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Kathleen Q. Abernathy —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 2001-05.
Female.
Still living as of 2005.
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George Adams (1784-1844) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., August 1,
1784.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810-11, 1814; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1828-29; U.S.
Attorney for Mississippi, 1830-36; U.S.
District Judge for Mississippi, 1836-38; resigned 1838.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
14, 1844 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Green Adams (1812-1884) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August
20, 1812.
Uncle of George
Madison Adams.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1839; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1847-49, 1859-61;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1851-56.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
18, 1884 (age 71 years, 151
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Samuel W. Adams (b. 1873) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 80th District, 1902-04, 1922-24;
Speaker
of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1924; member of
Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1926-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lusk Alcorn (1816-1894) —
also known as James L. Alcorn —
Born near Golconda, Pope
County, Ill., November
4, 1816.
Son of James Alcorn (1788-1859) and Louisa (Lusk) Alcorn (1794-1858);
married 1839
to Mary Catherine Stewart (died 1849); married 1850 to Amelia
Walton Glover.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1846, 1856-57; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1848-54; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1856; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1870-71; defeated, 1873; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1871-77.
Died in Friars Point, Coahoma
County, Miss., December
20, 1894 (age 78 years, 46
days).
Interment at Alcorn
Cemetery, Friars Point, Miss.
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George H. Alexander (b. 1857) —
of Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 38th District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mitchell Cary Alford (1855-1914) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1891-95.
Died December
9, 1914 (age about 59
years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Charles Mengel Allen (1916-2000) —
also known as Charles M. Allen —
of Kentucky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
22, 1916.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1961-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1971-85;
took senior status 1985.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
4, 2000 (age 83 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Dixon Allen (1854-1924) —
also known as Henry D. Allen —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born near Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., June 24,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Union
County School Commissioner; Union
County Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1899-1903.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March 9,
1924 (age 69 years, 259
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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Jacob Embry Allen (1868-1919) —
also known as J. Embry Allen —
of Fayette
County, Ky.
Born December
31, 1868.
Son of Benjamin
R. Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1900-06.
Died in Fayette
County, Ky., May 22,
1919 (age 50 years, 142
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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James A. Allen (b. 1871) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chenaultt, Breckinridge
County, Ky., June 1,
1871.
Son of A. S. Allen and Lettie E. (Gilliland) Allen; married, October
31, 1900, to Lula Pearl Jeffers.
Lawyer; Independence League candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910.
Disciples
of Christ.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lafon Allen (1871-1952) —
of Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August 2,
1871.
Son of Charles James Fox Allen and Caroline (Belknap) Allen; married,
September
21, 1911, to Emma Hunter Powell.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1922-34;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in 1952
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Charles Anderson (1814-1895) —
of Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 1,
1814.
First cousin once removed of John
Marshall; brother of William
Marshall Anderson; granduncle of Larz
Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
senate, 1844; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1864-65; Governor of
Ohio, 1865-66.
Died in Kuttawa, Lyon
County, Ky., September
2, 1895 (age 81 years, 93
days).
Interment at Kuttawa
Cemetery, Kuttawa, Ky.
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Lucien Anderson (1824-1898) —
also known as Lucian Anderson —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born near Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., June 23,
1824.
Married to Ann Rebecca Lochridge (1847-1863).
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1852;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1863-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1864.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., October
18, 1898 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Anderson
Family Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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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; married,
September
5, 1953, to Lois Powell.
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.
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Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. (1788-1826) —
also known as Richard C. Anderson, Jr. —
of Kentucky.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August 4,
1788.
Son of Richard Anderson and Elizabeth (Clark) Anderson.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1814-15, 1821-22; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1817-21; U.S. Minister
to Gran Colombia, 1823-26, died in office 1826.
Died, of yellow
fever, near Cartagena, Colombia,
July
24, 1826 (age 37 years, 354
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Ky.
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Thomas Lilbourne Anderson (1808-1885) —
also known as Thomas L. Anderson —
of Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., December
8, 1808.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1840-44; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1844,
1848,
1852;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 3rd District,
1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1857-61.
Died in Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., March 6,
1885 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Palmyra, Mo.
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William Marshall Anderson (1807-1881) —
also known as W. Marshall Anderson —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; Circleville, Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
24, 1807.
