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What baseball pitcher played with the old Charleston Senators and went on to the United States Senate?
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Who was the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a state-level administrative position?
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This governor pronounced martial law and called out the National Guard three times during the deadly Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike.
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This governor was often seen as leader of the non-labor faction of Democrats during the 1930s.
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This U.S. senator helped expose the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster.
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Who was the first woman elected to the state's executive branch?
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Which politician moved to West Virginia and ran successfully for Congress in 2014 after being denied the right to run that year in Maryland?
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Which governor did "Devil Anse" Hatfield name one of his sons for?
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Which politician dealt Cecil Underwood his final political defeat to become governor?
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Who was West Virginia's first state treasurer?
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