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His name was Willard Duncan Vandiver.
He was born a century and a half ago -- coincidentally enough – near what we know today as Moorefield, West Virginia; the hometown of 2008 Fiesta Bowl standout Reed Williams. By 1857, Vandiver’s family had migrated west to settle on a Missouri farm. From there he grew into a successful career in politics. It was in that capacity in 1899, as a U.