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37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
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Intro: Hager contracted polio when his son was vaccinated for the disease with live virus vaccine in 1973.[3] As a result, he uses a nonmotorized wheelchair for daily ambulation - and competes in wheelchair races.[6]
Career
After his active duty military service, Hager began work for the Duke family at the American Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia. The company retired him after his bout with polio, but he returned - beginning at the bottom again. At American Tobacco, he served as a government affairs representative. Hager was forcibly retired from the American Tobacco Company after the company's sale in 1994.[2] . . .
* Man of the Year, Tobacco International Magazine, 1990
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