West Virginia's first state officials were elected in 1863 when the state was formed during the Civil War. The first governor was Arthur I. Boreman. The initial state legislature included both a Senate and a House of Delegates, with members elected to represent the newly established state. These officials played a crucial role in establishing West Virginia’s governance and identity separate from Virginia.
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The West Virginia Colored Institute was established in 1891.
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Kentucky was the first state west of the Appalachian mountains, admitted to the Union in 1792.
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Before the Civil War, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia. Unionists did not support the Confederacy and established West Virginia in 1863.