EXHIBIT - 23(C)


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of
United Bankshares, Inc. for the registration of up to 3,138,888 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
January 25, 1993, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Financial Future Corporation and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31,
1992.
    


                                   /s/ Somerville & Company



Huntington, West Virginia
February 19, 1996