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Governor of West Virginia

Seal of the Governor of West Virginia.svg
Seal of the Governor


Governor Jim Justice 2017.jpg

Incumbent
Jim Justice

since January 16, 2017
Style

  • Governor
    (informal)


  • The Honorable
    (formal)

Status
  • Head of State

  • Head of Government

ResidenceWest Virginia Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderArthur I. Boreman
FormationJune 20, 1863
Salary$150,000 (2013)[1]
Websitewww.governor.wv.gov

The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state government[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,[2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature,[4] to convene the legislature at any time,[5] and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of Delegates, to grant pardons and reprieves.[6]


Since West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, during the American Civil War, 34 men have served as governor. Two, Arch A. Moore Jr. (West Virginia's 28th and 30th governor) and Cecil H. Underwood (West Virginia's 25th and 32nd governor), served two nonconsecutive terms in office. The longest-serving governor was Moore, who served for three terms over twelve years. The state's first governor, Arthur I. Boreman, served the most consecutive terms, resigning a week before the end of his third term. Daniel D.T. Farnsworth was Senate President at the time; he filled the last seven days of Boreman's term and remains the shortest-serving governor. Underwood has the unusual distinction of being both the youngest person to be elected as governor (age 34 upon his first term in 1957) and the oldest to both be elected and serve (age 74 upon his second term in 1997; age 78 at the end of his second term in 2001).


The current governor is Republican Jim Justice, who assumed office on January 16, 2017. West Virginia's 36th governor, Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party on August 4 of that year.[7]


To serve as governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of West Virginia for at least five years at the time of inauguration.[8] Under the current Constitution of West Virginia, ratified in 1872, the governor serves a four-year term commencing on the Monday after the second Wednesday in the January following an election.[8] The original constitution of 1863 only called for a two-year term.[9] He may be reelected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row.[10] Any partial term served counts toward the limit of two consecutive terms.[10]


The constitution makes no mention of a lieutenant governor; if the governorship becomes vacant, the Senate President acts as governor. If more than one year remains in the governor's term at the time of vacancy, a new election is held; otherwise, the Senate President acts as governor for the remainder of the term.[11] A bill passed in 2000 grants the Senate President the honorary title of Lieutenant Governor,[12] but this title is rarely used in practice and the terms of the Senate President do not correspond with governorships. The same bill states that the line of succession after the Senate President will be the Speaker of the House of Delegates, followed by the state attorney general, the state auditor and former governors, in inverse order of term, that are in residence in the state at the time of the vacancy.[12]




Contents





  • 1 List of Governors


  • 2 Other high offices held


  • 3 Living former governors of West Virginia


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




List of Governors[edit]



Parties

  Democratic (19)
  People's Independent (1)
  Republican (16)














































































































































































































































































































#
Governor
Term start
Term end
Party
Terms
[note 1]
1
 

Arthur I. Boreman - Brady-Handy.jpg

Arthur I. Boreman
June 20, 1863
February 26, 1869

Republican
2 12
[note 2]
2


Daniel D.T. Farnsworth.png

Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
February 26, 1869
March 4, 1869

Republican
12
[note 3]
3


GovernorStevenson.gif

William E. Stevenson
March 4, 1869
March 4, 1871

Republican
2
4


Governor J. J. Jacob.jpg

John J. Jacob
March 4, 1871
March 4, 1877

Democratic
2
[note 4]
[note 5]


