Cecil H. Underwood, American educator and politician, 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia (died 2008)

Cecil H. Underwood

American politician (1922–2008)

Cecil Harland Underwood was an American politician who served as the 25th and 32nd governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and again from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he was the youngest governor in the state's history when first elected in 1956 at age 34…

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…