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1672:Goodykoontz
1177:A. Mollohan
1172:R. Mollohan
1162:R. Mollohan
1107:J. W. Davis
1067:J. J. Davis
976:C. Benedict
958:B. Mollohan
926:J. Randolph
437:co-founder
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1722:Littlepage
1482:Hutchinson
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1117:Rosenbloom
1102:W. Hubbard
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788:1989–1993
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717:Republican
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645:1981–1983
582:2022-03-31
488:References
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193:Republican
178:Harrisburg
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1552:W. Miller
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1467:Rohrbough
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1442:Wolverton
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1382:C. Snyder
1307:M. Snyder
1282:Brown Jr.
1262:W. Wilson
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1187:C. Miller
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