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|preceded2=Hulett C. Smith
 
|preceded2=Hulett C. Smith
 
|succeeded2=Jay Rockefeller
 
|succeeded2=Jay Rockefeller
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|office3=Chairman of the<br>
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|office3=Chairman of the<br>[[National Governors Association]]
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National Governors Association
   
|term_start3=September 12, 1971
 
|term_start3=September 12, 1971
 
|term_end3=June 4, 1972
 
|term_end3=June 4, 1972
 
|preceded2=Warren E. Hearnes
 
|preceded2=Warren E. Hearnes
 
|succeeded3=Marvin Mandel
 
|succeeded3=Marvin Mandel
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|office4=[[U.S. Representative]]<br>for West Virginia's<br>1st congressional district
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|office4=[[U.S. Representative]]<br>for West Virginia's<br>1st Congressional District
 
|term_start4=January 3, 1957
 
|term_start4=January 3, 1957
 
|term_end4=January 3, 1969
 
|term_end4=January 3, 1969
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|occupation=[[Attorney]]
 
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
 
|alma_mater=Lafayette College<br>(Easton, [[Pennsylvania]])<br>[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown<br> (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws)
 
|alma_mater=Lafayette College<br>(Easton, [[Pennsylvania]])<br>[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown<br> (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws)
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|allegiance=[[United States]]
 
|branch=[[United States Army]]
 
|branch=[[United States Army]]
 
|serviceyears=1943–1946
 
|serviceyears=1943–1946
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|unit=334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
 
|unit=334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
 
|battles=European Theater of Operations in [[World War II]]
 
|battles=European Theater of Operations in [[World War II]]
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|awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br>[[Purple Heart]]<br>Combat Infantry Badge<br>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon<br>European Theater of Operations Ribbon<br>Three battle stars}}
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|awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br>[[Purple Heart]]<br>Combat Infantry Badge<br>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon<br>European Theater of Operations Ribbon<br>Three battle stars
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'''Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.''' (April 16, 1923 &ndash; January 7, 2015), was an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[West Virginia]]. His political career began as a state representative elected in 1952 even though [[Dwight Eisenhower]] lost the state to [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Adlai Stevenson]] of [[Illinois]]. He was elected as the 28th (1969–1977), with [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s two successful national campaigns, and 30th [[Governor]] (1985–1989) of West Virginia, when he was elected to a third term along with [[Ronald Reagan]]'s candidacy for reelection. With three terms, he is the longest-serving West Virginia governor. He is the father of current [[United States Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]], like her father a [[Moderate Republican]].
 
'''Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.''' (April 16, 1923 &ndash; January 7, 2015), was an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[West Virginia]]. His political career began as a state representative elected in 1952 even though [[Dwight Eisenhower]] lost the state to [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Adlai Stevenson]] of [[Illinois]]. He was elected as the 28th (1969–1977), with [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s two successful national campaigns, and 30th [[Governor]] (1985–1989) of West Virginia, when he was elected to a third term along with [[Ronald Reagan]]'s candidacy for reelection. With three terms, he is the longest-serving West Virginia governor. He is the father of current [[United States Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]], like her father a [[Moderate Republican]].
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