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Forty and Eight
Politician members in Kentucky


  David Aronberg (1893-1967) — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, England, April 3, 1893. Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; real estate business; mayor of Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in 1967 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 12, 1925, to Sadie Freyman.
  Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (1917-1977) — also known as Rhodes Bratcher — of Morgantown, Butler County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., December 23, 1917. Son of A. J. Bratcher and Fannie (Pharris) Bratcher. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1964; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1970-77; died in office 1977. Baptist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Woodmen. Died July 25, 1977 (age 59 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 12, 1946, to Martha Guffey.
  See also federal judicial profile
  Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 22, 1909. Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett. Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1959-63. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu. Died in May, 1965 (age 55 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Shonk.
  Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy Chandler — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14, 1898. Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler. Democrat. Athletic coach; lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball 1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., June 15, 1991 (age 92 years, 336 days). Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married, November 12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert Benjamin Chandler III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Internet Movie Database profile
  Frank Leslie Chelf (1907-1982) — also known as Frank L. Chelf — of Lebanon, Marion County, Ky. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., September 22, 1907. Son of Judge Weed S. Chelf and Hallie (Wrather) Chelf. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1945-67; defeated, 1966. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Lebanon, Marion County, Ky., September 1, 1982 (age 74 years, 344 days). Interment at Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1935, to Louise Rash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known as William H. Natcher — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909. Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in office 1994. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Died March 29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1937, to Virginia Reardon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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