Clarence Watson Meadows (February 11 1904 – September 12 1961) was the 22nd Governor of West Virginia from 1945 to 1949.Meadows was born and raised in Beckley. As a youth he showed a passion for public speaking and his parents attempted to direct him toward a career as a Baptist minister. However Meadows was instead drawn toward the stage and after receiving a degree from Washington and Lee University he became active in his hometown’s theater troupe.
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