George Rogers Clark Floyd

George Rogers Clark Floyd (September 13, 1810 – May 7, 1895) was an American politician and businessman.[1] He served as the Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory from 1843 to 1846, and served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1872 to 1873.

George Rogers Clark Floyd
5th Secretary of Wisconsin Territory
In office October 30, 1843 – February 24, 1846
Appointed by	John Tyler
Governor	James Duane Doty Nathaniel P. Tallmadge Henry Dodge
Preceded by	Alexander Pope Field
Succeeded by	John Catlin
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the Logan district
In office November 19, 1872 – December 31, 1873
Preceded by	H. S. White
Succeeded by	C. J. Stone
Personal details
Born	(1810-09-13)September 13, 1810 Christiansburg, Virginia
Died	(1895-05-07)May 7, 1895 Logan County, West Virginia
Spouse(s)	Ellen Mead
Relations	John B. Floyd (brother)
Children	John B. Floyd
Mother	Lelitia (Preston) Floyd
Father	John Floyd
Occupation	Farmer and businessman

Family

Floyd was born in Christiansburg, Virginia, son of former Virginia Governor John Floyd and Lelitia (Preston).[2] Floyd was the brother of Virginia Governor John B. Floyd. He married Ellen Mead and they had eight children, including John B. Floyd (November 13, 1854 – April 15, 1935) who also went to serve in the West Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia Senate.[3]

Career

President John Tyler appointed Floyd as Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory on October 30, 1843, and served in this capacity until February 24, 1846, when a successor was appointed.[4][5] He continued to live in Dane County, Wisconsin Territory, and served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846 to 1847.[4] He returned to Wythe County, Virginia, where he became a farmer.[4] He operated a coal and salt property in Warfield, Kentucky, but the business did not do well. Augustus C. Dodge, of Iowa brought forward a joint resolution in the United States Senate on July 12, 1852, for the "relief of George R. C. Floyd, late Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, and sureties..." It was referred to the Committee on Finance.[6] It passed the Senate, for on July 27, 1852, it was presented to the United States House of Representatives.[7] He sold his property to his brother John B. Floyd on March 3, 1857, and moved to Logan County, West Virginia, to look after some mineral and timber property he had an interest in.[4][8] In 1872, he was elected as a delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates, serving in the 11th West Virginia Legislature, which convened shortly after the election in 1872 and adjourned in December 1873.[9][4]

Notes

1. 'The New York Freeman's Journal and Catholic Register', June 8, 1895, obituary of George Rogers Clark Floyd
2. Ambler, Charles Henry The Life and Diary of John Floyd page 81
3. Dorman, 294
4. Dorman, 292-293
5. History of Wisconsin - Chapter 2 - Wisconsin as a Territory Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
6. "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875". American Memory. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
7. "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875". American Memory. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
8. For sale of property "CS General John B. Floyd and the Warfield Saltworks". Retrieved 2006-09-14.
9. Harris, John T., ed. (1920). West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register (Report). State of West Virginia. pp. 121–122. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

References

• Dorman, John Frederick (1982). The Prestons of Smithfield and Greenfield in Virginia. Louisville, Kentucky: The Filson Club. ISBN 0-9601072-1-5.
• Information about George Rogers Clark Floyd

Political offices
Preceded by Alexander Field	Secretary of Wisconsin Territory 1843–1846	Succeeded by John Catlin