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John Davison IV (Jay) Rockefeller (nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, great-grandson of Nelson Aldrich, and son-in-law of Charles Harting Percy) was a Senator from West Virginia. Born in New York City, he graduated from Harvard University in 1961. He was a member of the West Virginia house of delegates from 1966-1968 and secretary of State of West Virginia from 1968-1972. He was president of West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1973-1976 and Governor of West Virginia from 1977-1985. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1984 and began service on January 15, 1985, reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008. He served from January 15, 1985, to January 3, 2015. He was not a candidate for reelection in 2014.