George Rogers Clark Floyd (September 13, 1810 – May 7, 1895) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the
Secretary
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of the
Wisconsin Territory
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from 1843 to 1846, and served in the
West Virginia House of Delegates
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Organization
Regular sessions begin with ...
from 1872 to 1873.
Family
Floyd was born in
Christiansburg, Virginia
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, son of former Virginia Governor
John Floyd and Lelitia (Preston). Floyd was the brother of
Virginia Governor
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Oath of office
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John B. Floyd
John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.
Early family life
John Buchan ...
. He married Ellen Mead and they had eight children, including
John B. Floyd
John Buchanan Floyd (June 1, 1806 – August 26, 1863) was the 31st Governor of Virginia, U.S. Secretary of War, and the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.
Early family life
John Buchan ...
(November 13, 1854 – April 15, 1935) who also went to serve in the West Virginia House of Delegates and
West Virginia Senate
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There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in the ...
.
Career
President
John Tyler
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appointed Floyd as Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory on October 30, 1843, and served in this capacity until February 24, 1846, when a successor was appointed.
[Dorman, 292-293] He continued to live in
Dane County
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Dane County is the ...
, Wisconsin Territory, and served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846 to 1847.
He returned to
Wythe County, Virginia
Wythe County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,290. Its county seat is Wytheville.
History
Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County in 1790. It was ...
, where he became a farmer.
He operated a coal and salt property in
Warfield, Kentucky, but the business did not do well.
Augustus C. Dodge
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, of
Iowa
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brought forward a joint resolution in the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on July 12, 1852, for the "relief of George R. C. Floyd, late Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, and sureties..." It was referred to the Committee on Finance. It passed the Senate, for on July 27, 1852, it was presented to the
United States House of Representatives
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. He sold his property to his brother John B. Floyd on March 3, 1857, and moved to
Logan County, West Virginia
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, to look after some mineral and timber property he had an interest in.
In 1872, he was elected as a delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates, serving in the 11th West Virginia Legislature, which convened shortly after the election in 1872 and adjourned in December 1873.
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1810 births
1895 deaths
People from Christiansburg, Virginia
American people of Welsh descent
Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
People from Logan County, West Virginia
Secretaries of State of Wisconsin
19th-century American politicians
Catholics from Virginia
Catholics from West Virginia
Preston family of Virginia