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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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Governor William M. O. Dawson was from this county.
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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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What Marion County family served in Congress from 1953-57 and 1969-2011?
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Who was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms in office after the 1870s?
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Who was governor during the Battle of Blair Mountain?
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Who was both the youngest and oldest governor in West Virginia history?
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This governor also served as an IRS agent under the Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Warren Harding?
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Who is the only member of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to be convicted of and served prison time for ethics crimes?
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Who was West Virginia's first secretary of state?
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