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Which Martinsburg native served as secretary of war under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I?
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How many women have served as governor of West Virginia?
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When Herman Guy Kump became president, which one of the following was NOT occurring?
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Who was the first governor to serve two consecutive terms in office after the 1870s?
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This politician was the Democrat candidate for governor in 1996 and Mountain Party candidate for governor in 2016.
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This state attorney general in the 1960s later served prison time for political corruption.
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Which politician dealt Cecil Underwood his final political defeat to become governor?
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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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This lawyer who represented miners after the Battle of Blair Mountain was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor in 1932.
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How many of the state's secretaries of state have resided in the Eastern Panhandle?
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