Independent
5


Henry M. Mathews - Brady-Handy.jpg

Henry M. Mathews
March 4, 1877
March 4, 1881

Democratic
1
6


Jacob Beeson Jackson.gif

Jacob B. Jackson
March 4, 1881
March 4, 1885

Democratic
1
7


GovernorWilson.gif

Emanuel Willis Wilson
March 4, 1885
February 6, 1890

Democratic
1
[note 6]
8


ABFleming.gif

Aretas B. Fleming[18]
February 6, 1890
March 4, 1893

Democratic
1
9


GovernorMaccorkle.gif

William A. MacCorkle
March 4, 1893
March 4, 1897

Democratic
1
10


George W. Atkinson.gif

George W. Atkinson
March 4, 1897
March 4, 1901

Republican
1
11


Albert Blakeslee White wmm.jpg

Albert B. White
March 4, 1901
March 4, 1905

Republican
1
12


William Dawson.gif

William M. O. Dawson
March 4, 1905
March 4, 1909

Republican
1
13


GovernorGlasscock.gif

William E. Glasscock
March 4, 1909
March 14, 1913

Republican
1
14


Henry Hatfield.jpg

Henry D. Hatfield
March 14, 1913
March 5, 1917

Republican
1
15


John J. Cornwell.jpg

John J. Cornwell
March 5, 1917
March 4, 1921

Democratic
1
16


Ephraim F. Morgan.jpg

Ephraim F. Morgan
March 4, 1921
March 4, 1925

Republican
1
17


Howard Mason Gore.jpg

Howard M. Gore
March 4, 1925
March 4, 1929

Republican
1
18


WilliamGConley.jpg

William G. Conley
March 4, 1929
March 4, 1933

Republican
1
19


H. Guy Kump (West Virginia Governor).jpg

H. Guy Kump
March 4, 1933
January 18, 1937

Democratic
1
20


Homer A. Holt.jpg

Homer A. Holt
January 18, 1937
January 13, 1941

Democratic
1
21


Matthewneely.jpg

Matthew M. Neely
January 13, 1941
January 15, 1945

Democratic
1
22


Clarence W. Meadows.jpg

Clarence W. Meadows
January 15, 1945
January 17, 1949

Democratic
1
23


Okey Patteson.jpg

Okey L. Patteson
January 17, 1949
January 19, 1953

Democratic
1
24


William C. Marland.jpg

William C. Marland
January 19, 1953
January 14, 1957

Democratic
1
25


Cecil H. Underwood.jpg

Cecil H. Underwood
January 14, 1957
January 16, 1961

Republican
1
26


William Wallace Barron.jpg

William Wallace Barron
January 16, 1961
January 18, 1965

Democratic
1
27


Hulett C. Smith.jpg

Hulett C. Smith
January 18, 1965
January 13, 1969

Democratic
1
28


Arch A. Moore, Jr..jpg

Arch A. Moore Jr.
January 13, 1969
January 17, 1977

Republican
2
29


Jay Rockefeller giving a speech aboard the USS Stump, July 2, 1984.JPEG

Jay Rockefeller
January 17, 1977
January 14, 1985

Democratic
2
30


Arch A. Moore, Jr..jpg

Arch A. Moore Jr.
January 14, 1985
January 16, 1989

Republican
1
31


Gaston Caperton 1996.jpg

Gaston Caperton
January 16, 1989
January 13, 1997

Democratic
2
32
 

Cecil Underwood 1998 (cropped).jpg

Cecil H. Underwood
January 13, 1997
January 15, 2001

Republican
1
33


Bob Wise.jpg

Bob Wise
January 15, 2001
January 17, 2005

Democratic
1
34


Joe Manchin, Official Senate Portrait.jpg

Joe Manchin
January 17, 2005
November 15, 2010

Democratic
1 12
[note 7]
35


Earl Ray Tomblin 2 (cropped).jpg

Earl Ray Tomblin

November 15, 2010

November 13, 2011[19]

Democratic
1 12
[note 8]
November 13, 2011
January 16, 2017
36


Jim Justice 2017 InaugurationHighlights PB-63 (32366955776) (cropped).jpg

Jim Justice
January 16, 2017

Incumbent

Democratic
1
[note 9]


Republican[note 10]


Other high offices held[edit]


This is a table of congressional offices held by governors. All representatives and senators listed represented West Virginia. No governor of West Virginia has held any other federal office.


Denotes those offices that the governor resigned to take.

