That experience is the parent of wisdom, is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of mankind.
Our Governor today is a very powerful executive. But it hasnât always been that way. The first Governor under the constitution was the great patriot, Patrick Henry. The Virginia Convention elected him Governor on June 29, 1776, the same day it proclaimed the new constitution. He had virtually no power, nor did Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the other early governors.
Bob Wise; 33rd Governor of West Virginia; In office January 15, 2001 â January 17, 2005: Preceded by: Cecil Underwood: Succeeded by: Joe Manchin: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district; In office January 3, 1993 â January 3, 2001: Preceded by: Harley O. Staggers Jr. Succeeded by: Shelley Moore Capito: Member of the