James McGrew
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James Clark McGrew was an American politician, merchant, banker and hospital director from Virginia
and West Virginia
.
Born near Brandonville, Virginia
(now West Virginia
), McGrew attended commons schools as a child and later engaged in mercantile
pursuits and banking. He was a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861 where he voted against secession, was mayor of Kingwood, Virginia
(later West Virginia
) from 1863 to 1865 and was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from 1863 to 1865. McGrew was managing director of the West Virginia Insane Hospital for four years before he was elected a Republican
to the United States House of Representatives
in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873. He was again mayor of Kingwood, West Virginia
in 1879 and 1880 and afterwards resumed banking in Kingwood from 1886 until his death there on September 18, 1910. He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood.
The James Clark McGrew House
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
Born near Brandonville, Virginia
Brandonville, West Virginia
Brandonville is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census.-History:The Hagans Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.-Geography:...
(now West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
), McGrew attended commons schools as a child and later engaged in mercantile
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is the economic doctrine in which government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and security of the state. In particular, it demands a positive balance of trade. Mercantilism dominated Western European economic policy and discourse from...
pursuits and banking. He was a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention in 1861 where he voted against secession, was mayor of Kingwood, Virginia
Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood is a town in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Kingwood was founded in 1815...
(later West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
) from 1863 to 1865 and was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
West Virginia House of Delegates
The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.-Historical:-Current:-District organization:...
from 1863 to 1865. McGrew was managing director of the West Virginia Insane Hospital for four years before he was elected a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873. He was again mayor of Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood is a town in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Kingwood was founded in 1815...
in 1879 and 1880 and afterwards resumed banking in Kingwood from 1886 until his death there on September 18, 1910. He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood.
The James Clark McGrew House
James Clark McGrew House
James Clark McGrew House, also known as the Gibson Property, is a historic home located at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. The house consists of a large main two-story block and a low two-story ell. The oldest section is the northern ell, built in 1841. The main block was built about 1870...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1993.
External links
- James McGrew at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...