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David Felinton was a former politician who served two terms as the mayor of Huntington, West Virginia.
Peter Cline Buffington was the first mayor of Huntington, West Virginia.
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- ↑ "Huntington Charter". The Associated Press. March 27, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Incumbent Felinton wins tight race Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ", The Herald-Dispatch, May 13, 2008.
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- ↑ "Dr. Edward Stanard Buffington". Marshall Digital Scholar. 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- 1 2 History of West Virginia, Old and New. Chicago: American Historical Society, Inc. 1923. OCLC 42346040.
- 1 2 "{l to r) Harold Frankel, Ken Hechler, David Brinkley, 1959". Marshall Digital Scholar. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ Casto, James (October 11, 2022). "Lost Huntington: Remembering Dean Strum". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Dr. Robert P. Alexander (1999-2000)". Marshall University. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ McKenna, Horsley (July 17, 2021). "Former Huntington mayor Jean Dean dies". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ Wolfe, Lori (March 12, 2017). "David Felinton, City of Huntington should reconsider a payroll tax". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Wolfe next mayor of Huntington". Herald Dispatch. November 5, 2008.
- 1 2 "Patrick Farrell elected as Huntington mayor". WSAZ. November 5, 2024.
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