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Henry D. Hatfield

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Sep 15, 1875

Henry Drury Hatfield was born in Matewan

1906

Henry Hatfield was elected to the McDowell County court

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1908

Henry Hatfield became a member of the West Virginia Senate

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1911

Voters of West Virginia elected an evenly divided number of Republicans and Democrats

Nov 05, 1912

Henry Hatfield was elected governor

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Feb 21, 1913

Workmen’s compensation passed the West Virginia legislature, modeled on the German system Governor Hatfield studied in the Ruhr Valley coalfields

Apr 28, 1913

Both sides of the mining strike accepted the "Hatfield Contract" ending the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike

1917

Henry Hatfield entered the army medical corps as Captain

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Nov 06, 1928

Henry D. Hatfield was elected U.S. Senator

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Nov 06, 1934

Rush Holt became the youngest person elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Henry Hatfield

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Oct 23, 1962

Henry Hatfield died in Huntington


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