US Con Van Winkle, Peter Godwin - U.S. Senator, WV

Peter Godwin Van Winkle
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Born: September 7, 1808

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Father: Peter Van Winkle

Mother: Phebe Godwin 1782 – 1871

(Buried: Union Cemetery, Hyde Park, New York)​

Wife: Juliette Rathbone 1812 – 1844

(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia)​

Children:

Rathbone Van Winkle 1834 – 1870​

(Buried: Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, West Virginia)​

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Godwin Van Winkle 1836 – 1883​

(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia)​

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Mary Van Winkle Blackford 1838 – 1927​

(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia)​

Political Party: Unionist Party and Republican Party

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Parkersburg, Virginia (West Virginia)

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1844 – 1850: President of Parkersburg board of trustees​

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1850: Member of Virginia State Constitutional Convention​

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Treasurer and President of Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company​

Civil War Career:

1861: Member of Wheeling reorganization Convention​

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1861: Delegate to West Virginia State Constitutional Convention​

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1863: Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates​

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1863 – 1869: United States Senator from West Virginia​

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1863 – 1867: Member of Senate Finance Committee​

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1863 – 1867: Member of Senate Pensions Committee​

Occupation after War:

1866: Delegate to Southern Loyalist Convention​

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1867 – 1869: Chairman of Senate Pensions Committee​

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1868: Voted against the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson​

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1869 – 1872: Resident of Parkersburg, West Virginia​

Died: April 15, 1872

Place of Death: Parkersburg, West Virginia

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia

 

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The accompanying newspaper article states that only 8 Republican Senators voted against impeachment. A different bio lists 10.

 

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