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West Virginia State University's land-grant programs are named for this long-time state agriculture commissioner.
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Before becoming governor, this person served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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Congressman Jacob Beeson Blair was the first West Virginian to learn of the following?
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Which governor built the Sunrise mansion in Charleston?
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Which politician's uncle was killed in the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster?
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Who was the first former Confederate soldier to serve as governor of West Virginia?
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What future U.S. senator did William E. Stevenson defeat to become governor in 1868?
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Who did Shelley Moore Capito defeat in 2014 to become West Virginia's first female U.S. senator?
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Legislation introduced by House of Delegates member Elizabeth Drewry led to this.
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Who was West Virginia's first secretary of state?
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