We’ve not had a president from West Virginia at this time. I hope we do
one day during my lifetime.
Our former Senator, the late Robert C. Byrd, was the President pro tempore when the
Democratic Party held the majority in the senate. This is a position is given
to the most senior senator.
The President pro tempore is also third in line
for the presidency. The Vice President is the first in line. The Speaker of the
House is second in line.
Many people argue that Lincoln was our best President. Lincoln’s mother
was born and raised in the part of Virginia that is considered “West Virginia”
today.
John W. Davis is the only person from West
Virginia to run on a national ticket for the President of the United States. He
ran on the Democrat ticket in 1924. He lost the election to the incumbent
President Calvin Coolidge.
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