First cousin once removed of John
Marshall; son-in-law of Duncan
McArthur; son of Richard Anderson and Sarah (Marshall) Anderson;
brother of Charles
Anderson; granduncle of Larz
Anderson.
Lawyer; explorer;
surveyor;
candidate for Congress from Ohio.
Catholic.
Died in Ohio, January
7, 1881 (age 73 years, 349
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Philip Pendleton Ardery (b. 1914) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 6,
1914.
Son of William
Breckinridge Ardery and Julia
Hoge Spencer Ardery; married 1941 to Anne
Stuvvesant Tweedy.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) —
also known as William B. Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., August
11, 1887.
Son of William Porter Ardery and Mary Ella (Adair) Ardery; married,
April
14, 1910, to Julia
Hoge Spencer; father of Philip
Pendleton Ardery.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate
for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died of a heart
attack, in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 25,
1967 (age 79 years, 348
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Homer Arnett (1903-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., January
29, 1903.
Married to Florence L. York (1904-1989).
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st
District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 9,
1985 (age 82 years, 100
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
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David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) —
also known as David R. Atchison —
of Plattsburg, Clinton
County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Frogtown, Fayette
County, Ky., August
11, 1807.
Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1841; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849, because
President Zachary
Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
Died near Gower, Clinton
County, Mo., January
26, 1886 (age 78 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton
County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo.
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Robert A. Athey (1825-1901) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., 1825.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1874-91.
Died in 1901
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
Son of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Died in 1967
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier)
Attkisson; married, June 6,
1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Henry Scott Baesler (b. 1941) —
also known as Scotty Baesler —
of Kentucky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 9,
1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Kentucky, 1979-81; mayor
of Lexington, Ky., 1982-92; defeated, 1977; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1991; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1993-99; defeated,
2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1996;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1998.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Pierson Baird (1830-1881) —
also known as John P. Baird —
of Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Spencer
County, Ky., January
5, 1830.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Was commander at Fort Granger in Tennessee in June 1863, when he was
required to execute by hanging Lawrence Orton Williams and Walter
Peter as Confederate spies; an engraving of the execution was on the
front page of Harper's Weekly. Both spies were related to
Gen. Robert E. Lee's wife and were descendants of Martha Washington.
Baird was severely affected by this episode, and had a mental
breakdown in 1875.
Died in the Indiana Hospital for
the Insane, Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 7,
1881 (age 51 years, 61
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker; married, September
15, 1935, to Edith
Irene Bailey; father of Howard
Henry Baker, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Jehu Baker (1822-1903) —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
4, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Clair County Master in Chancery, 1861-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1865-69, 1887-89, 1897-99 (12th
District 1865-69, 18th District 1887-89, 21st District 1897-99); U.S.
Minister to Venezuela, 1878-81, 1882-85; U.S. Consul General in Caracas, 1882-85.
Died in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., March 1,
1903 (age 80 years, 117
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
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Leander Evans Baker (d. 1909) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1869-74.
Died in 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Arnold Baker (b. 1937) —
also known as Walter A. Baker —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
20, 1937.
Son of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker; married, April 24,
1965, to Jane Stark Helm.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of
Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated,
1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1988.
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Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr. (1926-1992) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
22, 1926.
Son of Thomas A. Ballantine (died 1975) and Marie (Peiffer)
Ballantine; married, June 10,
1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91;
took senior status 1991.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Bland Ballard (1819-1879) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Shelby
County, Ky., September
4, 1819.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1861-79; died in office 1879.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 29,
1879 (age 59 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Thomas Baltzell (1804-1866) —
of Jackson
County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 11,
1804.
Lawyer; member
Florida territorial council, 1832; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Jackson County,
1838-39; member of Florida
territorial senate, 1844-46; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1846-50, 1854-60; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1862-63; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County, 1865.
About 1832, he wounded James
D. Westcott in a duel.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1866
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley;
married, June 23,
1903, to Dorothy Brower (died 1947); married, November
18, 1949, to Jane Hadley; father of Laura Louise Barkley (who
married Douglas
MacArthur II).
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April 30,
1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Marshall Barnes (1897-1985) —
of Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Beaver Dam, Ohio
County, Ky., March 2,
1897.
