIEUT. GOV. l.. C. p. COwPER |
is a native of Isle of Wight county,
Virginia, a lawyer by profession, and Is
fifty years of age. He has heretofore
served several sessions i'm the General
Assembly of the State, and was former
ly an old line wing, of the Henry Clay
and John Minor Bolts school.
COL. CHARLES II. LEWIS. ~
Secretary of State, is native of Rock
inghanh county, Virginia, and direct
descendant of the Lewis family. 40
famed in the annals of the State for
copiOus intellect and broad statesman
ship. Colonel Lewis is a lawyer by bro.
fession, and at one time was editor oflthe
National american, wherein he dis
played generous abilities as an able and
vigorous writer. He belonged to the'old
Whig. school of politics, and has through
life been staunch upholder of the
Union. In person, Col. Lewis has been
described as being tall without being
ungrac}ful, has dignified and courteous
manners, while his intelligent and man.
ly countenance is calculated to ms pire
confidence and command respect.
HON. WARREN W. WING.
Treasurer of Virginia, wherein he has
lived for twenty years, is not a native of
the State but the beginning of the re-
belllon found him a resident of Norfolk,
whence he was elected to Congress, after
winch he was appointed Postmaster,
Norfolk. Colonel Wing is an able an
intelligent financier, and his ability an
industry will largely conspire to success
FULLY rejuvenate the shattered pecuni
airy resources of the Commonwealth.
THE GOVERNORS CONFIDENTIAL AIDS
Col David H. Strother Porte Crayon)
ald to his Excellency the Governor, is a
native of Martinsburg, Virginia. and
was educated in Philadelphia and Car
monsburg, Pa, and studied painting i'm
New York, under s. F. b. Moore. i'm the
years 1886 and 1887. Col. Strother went.
abroad in 1910, visiting France Italy.
Germany, Switzerland and England
from 1853 to 1860 he contrib
1ted series of brilliant sketches t.
Hdrper's Magazine. He participated
IN the late rebellion as a Union Lieu.
tenant Colonel in the engineer service.
rs an Adjutant General and as chief of
staff, returning in the fall of 1854, frop
which time, till his accession to tt.
Governors staff, he was il pirate lltea
COL. GEO. II. HART,
Irvate Secretary and Ail-drCamp to-
ne Governor, is a native of New York
'lty, about twenty-five years o age, and -.
anne TO Virginia in 1862 and $ an ex-
'eedlhgIy active, intelligent AMI polish
a gentleman. He is the Youngest
member of the. State government, and
las served in the rebellion with valor
ma fidelity in the rank of Lhutenant
'olonel, being made prisoner
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