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Possible identifications includes, L to R: 1st-Arthur Boreman; 3rd-Andrew Wilson; 4th D.D.T. Farnsworth; 5th- Henry Dering; 6th- Gibson Cranmer.

1. Group Portrait of West Virginia Statehood Leaders

IDNO:
040438
Title:
Group Portrait of West Virginia Statehood Leaders
Date:
ca. 1862
Description:
Possible identifications includes, L to R: 1st-Arthur Boreman; 3rd-Andrew Wilson; 4th D.D.T. Farnsworth; 5th- Henry Dering; 6th- Gibson Cranmer.
Wilson, a Confederate veteran and a Bourbon Democrat served one year as president of West Virginia University and several terms as a United States Congressman from West Virginia's eastern panhandle.

2. William Lyne Wilson of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040439
Title:
William Lyne Wilson of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Wilson, a Confederate veteran and a Bourbon Democrat served one year as president of West Virginia University and several terms as a United States Congressman from West Virginia's eastern panhandle.
Wilson was the father of United States Congressman, Confederate soldier and West Virginia University President William Lyne Wilson. William was born in this house in 1843.

3. Benjamin Wilson Home in Smithfield (Middleway), Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040440
Title:
Benjamin Wilson Home in Smithfield (Middleway), Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Wilson was the father of United States Congressman, Confederate soldier and West Virginia University President William Lyne Wilson. William was born in this house in 1843.
Standing - Congressman William L. Wilson from West Virginia; Seated, right-Congressman Clifton R. Breckinridge from Arkansas; Name of person seated left not readable.

4. Group Portrait of United States Congressmen

IDNO:
040441
Title:
Group Portrait of United States Congressmen
Date:
1894/08/14
Description:
Standing - Congressman William L. Wilson from West Virginia; Seated, right-Congressman Clifton R. Breckinridge from Arkansas; Name of person seated left not readable.