† Denotes those offices that the governor resigned to be governor.














































Governor
Gubernatorial term

U.S. House

U.S. Senate
Source

Arthur I. Boreman
1863–1869

S*
[13]

George W. Atkinson
1897–1901
H

[21]

Henry D. Hatfield
1913–1917

S
[22]

Matthew M. Neely
1941–1945
H
S†
[23]

Arch A. Moore, Jr.
1969–1977
1985–1989
H

[24]

Jay Rockefeller
1977–1985

S
[25]

Bob Wise
2001–2005
H

[26]

Joe Manchin
2005–2010

S*
[27]


Living former governors of West Virginia[edit]


As of January 2017[update], there are five former governors of West Virginia who are currently living at this time, the oldest of whom is Jay Rockefeller (served 1977–1985, born 1937). The most recent governor to die was Arch A. Moore, Jr. (served 1969–1977 and 1985–1989, born 1923), who died on January 7, 2015. The most recently serving governor to die was Cecil H. Underwood (served 1957–1961 and 1997–2001, born 1922), who died on November 24, 2008.[28]




















Governor
Gubernatorial term
Date of birth (and age)

Jay Rockefeller
1977–1985

(1937-06-18) June 18, 1937 (age 81)

Gaston Caperton
1989–1997

(1940-02-21) February 21, 1940 (age 79)

Bob Wise
2001–2005

(1948-01-06) January 6, 1948 (age 71)

Joe Manchin
2005–2010

(1947-08-24) August 24, 1947 (age 71)

Earl Ray Tomblin
2010–2011(acting),
2011–2017

(1952-03-15) March 15, 1952 (age 66)


Notes[edit]




  1. ^ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.


  2. ^ Resigned to run for the United States Senate, winning election.[13][14]


  3. ^ As president of the state senate, filled unexpired term.[15]


  4. ^ Jacob's second term was under the 1872 constitution, which increased term lengths from two to four years.


  5. ^ Jacob was elected as a Democrat for his first term, and as an independent for his second.


  6. ^ Did not run for re-election in 1888, but due to the election being disputed, remained in office until the investigation was completed.[16][17]


  7. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate.


  8. ^ As president of the state senate, acted as governor from November 15, 2010 until November 13, 2011 when he was inaugurated as governor after the special election held on October 4, 2011.[11][20] Tomblin was term limited.


  9. ^ Justice's first term expires on January 18, 2021.


  10. ^ Justice was elected as a member of the West Virginia Democratic Party in the West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2016. He switched to the Republican Party six months into his term, on August 4, 2017.[7]




References[edit]


Specific


  1. ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab WV Constitution article VII, § 5.


  3. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 12.


  4. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 14.


  5. ^ WV Constitution article VI, § 18–19.


  6. ^ WV Constitution article VII, § 11.


  7. ^ ab "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.


  8. ^ ab WV Constitution article VII, § 1.


  9. ^ WV 1863 Constitution article V, § 1.


  10. ^ ab WV Constitution, Article VII, section 4.


  11. ^ ab WV Constitution article VII, § 16.


  12. ^ ab "H.B. 4781 (Enrolled March 11, 2009)". West Virginia Legislature, 2000 Sessions. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  13. ^ ab "Boreman, Arthur Ingram". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  14. ^ "Arthur Ingram Boreman". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.


  15. ^ "West Virginia Governor Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. Retrieved August 18, 2009.


  16. ^ "West Virginia Governor Emanuel Willis Wilson". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved August 18, 2009.


  17. ^ "Emanuel Willis Wilson". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.


  18. ^ "Aretas Brooks Fleming". Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.


  19. ^ Acting from November 15, 2010 to November 13, 2011


  20. ^ "Tomblin succeeds Manchin as West Virginia governor". Washington Post. November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.


  21. ^ "Atkinson, George Wesley". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  22. ^ "Hatfield, Henry Drury – Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  23. ^ "Neely, Matthew Mansfield". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  24. ^ "Moore, Arch Alfred, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  25. ^ "Rockefeller, John Davison IV (Jay)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  26. ^ "Wise, Robert Ellsworth, Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 18, 2009.


  27. ^ "Dems keep key Senate seat with Manchin win in WV". Houston Chronicle. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.


  28. ^ "Former Gov. Cecil Underwood has died at 86". Charleston Daily Mail. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2009.


General

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  • "Governors of West Virginia". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2009.

  • Richard E. Fast. The history and government of West Virginia (1901) to 1900 online edition


Constitutions


  • "Constitution of West Virginia (1872)". West Virginia Legislature. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2009.


  • West Virginia. Constitution of West Virginia (1863). Wheeling. Retrieved August 19, 2009.



External links[edit]



  • Appearances on C-SPAN


  • Office of the Governor of West Virginia












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