https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/041504https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/041504.jpgWaitman T. Willey; Morgantown, W. Va.ca. 1863Portraits--Willey, Waitman T.One of the leading forces in the West Virginia statehood movement. Served as U.S. Senator for the Loyal State of Virginia, 1861-1863 and for the new state of West Virginia 1863-1871.West Virginia History OnView