Jacob Edgar Boyers
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First West Virginia Secretary of State
Waymark Code: WM179T7
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2023
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Jacob Edgar Boyers
Born 1832, Boyers was a outspoken supporter of the Union cause and WV statehood during the Civil War, publishing the pro~Northern paper, Virginia Plaindealer, 1860~1863. He became West Virginia's first Secretary of State in 1863, serving until 1865. He later was president of the Board of Supervisors and Free School Superintendent of Tyler County. Boyers dies in 1911.
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Marker Title: Jacob Edgar Boyers
Marker Location: West of Rt 18
County or Independent City: Middlebourne, WV
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Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Archives & History 2019
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