Son of John H. Barnes and Margaret (Eblen) Barnes; married, October
20, 1929, to Anne
Burke.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
banker;
insurance
business; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 21st District, 1932-35; defeated,
1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1985
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Watson Barr (1826-1907) —
also known as John W. Barr —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., December
17, 1826.
Son of William Barr and Ann (Watson) Barr.
Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1880-99; retired 1899.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
31, 1907 (age 81 years, 14
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Dan R. Bartley (b. 1948) —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Born in Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky., August
21, 1948.
Son of Robert E. Bartley and Anna R. Bartley.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Kentucky
state house of representatives 99th District, 1973, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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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; married, January
20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier.
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.
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont;
married, December
6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Burnie Beck (1822-1890) —
also known as James B. Beck —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland,
February
13, 1822.
Father-in-law of Green Clay Goodloe (brother of William
Cassius Goodloe).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1867-75; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1877-90; died in office 1890.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 3,
1890 (age 68 years, 79
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) —
also known as J. Crepps Wickliffe Beckham; J. C. W.
Beckham —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Wickland, Nelson
County, Ky., August 5,
1869.
Grandson of Charles
Anderson Wickliffe; nephew of Robert
Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895); son of William Netherton Beckham
and Julia (Wickliffe) Beckham; married, November
21, 1900, to Jean Raphael Fuqua; cousin of Robert
Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912).
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
9, 1940 (age 70 years, 157
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Leslie Thompson Bennett (1910-1977) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., August
10, 1910.
Son of William Neale Bennett and Mary (Thomson) Bennett; married, January
12, 1946, to Doris Christine Emery.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1977
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) —
also known as Mortimer M. Benton —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., January
21, 1807.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; member of Kentucky
state senate.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 5,
1885 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) —
also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., November
5, 1905.
Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie
Mae Newton (1910-2002).
Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life
Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1972;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi
Phi.
First
black mayor of Cincinnati.
Died October
15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Odis William Bertelsman (1900-1991) —
also known as Odis W. Bertelsman —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.; Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 14,
1900.
Father of William
Odis Bertelsman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1938-50; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Freemasons.
Died July 13,
1991 (age 91 years, 60
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Son of Odis
William Bertelsman.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Elza Bertram (b. 1868) —
of Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., September
25, 1868.
Son of Alvin Bertram and Rose Bruton (Young) Bertram; married, July 16,
1896, to Maggie Ballenger.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1910; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1910-12; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1933.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Steven L. Beshear (b. 1944) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Dawson Springs, Hopkins
County, Ky., September
21, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1974-79; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1979-83; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1996; Governor of
Kentucky, 2007-; defeated in primary, 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2008.
Still living as of 2011.
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George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) —
also known as George M. Bibb —
of Yellow Banks (unknown
county), Ky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1776.
Son-in-law of Charles
Scott; son of Richard Bibb and Lucy (Booker) Bibb.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.
Died in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1859 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham;
married, May 20,
1896, to Eleanor E. Miller; married, November
15, 1916, to Mrs. Mary Lily Flagler; married, August
20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard.
Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married, February
16, 1816, to Agatha McDowell; married 1840 to
Elizabeth Potts Fitzhugh (sister of Henry
Fitzhugh); uncle of Humphrey
Marshall; father of James
M. Birney; grandfather of Arthur
Alexis Birney.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857. (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928) —
also known as James C. C. Black —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Stamping Ground, Scott
County, Ky., May 9,
1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1873-77; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1893-95, 1895-97;
resigned 1895.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., October
1, 1928 (age 86 years, 145
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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James Dixon Black (1849-1938) —
also known as James D. Black —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Knox
County, Ky., September
24, 1849.
Son of John C. Black and Clarissa (Jones) Black; married 1875 to Mary
Jeanett Pitzer.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1876-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
Kentucky, 1919.
Methodist.
French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August 4,
1938 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Barbourville
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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William Perkins Black (b. 1842) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., November
11, 1842.
Son of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married 1869 to
Hortensia M. MacGreal.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1886.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Milton Blackburn (b. 1912) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born May 31,
1912.
Son of Smith Alford Blackburn and Laura (Browning) Blackburn; married
1933 to
Martha Hardesty (divorced).
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn; brother
of Luke
Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham (died 1899); married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale).
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Walter A. Blackburn (1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Son of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;
married 1898
to Cora C. Hurley.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10;
president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn
Park Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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William O'Rear Blackerby (b. 1853) —
of Brooksville, Bracken
County, Ky.
