Title: List of attorneys general of West Virginia - Wikipedia
Headings: List of attorneys general of West Virginia
List of attorneys general of West Virginia
Contents
List of attorneys general
Parties
Other high offices held
References
Explanatory notes
Citations
Bibliography
External links

Content: The attorney general's term of office is four years and commences on the first Monday after the second Wednesday of the month of January following their election. If the office of attorney general should become vacant on account of death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor is authorized to select an appointee to hold that office until a successor can be elected and qualified. Since West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, it has had 34 attorneys general, of whom 33 men have held the office (the inaugural attorney general, Aquilla B. Caldwell of Ohio County, served two nonconsecutive terms). Caldwell was the first Republican to hold the office, and Joseph Sprigg of Hampshire County was the first Democrat. Darrell McGraw, who held the position from 1993–2013, is the longest-serving attorney general and served the most consecutive terms, being elected to the office five times. The current attorney general, Patrick Morrisey, began his term on January 14, 2013 and is the first Republican to hold the office in 80 years since Howard B. Lee in 1933 and the first from Jefferson County. Six attorneys general have served as Governor of West Virginia. Contents
1 List of attorneys general
2 Other high offices held
3 References
3.1 Explanatory notes
3.2 Citations
4 Bibliography
5 External links
List of attorneys general
For a list of attorneys general who served the region before West Virginia became a state, see Attorney General of Virginia. Parties
Democratic (21) Republican (13)
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Attorney General
Term start
Term end
Party
County of residence
1


Aquilla B. Caldwell
June 20, 1863
December 31, 1864
Republican
Ohio
2


Ephraim B. Hall
January 1, 1865
December 31, 1865
Republican
Marion
3


Edwin Maxwell
January 1, 1866
December 31, 1866
Republican
Harrison
4


Thayer Melvin
January 1, 1867
July 1, 1869
Republican
Ohio
5


Aquilla B. Caldwell
July 2, 1869
December 31, 1870
Republican
Ohio
6


Joseph Sprigg
January 1, 1871
December 31, 1872
Democratic
Hampshire
7


Henry M. Mathews
January 1, 1873
March 3, 1877
Democratic
Greenbrier
8


Robert White
March 4, 1877
March 3, 1881
Democratic
Hampshire
9


Cornelius Clarkson Watts
March 4, 1881
March 3, 1885
Democratic
Kanawha
10


Alfred Caldwell Jr.
March 4, 1885
March 3, 1893
Democratic
Ohio
11


Thomas S. Riley
March 4, 1893
March 3, 1897
Democratic
Ohio
12


Edgar P. Rucker
March 4, 1897
March 3, 1901
Republican
McDowell
13


Romeo H. Freer
March 4, 1901
March 3, 1905
Republican
Ritchie
14


Clark W. May
March 4, 1905
April 25, 1908
Republican
Lincoln
15


William G. Conley
May 9, 1908
March 3, 1913
Republican
Preston
16


Armistead Abraham Lilly
March 4, 1913
March 3, 1917
Republican
Raleigh
17


Edward T. England
March 4, 1917
March 3, 1925
Republican
Logan
18


Howard B. Lee
March 4, 1925
March 3, 1933
Republican
Mercer
19


Homer A. Holt
March 4, 1933
January 18, 1937
Democratic
Fayette
20


Clarence W. Meadows
January 18, 1937
May 16, 1942
Democratic
Raleigh
21


William S. Wysong
May 25, 1942
January 13, 1943
Democratic
Webster
22


James Kay Thomas
January 13, 1943
January 15, 1945
Democratic
Kanawha
23


Ira J. Partlow
January 15, 1945
November 7, 1949
Democratic
McDowell
24


William C. Marland
December 1, 1949
February 1, 1952
Democratic
Wyoming
25


Chauncey Browning Sr. February 1, 1952
August 16, 1952
Democratic
Logan
26


John G. Fox
August 16, 1952
January 14, 1957
Democratic
Fayette
27


Wally Barron
January 14, 1957
January 16, 1961
Democratic
Randolph
28


C. Donald Robertson
January 16, 1961
January 13, 1969
Democratic
Harrison
29


Chauncey H. Browning Jr.
January 13, 1969
January 14, 1985
Democratic
Logan
30


Charlie Brown
January 14, 1985
August 21, 1989
Democratic
Kanawha
31


Roger W. Tompkins
September 5, 1989
January 14, 1991
Democratic
Kanawha
32


Mario Palumbo
January 14, 1991
January 18, 1993
Democratic
Kanawha
33


Darrell McGraw
January 18, 1993
January 14, 2013
Democratic
Wyoming
34


Patrick Morrisey
January 14, 2013
Incumbent
Republican
Jefferson
Other high offices held
The following Attorneys General of West Virginia have held other high public offices.