Word: pritt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first. That was in 1961. Three times since then, he has tried to regain his seat; three times he failed. His patience paid off Tuesday on his 74th birthday as the Republican won the sentimental votes of thousands of Democrats to edge state senator Charlotte Pritt, an honest-to-goodness coal miner's daughter. When inaugurated next year, Underwood will hold the distinction of becoming both the youngest and oldest governors in state history. As he began his first term in 1956, he was a fresh-faced 34-year-old forced to deal with terrible unemployment caused by mechanization...