A brief biography of Francis Harrison Pierpont, who served as Governor of the Restored State of Virginia from 1861 until 1868, is presented. It examines his anti-slavery and Whig political positions, his loyalty to the Union in the U.S. Civil War, and his role in the founding of West Virginia as a separate state. Other topics include Pierpont's work as an attorney and his role in the founding of Pierpont Community & Technical College.