John Letcher (born March 29, 1813 in Lexington, Virginia; died Janaury 26, 1884 in Virginia) succeeded Henry A. Wise as the thirty-fourth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 1, 1860 and January 1, 1864. Following the end of Letcher's term as Governor, William Smith (born September 6, 1797 in Marengo, Virginia; died May 18, 1887 in Richmond, Virginia) became the thirtieth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 1, 1864 and May 9, 1865.
Arthur I. Boreman (born July 24, 1823 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; died April 19, 1896 in Parkersburg, West Virginia), the first Governor of West Virginia, served between June 20, 1863 and February 26, 1869, including the whole of 1864.
John Letcher (born March 29, 1813 in Lexington, Virginia; died Janaury 26, 1884 in Virginia) succeeded Henry A. Wise as the thirty-fourth Governor of Virginia, serving between January 1, 1860 and January 1, 1864, including the whole of 1863.
John Letcher (1813-1884) was elected governor of Virginia in 1859, and served from 1860 to 1864. Virginia did not secede from the Union until after the Civil War "officially" began on April 15, 1861.In 1864, he was succeeded by former governor William Smith, whose term ended with the surrender of the Confederacy in May 1965.*It was not until July, 1861 that the Union-controlled areas of western Virginia elected a separate governor for the "Restored Government of Virginia" and conventions were held to divide most of this area as the new state of West Virginia (1863).
The current Governor of Virginia is Terry McAuliffe.
No- he was never governor of Virginia.
No, Benjamin Harrison was the fifth governor of Virginia. The second governor of Virginia was Thomas Jefferson.
* Patrick Henry the 1st and 6th Governor of Virginia. * Thomas Jefferson the 2nd Governor of Virginia. * Timothy Kaine the current and 70th Governor of Virginia.
Was the 68th Governor of Virginia and served from 1998 to 2002.
April 19th 1864
James the first assinged him as governor of Virginia
The Governor of Virginia is Timothy M. Kaine.
Ernest Clark - governor - was born on 1864-04-13.