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William Erskine Stevenson (March 18, 1820-November 29, 1883) was West Virginia’s third governor. He was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, and as a young man, he became an apprentice cabinet maker in Pittsburgh. In 1856, he was elected as a member of t...
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