Peter Cline Buffington was the first mayor of Huntington, West Virginia.

After being elected, Buffington pushed for an election of a marshal and the recruitment of a police force, this group was later authorized to appoint a special police force to handle a large crowd that was attending a circus in the city.

[7][8] Buffington had five children with his two spouses: Willie Ann and Edward with Eliza Jane; Garland, Peter Jr., and Juliette with Louisa.

The building was demolished in 1996 after John W. Clark Oil Co. purchased it for future commercial construction.

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