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Jay Rockefeller, Former Senator And Heir To American Dynasty, Dies At 89

John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, the former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator born into one of the most prominent families in American history, died Friday in his Washington, D.C., home, The Washington Post reported. He was 89. The outlet d

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Jay Rockefeller, Former Senator And Heir To American Dynasty, Dies At 89
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John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, the former West Virginia governor and U.S.

senator born into one of the most prominent families in American history, died Friday in his Washington, D.C., home, The Washington Post reported. He was 89.

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The outlet did not say what caused his death. Born on June 18, 1937, weeks after his famous ...

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