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She was the first African American woman to serve as a member of a state legislative body in the United States.
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This Hinton native served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration and as the first female president of American University.
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Who is the longest-serving speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates in history?
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William G. Conley was governor of West Virginia when this began.
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Ambassador and Clarksburg native Joseph S. Farland was involved with which one of the following secret missions.
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This governor served the shortest term in office, only six days.
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Jack Kelly was the first nominee for governor of this party.
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Which governor supported the desegregation of schools following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education?
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Who was the first former Confederate soldier to serve as governor of West Virginia?
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Who is the only Jewish congressman in West Virginia history?
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