William G. Conley
He was born near Kingwood to Major William Conley and Mary Courtney Freeburn.In 1908, Governor William Dawson appointed Conley to the post of state Attorney General.After being elected to the same office in 1908 by defeating Democrat Eskridge H. Morton, Conley continued in that role under Governor William Glasscock.He was elected as governor of West Virginia in November 1928 with the slogan of "Conley Commands Confidence" and was inaugurated on March 4, 1929.He remained in Charleston and organized the law firm of Conley, Thompson, and Neff.