Background
Conner, Troy Blaine was born on January 23, 1926 in Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. Son of Troy Blaine and Ethel (Barbour) Conner.
Conner, Troy Blaine was born on January 23, 1926 in Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. Son of Troy Blaine and Ethel (Barbour) Conner.
AB, West Virginia University, 1946; Juris Doctor, West Virginia University, 1948.
Private practice, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1948-1953; trial attorney criminal and internal security divisions, Department Justice, 1953-1958; the trial counsel, Atomic Energy Commission, 1958-1970; executive director, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1970-1971; partner, Reid & Priest, New York City and Washington, 1971-1973; senior partner, Conner, Hadlock & Knotts (and successor firms), Washington, 1973-1990; chairman, Kasturba Medical College, Inc., 1976-1990; member of advisory council environmental education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1976-1977.
Trustee Salem College, 1975-1980. Board directors West Virginia University Foundation, 1974-1995, campaign Executive Committee, 1987-1994, Order of Vandalia, 1996. Member West Virginia College Law National Council, 1985-1994.
Member Literature Volunteer American, 1990-1991. Fellow International Academy Law and Science. Member American Bar Association, American Nuclear Society, West Virginia Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, United States Council for Energy Awareness, West Virginia University Alumni Association, Maryland.
Republican Eagles (chairman 1988-1991), Montgomery Republican Club (president 1994-1995), National Aero. Association, United States Naval Institute, Emerald Shillelaghs Chowder and Marching Society, NRA, Aero Club, Circus Saints and Sinners Club, National Lawyers Club, Capitol Hill Club, Phi Sigma Kappa.
Married Betty Lenore Luzier, December 29, 1953. Children: Troy Blaine III, Kimberly Ann Motteler, Robert James, David Jefferson.