Born in Brick, Bracken
County, Ky., September
20, 1853.
Son of Dr. Jeduthan O'Rear Blackerby and Sarah Jane (Linn) Blackerby;
married, November
23, 1881, to Louise Cecelia Gilmore; father of Irene Buckner
Blackerby (who married Albert
W. Ross).
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1882-83; Bracken
County Attorney.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821-1875) —
also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
19, 1821.
Grandson of James
Blair; son of Francis
Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877); brother
of Montgomery
Blair; married, September
8, 1847, to Appoline Alexander (1828-1908); father of James
Lawrence Blair; uncle of Gist
Blair.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Attorney for New Mexico, 1846; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1852-56; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860,
1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Missouri, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1868; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1871-73.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., July 8,
1875 (age 54 years, 139
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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James Blair (1762-1837) —
of Kentucky.
Born December
22, 1762.
Married, January
2, 1789, to Elizabeth Smith (1762-1818); father of Francis
Preston Blair; grandfather of Montgomery
Blair and Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; great-grandfather of Gist
Blair.
Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1797-1820.
Died January
7, 1837 (age 74 years, 16
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Gorrall Blair (1825-1904) —
also known as James G. Blair —
of Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo.; Canton, Lewis
County, Mo.
Born near Blairville (unknown
county), Ky., January
1, 1825.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1871-73.
Died in Monticello, Lewis
County, Mo., March 1,
1904 (age 79 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Grove Cemetery, Canton, Mo.
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Montgomery Blair (1813-1883) —
of Missouri; Maryland.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., May 10,
1813.
Grandson of James
Blair; son of Francis
Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877); married
1836 to
Caroline Buckner (died 1844); married 1846 to Mary
Elizabeth Woodbury (1821-1887; daughter of Levi
Woodbury); brother of Francis
Preston Blair, Jr.; father of Gist
Blair.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1840-44; common pleas court judge in
Missouri, 1843-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1844,
1852;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861-64; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1878; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 27,
1883 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Entombed at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Parks Bland (1835-1899) —
also known as Richard P. Bland; "Silver
Dick" —
of Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born near Hartford, Ohio
County, Ky., August
19, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1873-95, 1897-99 (5th District
1873-83, 11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1893-95, 1897-99); died
in office 1899; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1896.
Author of the Bland bill in 1878, for the coinage of silver.
Died in Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo., June 15,
1899 (age 63 years, 300
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Lebanon, Mo.
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Joe F. Bosworth (b. 1866) —
also known as "Father of Good Roads" —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., October
3, 1866.
Son of Benijah Bosworth and Mary (Cloud) Bosworth; married, August
28, 1890, to Elizabeth Veal.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1906, 1920-25, 1932-33, 1940-41;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1908-17.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Botkin (1801-1857) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Kentucky, March 4,
1801.
Father of Alexander
Campbell Botkin.
Whig. Lawyer; candidate for delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1849-50; defeated, 1850; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852.
Died in Sun Prairie, Dane
County, Wis., March 5,
1857 (age 56 years, 1
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Ollie James Bowen (1906-1989) —
also known as Ollie J. Bowen —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born in Sinai, Anderson
County, Ky., May 20,
1906.
Son of Green Calvin Bowen and Nettie (Shryock) Bowen; married 1941 to Louise
Peek.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 45th District, 1934-37; member of
Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1938-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
16, 1989 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Berl Boyd (b. 1896) —
of Graves
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Farmington, Graves
County, Ky., March 15,
1896.
Son of William E. Boyd and Virginia E. (Dulaney) Boyd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of the
Coif; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Boyle (1774-1834) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Botetourt
County, Va., October
28, 1774.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1800; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1803-09; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1809-26; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1827-34; died in office 1834.
Died near Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., January
28, 1834 (age 59 years, 92
days).
Interment at Bellevue
Cemetery, Danville, Ky.
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Victor Anderville Bradley (b. 1885) —
also known as Victor Bradley —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., June 30,
1885.
Son of Victor F. Bradley and Mary (Craig) Bradley; married, May 30,
1908, to Sophia Willoit.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for railroads
and utilities;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March 18,
1847.
