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                                                           EXHIBIT 23.1


Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of WesBanco, Inc. of our report dated January 28, 2000, included in the 1999
Annual Report to Shareholders of WesBanco, Inc.


We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-3 No.333-06467) of WesBanco, Inc. and in the related
Prospectus of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of WesBanco, Inc. incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
1999.



                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 27, 2000