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Which of the following statements about Nathan Goff Jr. is NOT true?
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This governor increased corporate taxes and wrote History of Kanawha County and After the Moonshiners.
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Who was the first governor of West Virginia?
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Governor William M. O. Dawson was from this county.
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Who was the first governor to have budget-making authority following passage of the Modern Budget Amendment?
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What state agency did Hulett Smith lead before becoming governor?
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Which governor did "Devil Anse" Hatfield name one of his sons for?
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What U.S. Postmaster General started the nation's first rural free delivery of mail in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following associates of Governor Wally Barron did NOT serve prison time for corruption?
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How many of the state's secretaries of state have resided in the Eastern Panhandle?
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