Son of Robert McAfee Bradley (1808-1881) and Nancy Ellen (Totten)
Bradley (1815-1894); brother-in-law of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow; married, July 11,
1867, to Margaret Robertson Duncan; uncle of Edwin
Porch Morrow; father of Christine
Bradley South (who married John
Glover South).
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Francis Bradshaw (b. 1878) —
also known as William F. Bradshaw —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
17, 1878.
Son of William Francis Bradshaw and Virginia (Wheeler) Bradshaw;
married, June 21,
1905, to Rosena Ashton White.
Democrat. Lawyer; president, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank,
Paducah; president, First National Bank;
vice-president, Paducah Newspapers,
Inc.; vice-president, Paducah Hosiery
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) —
also known as Louis D. Brandeis —
of Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1856.
Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis
(1829-1901); brother of Fannie Brandeis (1850-1890; who married Charles
Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (1854-1928; brother-in-law of Walter
M. Taussig); married, March 23,
1891, to Alice Goldmark (1866-1945).
Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace
Gray, 1879-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939.
Jewish.
Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Louis D. Brandeis
School of Law, in Louisville, Ky., are named for
him.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at University
of Louisville Law School, Louisville, Ky.
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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; married, August
12, 1946, to Martha Guffey.
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.
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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.
Nephew of James
Breathitt, Jr..
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.
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Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August 5,
1867.
Great-grandson of Joseph
Desha; son of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge
(1843-1892); married, November
17, 1898, to Madeline McDowell (1872-1920; social reformer).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; director, the First National Bank of
Lexington; director, Fayette Home Telephone
Company; director, Phoenix Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died February
18, 1935 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
(1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911);
second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman (divorced 1925); married, August 5,
1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root (divorced 1947); married, March 27,
1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A.
Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Breckinridge (1760-1806) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., December
2, 1760.
Son of Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckinridge (1728-1798) and
Robert Breckinridge ; half-brother of Robert
Breckinridge (1754-1833); cousin of John
Brown, Francis
Preston and James
Brown; married, June 28,
1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (1769-1858); brother of James
Breckinridge; father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (1786-1831;
who married Peter
Buell Porter and Alfred
William Grayson), Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandfather of John
Cabell Breckinridge, Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; second great-grandfather of John
Bayne Breckinridge.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S.
Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a stomach
infection, in near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
14, 1806. (age 46 years, 12
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at
Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) —
also known as John B. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1913.
Second great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; second great-grandnephew of James
Breckinridge; grandnephew of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in
primary, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 29,
1979 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) —
also known as John C. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
21, 1821.
Grandson of John
Breckinridge; son of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge; nephew of
Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; cousin of Henry
Donnel Foster; married 1843 to Mary
Cyrene Burch; first cousin of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; father of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of Henry
Skillman Breckinridge.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
Vice
President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1865.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the
Confederate
military. Fled
to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until
1869.
Died, from lung disease
and liver
cirrhosis, in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 17,
1875. (age 54 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 8,
1800.
Son of John
Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge (1769-1868);
brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (1786-1831; who married Peter
Buell Porter and Alfred
William Grayson) and Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; uncle of John
Cabell Breckinridge; father of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; granduncle of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; grandfather of Henry
Skillman Breckinridge.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1825-28; ordained
minister; president,
Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47; Kentucky
superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
22, 1871 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) —
also known as William C. P. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August
28, 1837.
Grandson of John
Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; son of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin of John
Cabell Breckinridge; brother of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.; married to Lucretia Hart Clay
(1839-1860; daughter of Thomas
Hart Clay) and Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing (1845-1920); married, September
19, 1861, to Issa Desha (1843-1892; granddaughter of Joseph
Desha); first cousin once removed of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; uncle of Levin
Irving Handy and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; father of Desha
Breckinridge; granduncle of John
Bayne Breckinridge.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated
(National Democratic), 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by a former
mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but the scandal
ended his political career.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
18, 1904. (age 67 years, 82
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 29,
1857. (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) —
also known as Benjamin H. Bristow —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., June 20,
1832.
Son of Francis
Marion Bristow and Emily E. (Helm) Bristow; married, November
21, 1854, to Abbie S. Briscoe; father of Nancy 'Nannie' Bristow
(1858-1913; who married Eben
Sumner Draper (1858-1914)); grandfather of Eben
Sumner Draper (1893-?).
