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- Wally_Barron abstract "William Wallace \"Wally\" Barron (December 8, 1911 – November 12, 2002) was a Democratic politician in West Virginia. He was the state's 26th Governor from 1961 to 1965. He later served a prison term due to his corrupt actions.He was born in Elkins, West Virginia. He attended Washington and Lee University and the West Virginia University Law School. During World War II, he served in the United States Army. In 1949, he was selected by the \"machine\" to be elected mayor of Elkins. He was then slated for the House of Delegates in 1950 and re-elected in 1952 . He resigned his seat when appointed as Liquor Control Commissioner, a position very valuable to the machine due to the opportunities to receive bribes and kickbacks, by Governor William C. Marland subsequent to the 1952 election. He was then slated as the machine's Attorney General candidate in the 1956 election, traditionally the last step before the governorship.In 1960 he was elected governor and set about attempting to undo the clean government and civil rights reforms that had been instituted by his predecessor, Cecil H. Underwood, the only Republican to hold the governor's office between 1932 and 1968. He was, for the most part, unsuccessful in this, and the death of the \"machine\" followed.Barron's governorship was largely corrupt and numerous officials were convicted of charges including bribery, falsification of records, conspiracy and tax evasion. In 1971 Barron was convicted of jury tampering in an earlier trial and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.He died on November 12, 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina.".
- Wally_Barron activeYearsEndDate "1965-01-18".
- Wally_Barron activeYearsStartDate "1961-01-16".
- Wally_Barron birthDate "1911-12-08".
- Wally_Barron birthPlace Elkins,_West_Virginia.
- Wally_Barron deathDate "2002-11-12".
- Wally_Barron deathPlace Charlotte,_North_Carolina.
- Wally_Barron governor Cecil_H._Underwood.
- Wally_Barron office "Attorney General of West Virginia".
- Wally_Barron orderInOffice "26th".
- Wally_Barron orderInOffice "Governor of West Virginia".
- Wally_Barron party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Wally_Barron profession Politician.
- Wally_Barron religion Presbyterianism.
- Wally_Barron spouse Opal_Wilcox_Barron.
- Wally_Barron successor C._Donald_Robertson.
- Wally_Barron successor Hulett_C._Smith.
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- Wally_Barron wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mayors_of_Elkins,_West_Virginia.
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- Wally_Barron wikiPageWikiLink Cecil_H._Underwood.
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- Wally_Barron wikiPageWikiLink William_C._Marland.
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- Wally_Barron wikiPageWikiLinkText "W. W. Barron".
- Wally_Barron wikiPageWikiLinkText "Wally Barron".
- Wally_Barron after C._Donald_Robertson.
- Wally_Barron after Hulett_C._Smith.
- Wally_Barron before Cecil_H._Underwood.
- Wally_Barron before John_G._Fox.
- Wally_Barron birthDate "1911-12-08".
- Wally_Barron birthPlace Elkins,_West_Virginia.
- Wally_Barron caption "Barron from The Monticola, 1963".
- Wally_Barron deathDate "2002-11-12".
- Wally_Barron deathPlace Charlotte,_North_Carolina.
- Wally_Barron governor Cecil_H._Underwood.
- Wally_Barron name "Wally Barron".
- Wally_Barron office List_of_Attorneys_General_of_West_Virginia.
- Wally_Barron office "Governor of West Virginia".
- Wally_Barron order "26".
- Wally_Barron party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Wally_Barron predecessor Cecil_H._Underwood.
- Wally_Barron predecessor "John G. Fox".
- Wally_Barron profession Politician.
- Wally_Barron religion Presbyterianism.
- Wally_Barron spouse Opal_Wilcox_Barron.
- Wally_Barron successor Hulett_C._Smith.
- Wally_Barron successor "C. Donald Robertson".
- Wally_Barron termEnd "1961".
- Wally_Barron termEnd "1965-01-18".
- Wally_Barron termStart "1957".
- Wally_Barron termStart "1961-01-16".
- Wally_Barron title List_of_Attorneys_General_of_West_Virginia.
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