“Mr. A.M. Poundstone (1835-1921) was a native of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. After graduation from Allegheny College, he taught school at New Lexington, Ohio. He began the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1860. He served in the Federal Army with the rank of captain until his discharge in 1865. He immediately came to Buckhannon, West Virginia, and opened a law office. In 1886 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Upshur County and served in this office for fourteen years. He was a member for two terms, 1872-79, in the West Virginia State Legislature. He was an active member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Buckhannon.”
Plummer, K.M. (1965) A history of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965. [electronic] Retrieved from Internet Archive. Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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