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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bob_WiseBob Wise - Wikipedia

    Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a ...

  2. Bob Wise. Elected West Virginia’s 33rd governor in 2000, Robert Ellsworth ‘‘Bob’’ Wise Jr. was born January 6, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He grew up with his parents and two sisters in the Kanawha Valley, where his father worked for 30 years for McDonough Caperton Insurance Group. After graduating from George Washington High School in ...

  3. Jan 4, 2023 · Wise Surfboards founder Bob Wise ran his surf shop for a staggering 51 years, and changed the culture of surfing in San Francisco, but we now learn he passed away in late December.

    • Joe Kukura
  4. Jan 15, 2001 · Born in Washington, D.C., BOB WISE earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 1970 and a J.D. from Tulane University College of Law in 1975. He was elected to the West Virginia State Senate in 1980. Two years later, he won the first of nine consecutive elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.

  5. Jan 12, 2023 · “Bob brought independence to surfing at a time when it was being co-opted by big business,” said Dr. Mark Renneker, a big wave surfer and physician who was the subject, along with Wise’s ...

    • Sam Whiting
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  6. archive.wvculture.org › governors › bobwiseRobert Ellsworth Wise Jr.

    Compiled by the West Virginia State Archives. January 6, 1948 -. (D) Kanawha County. Elected governor in 2000. Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise Jr. was born in Washington, DC, and graduated from Duke University and Tulane University Law School. In 1980, the political newcomer ran for a seat in the West Virginia Senate, defeating then Senate ...

  7. Childhood & Early Life. Robert Ellsworth Bob Wise, Jr was born in Washington, D.C. He was educated at the Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, from where he obtained a B.A degree in 1970. He later went on to study law at the Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the university with a law degree in 1975.

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