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06 Nov

Howard Gore sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate

Howard Mason Gore (October 12, 1877 - June 20, 1947) was U.S. secretary of agriculture and 17th governor of West Virginia. He was born in Harrison County, the son of Solomon D. and Mariette P. Rogers Gore. He attended the local schools and graduat...

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