| LC control no. | n 88041176 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 |
| Variant(s) | Pierpont, Governor (Francis Harrison), 1814-1899 Peirpoint, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 Peirpoint, F. H. (Francis Harrison), 1814-1899 |
| See also | Virginia. Governor (1865-1868 : Pierpont) Virginia (Reorganized government : 1861-1863). Governor (1861-1863 : Pierpont) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Virginia |
| Birth date | 1814-01-25 |
| Death date | 1899-03-24 |
| Place of birth | Monongalia County (W. Va.) |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Politics, Practical |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Governors |
| Found in | Hearne, J.G. Some unknown facts of American history, 1987: t.p. (Governor Pierpont) prelim. p., etc. (Francis Harrison Pierpont; 1st governor of West Va.; b. 1/25/1814; d. 3/24/1899; surname sometimes misspelled Peirpoint) Gov. Peirpoint's address to the people of Virginia, 1865 ANB online (http://www.ANB.org), 8/22/00 (Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 25 Jan. 1814-24 Mar. 1899, lawyer and governor of Virginia; assisted in efforts to create a separate state of West Virginia, but declined the invitation to become its first governor; changed his last name from Peirpoint to Pierpont in 1881) Communication from the Governor relative to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company, 1867?: page 2 (F.H. Peirpoint) Wikipedia, April 2, 2018 (Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814-March 24, 1899); lawyer, politician, governor; born in Monogalia County [now W. Va.]; died in Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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