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William Casey Marland
Mar 26, 1918
William Casey Marland was born in Illinois
1947
William Marland received his law degree
1948
William Marland was made assistant attorney general by Attorney General Ira J. Partow
1949
William Marland was appointed Attorney General by Governor Patteson
Nov 07, 1950
William Marland was elected Attorney General
1951
Kanawha County Democratic boss Homer Hanna Sr. and Governor Patteson picked William Marland as candidate for governor
Nov 04, 1952
William Casey Marland was elected governor
1954
Governor William Marland implemented his no-nonsense policy of public school desegregation following the U.S. Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision
Nov 06, 1956
Cecil Underwood became West Virginia's youngest governor, and the first Republican governor since 1932
1956
William Marland tried to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat
Aug 05, 1958
Jennings Randolph defeated William Marland in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
1960
William Marland left West Virginia for a sales job in Chicago
1962
William Marland took a job as a Chicago taxi driver to "compose his character"
Nov 26, 1965
William Marland died of cancer View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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