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Oct 21, 1918

Hulett Carlson Smith was born in Beckley.

1934

Hulett Smith graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.

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1938

Hulett Smith graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

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Jul 23, 1942

Hulett Smith married Mary Alice Tieche.

1947

Hulett Smith began serving on the state Aeronautics Commission.

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1951

Hulett Smith became chairman of Beckley's Democratic executive committee.

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1959

Hulett Smith announced his candidacy for governor.

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1959

Hulett Smith left the state Aeronautics Commission

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1961

Governor Barron appointed Hulett Smith the head of the Department of Commerce.

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1963

Hulett Smith resigned from the Department of Commerce.

Jan 18, 1965

Hulett Smith was inaugurated as West Virginia's 27th governor.

1966

A controversy involving State Road Commission purchasing practices arose.

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1967

Legislature passed what was considered the toughest strip mine legislation in the country.

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1967

Clarence C. Elmore, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control commissioner, was indicted on charges of income tax evasion.

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Nov 05, 1968

Republican Arch A. Moore Jr. was elected state's 28th governor.

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1968

Governor Hulett Smith proposed $150 million bond issue for school construction and state facilities improvement.

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1987

Former Governor Hulett Smith's wife, Mary Alice, died.

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Jul 14, 1990

Former Governor Hulett Smith married Nancy Pat Hamilton Lewis.

Jan 15, 2012

Former West Virginia Governor Hulett Smith died in Arizona at age 93.

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