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Politician members in Kentucky


  Raymond Douglas Anderson (b. 1927) — also known as Raymond Anderson — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born in Lincoln County, Ky., November 3, 1927. Son of Thomas Whitley Anderson and Caroline (Otto) Anderson. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Bowie County Republican Party, 1967-70, 1972-73; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1972. Baptist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1973.
  Relatives: Married, September 5, 1953, to Lois Powell.
  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.
  Henry Arrowood (1896-1960) — of Paintsville, Johnson County, Ky. Born in River, Johnson County, Ky., November 11, 1896. Son of Mary Jane (Daniels) Arrowood (1873-1963) and Andrew Jackson Arrowood (1874-1931). Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1942-47, 1952-53 (91st District 1942-43, 98th District 1944-47, 1952-53). Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans. Died in Johnson County, Ky., November 12, 1960 (age 64 years, 1 days). Interment at Denny Pigg Cemetery, Johnson County, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Ernestine Pigg.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Tennyson M. Bates (1892-1957) — of Wise, Wise County, Va. Born in Letcher County, Ky., July 15, 1892. Democrat. Farmer; coal operator; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1948-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis. Died March 29, 1957 (age 64 years, 257 days). Burial location unknown.
  Emile B. Beatty (1892-1982) — also known as Emil Beatty — of Beattyville, Lee County, Ky. Born in Beattyville, Lee County, Ky., October 11, 1892. Son of James M. Beatty and Josephine (Blount) Beatty. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940; circuit judge in Kentucky 23rd District, 1946-52. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Died in 1982 (age about 89 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, January 20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier.
  Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) — also known as Charles Blackburn — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Woodford County, Ky., May 31, 1912. Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in August, 1982 (age 70 years, 0 days). Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
  Relatives: Married 1933 to Martha Hardesty (divorced).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) — also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned Breathitt — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., November 26, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1972, 1980; counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway System. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died October 11, 2003 (age 78 years, 319 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Nephew of James Breathitt, Jr.. See Breathitt-Marmaduke-Jackson family of Kentucky.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Young Brown, Sr. (1900-1985) — also known as John Y. Brown — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Geigers Lake, Union County, Ky., February 1, 1900. Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; athletic coach; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated in primary, 1973; U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1948, 1964 (alternate), 1980; candidate in primary for Governor of Kentucky, 1939. Methodist; later Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Phi Kappa Tau; Phi Alpha Delta; Kiwanis; Freemasons. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 16, 1985 (age 85 years, 135 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown; married, March 4, 1928, to Dorothy Urman; father of John Young Brown, Jr.; grandfather of John Young Brown III. See Brown family of Kentucky.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Irick Cline (b. 1915) — also known as George I. Cline — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Born in Enterprise, Carter County, Ky., January 16, 1915. Son of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1970.
  Relatives: Married, May 31, 1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham.
  Lydia Justice Edwards (born c.1938) — of Donnelly, Valley County, Idaho. Born in Wolf Pen, Carter County, Ky., about 1938. Daughter of Chad Justice and Velva (Kinney) Justice. Republican. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1982-86; Idaho state treasurer, 1987-98. Female. Member, Kiwanis. Still living as of 2007.
  George Washington Jones (b. 1865) — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Hardin County, Ky., October 25, 1865. Democrat. Member of Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  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
  Joey Pendleton (b. 1946) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born May 3, 1946. Democrat. Farmer; member of Kentucky state senate 3rd District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1996. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; Eagles. Still living as of 2004.
  Jerry Rhoads (b. 1941) — of Madisonville, Hopkins County, Ky. Born April 5, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 6th District, 2003-. Baptist. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion. Still living as of 2004.
  William W. Roberts (b. 1901) — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Christianburg, Shelby County, Ky., March 20, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36. Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Jackson Stewart (1872-1945) — of Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va. Born near Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., November 26, 1872. Son of Leander Cox Stewart and Ellen Frances (Savage) Stewart. Coal mine superintendent; mayor of Bluefield, W.Va., 1924-28. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Died, from asthma and a heart condition, in Bluefield, Mercer County, W.Va., June 12, 1945 (age 72 years, 198 days). Interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Married, October 1, 1896, to Lola Montry Boyd.
  Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) — also known as Fred B. Wachs — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., October 22, 1897. Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs. Republican. Newspaper editor; treasurer of Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Newcomen Society. Died in 1974 (age about 76 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, October 15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner (1896-1985).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Luxon Wallace (1889-1974) — also known as William L. Wallace — of Richmond, Madison County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., January 2, 1889. Son of Coleman Covington Wallace. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1920, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1960 (member, Credentials Committee); member of Kentucky state senate 29th District, 1921-24; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee, 1936-69. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Sons of the American Revolution; Kiwanis; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died December 23, 1974 (age 85 years, 355 days). Interment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
  Robert C. Yount (b. 1909) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Benson Valley (unknown county), Ky., April 21, 1909. Son of Roy O. Yount and Henrietta (Nicol) Yount. Democrat. College band director, newspaper circulation manager; garage owner; real estate business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Frankfort, Ky., 1953-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 29, 1935, to Margaret Rosson.

 

 


 
   
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