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507:Governor
502:Governor
467:Politics
372:Commands
210:district
123:Governor
75:(acting)
1479:Holcomb
1469:Daniels
1424:Handley
1384:Jackson
1364:Ralston
1284:Hammond
1279:Willard
1269:Dunning
1254:Wallace
1113:Holcomb
1063:Ristine
1053:Handley
1048:Watkins
998:O'Neill
983:Gilbert
978:Haggard
943:Cumback
928:Hammond
923:Willard
913:Dunning
893:Wallace
710:(eds),
624:NGA Bio
483:omnibus
1464:Kernan
1394:McNutt
1389:Leslie
1379:Branch
1374:McCray
1349:Durbin
1319:Porter
1294:Morton
1274:Wright
1259:Bigger
1218:State
1193:Gibson
1118:Crouch
1093:Kernan
1058:Parker
1033:Dawson
1008:Branch
963:Manson
948:Sexton
933:Morton
908:Bright
898:Hillis
708:et al.
696:
299:Spouse
270:, U.S.
1474:Pence
1444:Bowen
1429:Welsh
1419:Craig
1409:Gates
1354:Hanly
1344:Mount
1334:Chase
1329:Hovey
1299:Baker
1249:Noble
1199:Posey
1098:Davis
1038:James
988:Miler
968:Chase
958:Hanna
938:Baker
888:Stapp
584:Notes
104:30th
1454:Bayh
1324:Gray
1314:Gray
1289:Lane
1234:Boon
1083:Mutz
1073:Folz
1068:Rock
1018:Bush
1003:Bush
993:Hall
953:Gray
918:Lane
903:Hall
878:Boon
694:ISBN
364:Unit
354:Rank
275:Died
255:Born
1449:Orr
1244:Ray
1078:Orr
973:Nye
1508::
751:.
664:^
648:^
1161:e
1154:t
1147:v
854:e
847:t
840:v
761:.
702:.
263:)
259:(
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