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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Hulett Carlson Smith, West Virginia's governor from 1965 to 1969, whose term was marked by several disasters and the state's first attempt to regulate the strip mining industry, died on Sunday in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 93.
He had a hand in one of the things we can truly be proud of, when it comes to W.Va. government:
He also signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in West Virginia, which he called one of his proudest moments at governor, according to the history "West Virginia Governors" by former Charleston Gazette reporter John G. Morgan.
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