Monroe County
Kentucky
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Monroe County
Kentucky
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monroe County
Index to Locations
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Tim Lee Carter (1910-1987) —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., September
2, 1910.
Son of James
Clarke Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter.
Republican. Physician;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1965-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Medical Association.
Died in Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., March 27,
1987 (age 76 years, 206
days).
Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James Clarke Carter (1863-1949) —
also known as J. C. Carter —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.
Born in Rockbridge, Monroe
County, Ky., October
5, 1863.
Son of William B. Carter and Elizabeth (Kelly) Carter.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1949
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery.
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James C. Carter, Jr. (1903-1998) —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., December
7, 1903.
Son of James
Clarke Carter.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 37th District, 1936-37; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Baptist.
Died in 1998
(age about
94 years).
Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery.
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