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Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.; Owsley
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hendricks, Magoffin
County, Ky., March 9,
1879.
Son of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1914-17; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose;
Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert E. Lee Blackburn (1870-1935) —
also known as Robert Blackburn —
of Stanton, Powell
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Furnace, Estill
County, Ky., April 9,
1870.
Son of James B. Blackburn and Sarah (Hardwick) Blackburn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
merchant;
insurance
business; stockbroker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1904-05; Powell
County Clerk, 1906-10; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
20, 1935 (age 65 years, 164
days).
Interment at Stanton
Cemetery, Stanton, Ky.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Junior Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Son of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Finley (1865-1941) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March 26,
1865.
Son of Hugh
Franklin Finley and Jennie Renfro (Moss) Finley.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1896-1900; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1930-33.
Member, Junior Order; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Among those charged
in 1900 with the murder
of Gov. William
J. Goebel; pardoned
in 1909.
Died in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., March 18,
1941 (age 75 years, 357
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ky.
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