Chapter 15 Important People

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Chapter 15Important People
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was accused of stealing the pigs, was acquitted
(found not guilty) of the charges,

• Floyd Hatfield

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leader of the McCoy clan

• Randolph McCoy

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leader of the Hatfield clan

• Devil Anse Hatfield

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Anses brother, fatally stabbed at the Blackberry
Creek election

• Ellison Hatfield

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of Monroe County, gained fame during the Spanish-
American War. He was chosen by President McKinley
to take a message to General Garcia, the leader
of the revolt in Cuba.

• Andrew Summers Rowan

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of Martinsburg was secretary of war, in President
Woodrow Wilsons cabinet during the war. (WWI)

• Newton D. Baker

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from Pruntytown was secretary of the interior, in
President Woodrow Wilsons cabinet during the
war. (WWI)

• John D. Payne

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of Bluefield, was the most decorated army ground
force volunteer in the war. (WWII)

• J.J. Spurrier

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served as Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces
in Southern Europe and Commander in Chief of U.S.
Naval Forces in Europe before his retirement.
During the Gulf War, he was an adviser to then
Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney.

• T. Joseph Lopez

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was instrumental in passing an 8.3 billion
homeland defense package. This money was intended
to increase protection in the United States
against further acts of terrorism on American
soil.

• Robert Byrd