William Wallace Wally Barron (December 8 1911 – November 12 2002) was a Democratic machine politician in West Virginia. He was the state’s 26th Governor from 1961 to 1965. He later served a prison term due to his corrupt actions.He was born in Elkins West Virginia. He attended Washington and Lee University and the West Virginia University Law School. During World War II he served in the United States Army. In 1949 he was selected by the machine to be elected mayor of Elkins.
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