Peter Cline Buffington | |
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| Mayor of Huntington | |
| In office 1871–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Albert H. Woodworth [1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22,1814 Guyandotte,West Virginia,US |
| Died | April 18,1875 (aged 60) Huntington,West Virginia,US |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Jane Stanard Buffington Louisa I. Garland Buffington [2] |
Peter Cline Buffington was the first mayor of Huntington,West Virginia. [3] [4]
Before becoming mayor,Buffington was the first president of the first bank in Huntington,West Virginia,The Bank of Huntington. [5] [6]
On December 31st,1871,an election was held where Buffington was elected the first mayor of Huntington. After being elected,Buffington pushed for an election of a marshal and the recruitment of a police force,this group was later authorized to appoint a special police force to handle a large crowd that was attending a circus in the city. [7] [8]
Buffington had five children with his two spouses:Willie Ann and Edward with Eliza Jane;Garland,Peter Jr.,and Juliette with Louisa. [9]
Buffington Elementary School,built in 1872,was named after Peter Cline Buffington and his family. The building was demolished in 1996 after John W. Clark Oil Co. purchased it for future commercial construction. [10] [11]
Cabell County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census,the population was 94,350,making it West Virginia's fourth most-populous county. Its county seat is Huntington. The county was organized in 1809 and named for William H. Cabell,the Governor of Virginia from 1805 to 1808. Cabell County is part of the Huntington–Ashland,WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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The West Virginia Colored Children's Home was a historic school,orphanage,and sanatorium building located near Huntington,Cabell County,West Virginia. It was the state's first social institution exclusively serving the needs of African American residents. The main structure,built in 1922–1923,was a three-story red brick building in the Classical Revival style. That building,located at 3353 U.S. Route 60,Huntington,West Virginia,was the last of a series of buildings that were constructed on the site. It was also known as the West Virginia Colored Orphans Home,Colored Orphan Home and Industrial School,the West Virginia Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Men and Women,and University Heights Apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 but was demolished in 2011.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington,West Virginia,USA.
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