Edgar Thomas Conley

Edgar Thomas Conley (April 12, 1874 – August 21, 1956) was an officer in the United States Army who served as adjutant general from 1935 to 1938. Early life Edgar Thomas Conley was born 12 April 1874 in Fairland, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America. Son of Charles William and Martha E. (Larrick) Conley, who owned a family farm called Green Ridge. Edgar was apparently named for an uncle born in 1840, who was a member of the 2d Maryland (Confederate Army) who died during the American Civil War. After graduating from Episcopal High School, in Alexandria, Virginia, Conley attended Lehigh University for a semester and then entered Braden's preparatory school in Highland Falls. He was admitted to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York 15 June 1893. In 1905 Conley married Claire M. Conley, who was born in Ontario Canada, but became a naturalized citizen around 1900. The couple met when Conley was assigned to Fort Niagara, New York, and the marriage produced three children. Their son Edgar T. Conley attained the rank of brigadier general in the army and was the husband of Cecile Olive Truesdell. Cecile Truesdell Conley was the daughter of Major General Karl Truesdell. Military career