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Born January 20, 1820, Thomas H. Trainer worked as a tailor before becoming a Methodist minister. An opponent of secession, he was a delegate to the state's first Constitutional Convention and served as chaplain of the 12th WV Infantry during the Civil War. He represented Marshall County in the House of Delegates from 1865 to 1866. Trainer died April 19, 1891, and is buried in Moundsville.
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Moundsville, West Virginia · United States
