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Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (born 1918)
Hulett C. Smith
Hulett Carlson Smith was an American politician who served as the 27th governor of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969.
List of governors of West Virginia
The governor of West Virginia is the head of government of West Virginia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and, except when prosecution has been carried out by the House of Delegates, to grant pardons and reprieves.