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Prior to the Civil War, how many governors of Virginia came from counties in present West Virginia?
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Which Martinsburg native served as secretary of war under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I?
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Who was the first governor of West Virginia?
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Robert C. Byrd holds the record for which one of the following?
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Shelley Moore Capito was the first woman from West Virginia elected to this government body.
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Governor William M. O. Dawson was from this county.
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This governor ended the deadly Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike.
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Jack Kelly was the first nominee for governor of this party.
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Which governor called out the National Guard to stop the 1877 railroad strike in Martinsburg?
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This governor also served as an IRS agent under the Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, and Warren Harding?
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