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1863-65; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John
M. Harlan, 1870; U.S.
Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, from appendicitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1896 (age 64 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Hiram Montgomery Brock, Jr. (1917-1999) —
also known as Hiram M. Brock, Jr. —
of Harlan, Harlan
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., March 7,
1917.
Son of Hiram
M. Brock, Sr. and Ona Mae (Lewis) Brock; married 1939 to Eula
Mae Nunnery; brother of James
C. Brock.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 98th District, 1942-43; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in 1999
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Interment at Resthaven
Cemetery, Harlan, Ky.
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Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) —
also known as Henry L. Brooks —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
9, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in
office 1971.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
30, 1971 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) —
also known as B. Gratz Brown; "Boozy
Gratz" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 28,
1826.
Grandson of John
Brown; son of Mason
Brown and Judith (Bledsoe) Brown (1803-1885); married to Mary
Hanson Gunn (born 1841).
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1852-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1860;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1863-67; Governor of
Missouri, 1871-73; Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., December
13, 1885 (age 59 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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Eli Huston Brown, Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 3,
1875.
Son of Eli Huston Brown and Nancy Washington (Dorsey) Brown; married,
December
17, 1902, to Rose McKnight Crittenden; father of Eli
Huston Brown III.
Democrat. Lawyer; officer and general counsel to oil
companies; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Brown (1766-1835) —
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., September
11, 1766.
Son of Rev. John Brown and Margaret (Preston) Brown; brother of John
Brown; cousin of John
Breckinridge, James
Breckinridge and Francis
Preston.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1791; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1792-96; secretary
of Orleans Territory, 1804; U.S.
Attorney for Louisiana, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1813-17, 1819-23; U.S. Minister to France, 1823-29.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 7,
1835 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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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; married, March 4,
1928, to Dorothy Urman; father of John
Young Brown, Jr.; grandfather of John
Young Brown III.
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.
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Ralph Milton Brown (1908-1966) —
also known as Ralph M. Brown —
of Modesto, Stanislaus
County, Calif.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., September
16, 1908.
Married to Lillian G. Weber.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 30th District, 1942-61; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1959-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960;
Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1962-66; died in office 1966.
Protestant.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 57 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wallace Brown (b. 1874) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born in Bloomfield, Nelson
County, Ky., October
11, 1874.
Son of George Washington Brown and Margaret Ann (Greer) Brown;
married, April 28,
1904, to Nancy Jackson Williams (died 1929).
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912, 1934-37; county judge in
Kentucky, 1914-25; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Bruner (1825-1878) —
of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge
County, Ky.
Born in 1825.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1857-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1865-69; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1872.
Died in 1878
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Ezekiel Bryant (1849-1910) —
also known as David E. Bryant —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Larue
County, Ky., October
19, 1849.
Son of Anthony Bryant; married 1879 to Arizona
Thompson; father of Randolph
Bryant.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1890-1910; died
in office 1910.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., February
5, 1910 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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Charles William Buck (1849-1930) —
also known as Charles W. Buck —
of Woodford
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., March 17,
1849.
Son of John W. Buck and Mary (Bell) Buck; married, March 17,
1875, to Elizabeth Crow Bullitt; father of Charles Neville Buck
(1879-1930; novelist).
Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1885-89.
Died in Jefferson
County, Ky., November
30, 1930 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, 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; married,
April
20, 1933, to Amelia Pickrell King.
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 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Buckner (1785-1833) —
of Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention from Cape Girardeu
County, 1820; member of Missouri state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1831-33; died in office 1833.
Died of Asiatic cholera
during an epidemic, in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., June 6,
1833. (age about 47
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Cape Girardeau County, Mo.;
reinterment in 1897 at City
Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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Richard Aylett Buckner (1763-1847) —
also known as Richard A. Buckner —
of Greensburg, Green
County, Ky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., July 26,
1763.
Father of Aylette
Buckner.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1813-15, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1823-29; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1831; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1832; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1836,
1840;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1845.
Died in Greensburg, Green
County, Ky., December
8, 1847 (age 84 years, 135
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 4,
1873.
Son of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt;
married, May 31,
1913, to Nora
Iasigi.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1908,
1916;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1912-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and
insurance
companies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, October
3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oxmoor
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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David L. Bunning (b. 1966) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., 1966.
Son of James
Paul David Bunning.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 2002-.
