Fayette McMullen

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Fayette McMullen

Fayette McMullen (born May 18, 1805 in Estellville , Scott County , Virginia , † November 8, 1880 in Wytheville , Virginia) was an American politician and from 1857 to 1859 the second Territorial Governor of Washington .

Early years and political advancement

Fayette McMullen was the son of John McMullen and his wife Mary Wysong; he had two brothers, Mathew and Andrew J. He was educated in private schools and then worked as a coachman. He was a member of the Democrats early on and was elected to the Virginia House of Representatives for them in 1839 . He stayed there until 1849. He was then elected to the US House of Representatives as the representative of Virginia . McMullen retained this mandate until 1857. In 1852 and 1856 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions .

Governor of the Washington Territory

In 1857, McMullen was appointed new governor of the Washington Territory by US President James Buchanan to succeed Isaac Ingalls Stevens . McMullen held this office for two years until 1859. There he had to deal with the consequences of the unfortunate policy of his predecessor, who had turned the Indians against the whites.

In 1858 McMullen married Mary (Polly) Wood, daughter of Scott County Sheriff Jonathan Wood II.

Another résumé

After returning to Virginia, he remained true to politics. In 1863 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the Second Confederate Congress. He stayed there until the fall of the Confederate States in April 1865. After the Civil War, McMullen worked in agriculture and banking. In 1878 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of Virginia. He died on November 8, 1880 in a railway accident in Wytheville and was buried in Marion .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vahsswv/historicalsketches/mcmullenlafayette.html
personal data
SURNAME McMullen, Fayette
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Estellville , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1880
Place of death Wytheville , Virginia