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Politician members in Kentucky


  David E. Boswell (b. 1949) — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born November 20, 1949. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 7th District, 1978-83; Kentucky commissioner of agriculture, 1984-88; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1987; member of Kentucky state senate 8th District, 1991-. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2004.
  Patrick Henry Callahan (b. 1866) — also known as P. H. Callahan — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 15, 1866. Son of John Cormic Callahan and Mary Anna (Connolly) Callahan. Democrat. Varnish manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920; Dry candidate for delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married, January 20, 1891, to Julia Laure Cahill.
  J. William Davidson (c.1904-1985) — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born in Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., about 1904. Democrat. Mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1958-60. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died August 15, 1985 (age about 81 years). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
  George John Kaufmann (b. 1913) — also known as George J. Kaufmann — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., May 20, 1913. Son of George J. Kaufmann and Mary (Brown) Kaufmann. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952, 1956, 1960. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 16, 1936, to Ann Bassmann.
  Charles Kramer (1879-1943) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., April 18, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated, 1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1936; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941. Catholic. Member, Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277 days). Entombed in mausoleum at New Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clarence E. Manion (1896-1979) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., July 7, 1896. Son of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion. Lawyer; law professor; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Columbus. Died July 28, 1979 (age 83 years, 21 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 3, 1936, to Virginia O'Brien.

 

 


 
   
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