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Blackburn B. Dovener

1842-04-20 – 1914-05-09

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Blackburn Barrett Dovener, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Tays Valley, Cabell County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 20, 1842; attended the common schools; taught school 1858-1861; at the age of nineteen raised a company and served as captain of Company A, Fifteenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry; became captain of an Ohio River steamboat in 1867; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Wheeling, W.Va.; member of the State house of delegates in 1883 and 1884; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the Fifty-second Congress; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1907); unsuccessful candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of law in Wheeling; lived in retirement at Glen Echo, Md., until his death on May 9, 1914; interment in Arlington National Cemetery. From Edgar L. Murlin. An Illustrated Congressional Manual, The United States Red Book. James B. Lyon, 1896.Credit: James B. Lyon, Publisher

Life & Legacy

Blackburn Barrett Dovener (April 20, 1842 – May 9, 1914) was a Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States representative. He served as a member of the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58th and 59th United States Congresses. He died in 1914.

Occupation & Career

politician, lawyer, teacher

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