Don Blankenship: A Timeline
Don Blankenship: A Timeline
| Apr. 6 - Author of Obama's Deadliest Cover-Up. May 2 - Nominated as the Constitution Party candidate for president, running with Bill Mohr. |
Jan. 20 - Age on Inauguration Day 70 years 10.3 mos. |
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| Apr. 5 - Upper Big Branch Mine
explosion. Dec. - Retires from Massey. |
Dec. 3 - Convicted of one
misdemeanor charge in connection with the Upper Big Branch
Mine explosion. |
May 8 - Candidate for U.S. Senate
in the WV Republican primary, finishing third with
20%. Unsuccessfully sought to run as Constituion Party
candidate in the general election. |
Oct. - Launches campaign during
meeting of the Constitution Party national committee. |
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| Chairman and CEO of Massey Energy
Company, 2000-2010. |
...Chairman and CEO |
...Chairman and CEO |
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| President and chairman of the board
of A.T. Massey, 1992 to 2000. |
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| Starts at Rawl Sales &
Processing Co., a Massey subsidiary. |
President of Massey Coal Services,
1989-91. |
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| B.A. in accounting from Marshall
University. Worked summers in coal mines. |
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| Graduates from Matewan High School
in Matewan, WV. |
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| Born Mar. 14, 1950 in Stopover,
KY. |
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2020 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action
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