George Rogers Clark Floyd (September 13, 1810 – May 7, 1895) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the

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of the

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from 1843 to 1846, and served in the

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from 1872 to 1873.

Family

Floyd was born in

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, son of former Virginia Governor John Floyd and Lelitia (Preston). Floyd was the brother of

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. He married Ellen Mead and they had eight children, including

(November 13, 1854 – April 15, 1935) who also went to serve in the West Virginia House of Delegates and

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Career

President

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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

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, Wisconsin Territory, and served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846 to 1847. He returned to

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, where he became a farmer. He operated a coal and salt property in Warfield, Kentucky, but the business did not do well.

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, of

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brought forward a joint resolution in the

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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

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. He sold his property to his brother John B. Floyd on March 3, 1857, and moved to

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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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