Cecil H. Underwood | |
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25th & 32nd Governor of West Virginia | |
In office January 13, 1997 – January 15, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Gaston Caperton |
Succeeded by | Bob Wise |
In office January 14, 1957 – January 16, 1961 | |
Preceded by | William C. Marland |
Succeeded by | William Wallace Barron |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecil Harland Underwood November 5, 1922 Josephs Mills, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | November 24, 2008 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 86)
Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage and congestive heart failure[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | |
Profession | Educator |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Unit | Reserves |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Cecil Harland Underwood (November 5, 1922 – November 24, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician.[2]
He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and from 1997 to 2001.
Underwood was both the youngest and the oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia.[3] He was a Methodist.[4]