Still living as of 2006.
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William Andrew Burkamp (1873-1929) —
also known as William A. Burkamp —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., August 8,
1873.
Son of Henry Burkamp and Mary (Underholz) Burkamp; married to Rose M.
Davidson.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928;
member of Kentucky
state senate.
German
ancestry.
Died, of lobar
pneumonia and acute
myocarditis, in Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky., November
6, 1929. (age 56 years, 90
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Frank Welsh Burke (1920-2007) —
also known as Frank W. Burke —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 1,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 37th District, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1959-63; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1969-73; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 29,
2007 (age 87 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Rollins Burnam (b. 1846) —
also known as A. R. Burnam —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., October
10, 1846.
Son of Curtis F. Burnam and Sarah H. (Rollins) Burnam; married, November
5, 1874, to Margaret A. Summers.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1896,
1908;
Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1897-1903; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank N. Burns (1879-1925) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Clifton City, Wayne
County, Tenn., August
11, 1879.
Lawyer; merchant;
mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1916-19; defeated, 1915; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1920-25; died in office 1925.
Died May 30,
1925 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Alfred Caldwell (1814-1866) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., October
18, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1843-45, 1849-51;
major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1860.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
17, 1866 (age 51 years, 334
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John William Caldwell (1837-1903) —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., January
15, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Logan
County Judge; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1877-83.
Died in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., July 4,
1903 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
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Robert Porter Caldwell (1821-1885) —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Born in Adair
County, Ky., December
16, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1847-48; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1855-56; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1871-73.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., March 12,
1885 (age 63 years, 86
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Trenton, Tenn.
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George Calhoon —
of Kentucky; Madison
County, Miss.
Father of Solomon
Saladin Calhoon.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1836.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Calhoon (b. 1797) —
of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge
County, Ky.
Born in Henry
County, Ky., 1797.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-21, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1827, 1835-39 (11th District 1827,
6th District 1835-39); district judge in Kentucky, 1842.
Burial
location unknown.
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Solomon Saladin Calhoon (1838-1908) —
also known as S. S. Calhoon —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.; Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Canton, Madison
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born near Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., January
2, 1838.
Son of George
Calhoon and Louisiana (Brandenburg) Calhoon; married, December
21, 1865, to Margaret McWillie (daughter of William
McWillie).
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Gov. William
McWillie, 1857; newspaper
editor; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1876-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1900-08; appointed 1900; died in
office 1908.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
10, 1908 (age 70 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Call (c.1772-1826) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kentucky.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana, 1817-18, 1822-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1824-25.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 20,
1826 (age about 54
years).
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;
married, April 27,
1898, to Nellie Allen.
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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Cap Robert Carden (1866-1935) —
also known as Cap R. Carden —
of Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky.
Born in Hart
County, Ky., December
17, 1866.
Son of William P. Carden and Frances (King) Carden; married, March 7,
1900, to Mamie Hubbard.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; farmer; Hart
County Sheriff; Hart
County Attorney; organized Glenbrook Power
Company and Munfordville Bridge Company; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-35 (4th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 4th District 1935); died in office 1935.
Baptist.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 13,
1935 (age 68 years, 178
days).
Interment at Munfordville
Cemetery, Munfordville, Ky.
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John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) —
also known as John G. Carlisle —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky., September
5, 1835.
Son-in-law of John
A. Goodson; son of L. H. Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds)
Carlisle; married, January
15, 1857, to Mary Jane Goodson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1868;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned
1890; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1910 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
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Tarlton Combs Carroll (1889-1978) —
also known as Tarlton C. Carroll —
of Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky.
Born in Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky., May 14,
1889.
Son of Charles Carroll and Ida B. (Troutman) Carroll; married 1919 to Irene
Crutcher.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Bullitt
County Attorney, 1918-30; member of Kentucky
state senate 12th District, 1942-45.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion.
Died January
23, 1978 (age 88 years, 254
days).
Interment at Hebron
Cemetery, Brooks, Ky.
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Joseph Kirtley Carson, Jr. (b. 1891) —
also known as Joseph K. Carson, Jr. —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in McKinney, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
19, 1891.
