1893 Virginia Gubernatorial Election
The 1893 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1893 to elect the governor of Virginia. Results References 1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ... Virginia gubernatorial November 1893 events {{Virginia-election-stub ...
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Charles O'Ferrall
Charles Triplett "Trip" O'Ferrall (October 21, 1840 – September 22, 1905) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and politician who fought as a cavalry officer in the Confederate States Army, then served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from 1883 to 1894 and as the List of governors of Virginia, 42nd Governor of Virginia from 1894 to 1898. Early and family life Charles O'Ferrall was born in Brucetown, Virginia (then in Frederick County, Virginia, now near Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia) to John and Jane Laurens Green O'Ferrall. His father was an innkeeper and former member of the Virginia General Assembly who was elected Clerk of Court of Morgan County, West Virginia, Morgan County in 1851, and trained his son for the job, which as described below, he received at age 17 due to his father's unexpected death. Meanwhile, O'Ferrell received an education appropriate to his class in local private schools, since Virginia h ...
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