 Alexander W. Monroe ( December 29 , 1817 – March 16 , 1905 ) was a prominent American lawyer , politician , and military officer in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia . Monroe served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates ( 1850 – 1851 and 1862 – 1865 ) and West Virginia House of Delegates ( 1875 – 1877 ) and as a member of the West Virginia Senate ( 1877 – 1879 ).
Monroe was born in Virginia , the son of a farmer . He was educated at the public schools of Augusta County , Virginia and in 1837 graduated