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Kingwood is a city in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census . [ 6 ] The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley.
The West Virginia state treasurer is the state's chief financial officer. [1] It is one of six constitutionally mandated offices. [ 2 ] Elected statewide for a four year term, the treasurer is responsible for overseeing state operating funds, monitoring state debt and performing banking and accounting duties in accordance with state law. [ 1 ]
Kingwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kingwood. Most of the buildings are two story, frame and masonry buildings.
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. [4] Its county seat is Kingwood. [5] The county was formed from Monongalia County in 1818 and named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.
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In West Virginia, the county is the unit of government, although an unsuccessful attempt to introduce the township system was made in West Virginia's first constitution. Each of the state's 55 counties has a county commission , consisting of three commissioners elected for six years but with terms so arranged that one is up for reelection every ...
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After leaving the House, he served as a judge, eighteenth judicial circuit court, West Virginia from January 1, 1953, to October 1, 1971. He was a member of the West Virginia Judicial Council and was a president of the West Virginia Judicial Association. He died in Kingwood on August 5, 1972, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery.