Governor Ephraim F. Morgan

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Governor Ephraim F. Morgan was a West Virginia political leader in the early 20th century, best known for his role in suppressing labor unrest during the coal wars, including the Battle of Blair Mountain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, West Virginia ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1869-01-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1950-01-15 ⓘ
educatedAt Fairmont State Normal School ⓘ
West Virginia University ⓘ
endTimeOfPositionHeld_Governor of West Virginia 1925-03-04 ⓘ
era Progressive Era United States politics ⓘ
linked to: Progressive Era
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Morgan ⓘ
givenName Ephraim ⓘ
governorNumber 16th Governor of West Virginia ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party
notableEventDuringTerm Battle of Blair Mountain ⓘ
notableFor involvement in events surrounding the Battle of Blair Mountain ⓘ
leadership during the West Virginia coal wars ⓘ
role in suppressing labor unrest in the coal fields ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
ordered deployment of state police and National Guard during coal strikes ⓘ
placeOfBirth Forksburg, Marion County, West Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Fairmont, West Virginia ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of West Virginia ⓘ
judge of the Marion County criminal court ⓘ
member of the West Virginia Public Service Commission ⓘ
practicedLawIn Fairmont, West Virginia ⓘ
precededBy John J. Cornwell ⓘ
regionOfPoliticalActivity Appalachia ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
residence Fairmont, West Virginia ⓘ
servedIn West Virginia National Guard ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Alcie H. Morgan ⓘ
startTimeOfPositionHeld_Governor of West Virginia 1921-03-04 ⓘ
stateAffiliation West Virginia ⓘ
stateGoverned West Virginia ⓘ
studied law ⓘ
succeededBy Howard M. Gore ⓘ
supported creation of a state road system in West Virginia ⓘ
expansion of state police authority in West Virginia ⓘ
timePeriodOfActivity early 20th century ⓘ

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Battle of Blair Mountain → commander → Governor Ephraim F. Morgan ⓘ
Howard M. Gore → precededBy → Ephraim F. Morgan (as Governor of West Virginia) ⓘ
linked to: Governor Ephraim F. Morgan