Wally Barron

William Wallace Barron (December 8, 1911 – November 12, 2002) was an American Democratic politician in West Virginia.During World War II, he served in the United States Army.He resigned his seat when appointed as Liquor Control Commissioner by Governor William C. Marland subsequent to the 1952 election.In 1960, he was elected governor of West Virginia and continued the clean government and civil rights reforms that had been instituted by his predecessor, Cecil H.On August 30, 1968, Barron was acquitted of federal charges concerning alleged money kickbacks and rigged state contract schemes in which he and several of his associates were involved.
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