Peter G. Van Winkle

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(7 September, 1808 -- 15 April, 1872) Van Winkle was an American lawyer and politician. Born in New York City, Van Winkle studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835. Van Winkle participated as a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1850. As West Virginia was admitted as a State into the Union, Van Winkle was elected as a Unionist to the United States Senate. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of West Virginia Delegation—United States Fifteenth Amendment, West Virginia Delegation—United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65, West Virginia Delegation—United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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