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William G. Conley

Governor of West Virginia (1866-1940)
Person human Q364045

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 8, 1866
Date of death
October 21, 1940
Place of birth
Kingwood
Place of death
Charleston
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, teacher, editor, governor
Position held
Governor of West Virginia, West Virginia Attorney General[14][15]
Educated at
West Virginia University College of Law, West Virginia University[16][17]
Member of political party
Republican Party[19]
Father
William Conley[11]
Spouse
Bertie Ison Martin Conley[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Described by source
American Biographical Archive[22]
Family name
Conley[20]
Given name
William[21]
Place of burial
Sunset Memorial Park[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en William G. Conley en William Gustavus Conley ar وليام غ. كونلي de William Gustavus Conley he ויליאם קונלי ja ウィリアム・G・コンリー pt William Gustavus Conley sv William Gustavus Conley
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000045460976
VIAF cluster ID
12140938
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008190115
GND ID
1206933976
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
WilliamGConley.jpg ↗
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID
1506
Find a Grave memorial ID
42363931
Freebase ID
/m/0dnz70
Geni.com profile ID
6000000020838450385
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007357229405171
Political Graveyard politician ID
conlan-connellan.html#219.73.75
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Prabook ID
932101, 1751715
WBIS ID
A92911, ABA93891
WikiTree person ID
Conley-873
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtMm4TKDXChFVQD3pJv73
Yale LUX ID
person/6ba406a2-2a5c-453e-8de8-9b4dd4ea357e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
teacher, lawyer, politician, editor
Educated at 2
West Virginia University, West Virginia University College of Law
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Conley
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Kingwood
Place of death 1
Charleston
Position held 1
Governor of West Virginia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William G. Conley was born on January 8, 1866[1], in Kingwood[2]. He died on October 21, 1940[3], in Charleston[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], teacher[7], editor[8], and governor[9].

FAQs

Where was William G. Conley born?

William G. Conley was born in Kingwood[2].

Where did William G. Conley die?

William G. Conley died in Charleston[4].

Who were William G. Conley's parents?

William G. Conley's father was William Conley[11].

Who was William G. Conley married to?

William G. Conley's spouses include Bertie Ison Martin Conley[12].

What did William G. Conley do for work?

William G. Conley worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], teacher[7], editor[8], and governor[9].

Where did William G. Conley go to school?

William G. Conley was educated at West Virginia University College of Law[16] and West Virginia University[17].

Related Entities

lawyer United States West Virginia University College of Law

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, teacher +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → West Virginia University College of Law, West Virginia University
    Place of death → Charleston
    Prabook ID → 932101, 1751715
    Family name → Conley
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Prabook ID: 1751715, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
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