William Graham Claytor (1886 – 1971) of Roanoke, Virginia was vice president of Appalachian Power who supervised construction of the dam and creation of a 4,500 acre (18 km²), 21 mile (34 km) long lake on the New River in Pulaski County, a hydroelectric project completed in 1939. Claytor Lake and Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia, are named for him.

He was the father of W. Graham Claytor Jr. (1912-1994) and Robert B. Claytor (1922-1993) who were well-known transportation administrators who led several large American railroads, including Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak.

His sons, the Claytor Brothers, are the subject of a semi-permanent exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.

External links

• Claytor Lake State Park (Virginia)