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Which Martinsburg native served as secretary of war under President Woodrow Wilson during World War I?
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Ambassador and Clarksburg native Joseph S. Farland was involved with which one of the following secret missions.
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Who is the only licensed medical doctor ever elected governor of West Virginia?
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Which family controlled the state's 5th congressional district for 40 years?
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Which governor built the Sunrise mansion in Charleston?
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This state treasurer was forced to resign after the state lost more than $300 million in investments.
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What Marion County family served in Congress from 1953-57 and 1969-2011?
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This state attorney general in the 1960s later served prison time for political corruption.
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Which governor also served as president of West Virginia Wesleyan College?
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How many of the state's secretaries of state have resided in the Eastern Panhandle?
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