On January 17, 1885, James Arthur Jackson, who served as West Virginia Supreme Court librarian from 1925 to 1965, was born in Coal Valley.
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Biography of James Arthur Jackson
Death of James Arthur Jackson
On January 17, 1977, John D. "Jay" Rockefeller, IV was inaugurated in Charleston as the twenty-ninth West Virginia governor, serving until 1985.
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Biography of John D. Rockefeller, IV
First Inaugural Address of Governor John D. Rockefeller, IV
Papers of Governor John D. Rockefeller, IV, 1977-1985
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