Daniel Polsley

Daniel Haymond Polsley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	Kellian Whaley
Succeeded by	John Witcher
Personal details
Born	November 28, 1803(1803-11-28) Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
Died	October 14, 1877(1877-10-14) (aged 73) Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge, Editor

Daniel Haymond Polsley (November 28, 1803 – October 14, 1877) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Virginia and West Virginia.

Born in Palatine near Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia), Polsley attended country schools as a child, completed preparatory studies, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1827, commencing practice in Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). He was editor the Western Transcript from 1833 to 1845. He then moved to Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1845 and engaged in agricultural pursuits and practiced law.

Polsley was a member of the Wheeling Convention in 1861 and was chosen to be Lieutenant Governor of the Restored government of Virginia the same year. About two weeks before West Virginia became a separate state, he resigned on 8 June 1863. He was judge of the seventh judicial circuit of West Virginia from 1863 to 1866 before being elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1869. Afterwards, Polsley commenced practicing law until his death in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on October 14, 1877. He was interred there in Lone Oak Cemetery.

See also

Biography portal

• United States Congressional Delegations from West Virginia

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

• Daniel Polsley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-04-07
• "Daniel Polsley". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6814223. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 

Political offices
Preceded by (none)	Lieutenant Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia 1861 – 1863	Succeeded by Leopold C. P. Cowper
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Kellian Whaley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Succeeded by John Witcher

Persondata
Name	Polsley, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 28, 1803
Place of birth	Fairmont, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
Date of death	October 14, 1877
Place of death	Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S.