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Nov 24, 2008 · Gov. Cecil H. Underwood. Terms January 14, 1957 - January 16, 1961. January 13, 1997 - January 15, 2001. Party Republican. Born November 5, 1922. Passed November 24, 2008. Birth State West Virginia. School Salem College, West Virginia University.
Dec 10, 1996 · In a campaign stressing clean government and mine safety, Cecil H. Underwood toted a stepladder around the state, using it as a metaphor for ''reaching a higher level.''. He won almost 54...
Cecil Harland Underwood was born in Joseph's Mills, Tyler County. He graduated from Tyler County High School, Salem College, and West Virginia University. During World War II, Underwood served in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps. He taught high school in St. Marys, Pleasants County, from 1943 to 1946 and at Marietta College from 1946 to 1950.
Nov 24, 2008 · Cecil Harland Underwood (November 5, 1922 – November 24, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career. He was the 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and from 1997 to 2001.
Governor Cecil Underwood at the Republican National Convention Resolutions of Republican State Executive Committee of West Virginia WHEREAS, At the general election in 1956 the Honorable Cecil H. Underwood became the first Republican to be elected Governor of the State of West Virginia in 24 years, and achieved this victory in a State with a ...
Governor Cecil H. Underwood served six terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates (Tyler County, 1944-1954), the last four terms as minority leader. He was first elected governor of West Virginia in 1956 at age 34 and was the youngest governor in state history.
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]