Son of Joseph Kelly Carson and Sallie Elizabeth Adeline (Johnson)
Carson; married, March 26,
1926, to Hazel Irene Jenkins.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1928,
1952;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1932-36; candidate for Governor of
Oregon, 1954.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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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; married, October
20, 1925, to Panquita Parmentier; brother of Tim
Lee 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, Tompkinsville, Ky.
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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; married, July 1,
1892, to Ida Tucker; father of James
C. Carter, Jr. and Tim
Lee 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, Tompkinsville, Ky.
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Joseph Newton Carter (b. 1843) —
also known as Joseph N. Carter —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., March 12,
1843.
Son of William P. Carter and Martha (Mays) Carter; married, December
3, 1879, to Ellen D. Barrell.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1879-81; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1894-1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Grayson Carter (d. 1849) —
Grandson of William
Grayson; son of John Carter and Hebe (Grayson) Carter.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1834-38.
Died, of cholera,
in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 11,
1849.
Burial
location unknown.
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Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) —
of Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Calhoun, McLean
County, Ky., May 1,
1885.
Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary; married, April 4,
1906, to Bessie Wayne Miller.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
5, 1936 (age 51 years, 218
days).
Interment at Calhoun
Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
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William T. Casto (1824-1862) —
Born January
24, 1824.
Son of Abijah Casto.
Lawyer; mayor
of Maysville, Ky.; arrested
in 1861 and imprisoned
for allegedly aiding
the Confederacy; released in 1862.
Blamed Col. Leonidas Metcalfe (son of Gov. Thomas
Metcalfe) for his imprisonment; challenged him to a duel; the
weapons were Colt rifles at 60 yards; Casto was shot dead
on the first fire, in Bracken
County, Ky., May 8,
1862. (age 38 years, 104
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Epitaph: "A
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for his Principles and as a man of Honor nobly fell a Veteran of the
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Harry Monroe Caudill (b. 1922) —
also known as Harry M. Caudill —
of Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., May 3,
1922.
Son of Cro C. Caudill and Martha V. (Blair) Caudill; married, December
15, 1946, to Anne Robertson Frye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1954-57, 1960-61;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1960.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1961.
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Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., December
5, 1817.
Son of Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers;
married 1852
to Susan Wood; married 1854 to Emma
Montgomery; married 1861 to Harriet
A. Killough.
Surveyor;
lawyer; Greenback candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
16, 1895 (age 77 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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John Chambers (1780-1852) —
of Washington, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Bromley Ridge, Somerset
County, N.J., October
6, 1780.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812, 1815, 1830-31; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1828-29, 1835-39 (2nd District
1828-29, 12th District 1835-39); Governor of
Iowa Territory, 1841-45.
Died near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., September
21, 1852 (age 71 years, 351
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Mason County, Ky.
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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; married, November
12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert
Benjamin Chandler III.
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.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler III (b. 1959) —
also known as Ben Chandler; "Big
Ben" —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September
12, 1959.
Grandson of Albert
Benjamin Chandler.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1992-95; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1996-; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March 15,
1895.
Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman; married, June 12,
1920, to Mary Adams Talbott.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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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; married, June 12,
1935, to Louise Rash.
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.
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J. Matt Chilton (b. 1881) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Turners Station, Henry
County, Ky., May 18,
1881.
Son of George Blackwell Chilton and Florence N. (Sewell) Chilton.
Republican. Lawyer; law clerk to Mayor James
F. Grinstead, 1908-09; secretary to U.S. Sen. W.
O. Bradley, 1910-11; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1912-36; Jefferson
County Attorney, 1918-27; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1928-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Stone Chrisman (1818-1881) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., September
14, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1853-55; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1869-71.
Died in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., July 29,
1881 (age 62 years, 318
days).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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Eugene H. Clark (b. 1920) —
of Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky.; Manchester, Clay
County, Ky.
Born in Sexton's Creek, Clay
County, Ky., May 27,
1920.
Son of J. C. Clark and Mattie (Sparks) Clark; married, June 3,
1950, to Glada Hounchell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; school
teacher; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 19th District, 1952-55.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1955.
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James Beauchamp Clark (1850-1921) —
also known as Champ Clark; "The Lion of
Democracy" —
of Bowling Green, Pike
County, Mo.
Born near Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky., March 7,
1850.
Son of John Hampton Clark and Aletha Jane (Beauchamp) Clark; married,
December
14, 1881, to Genevieve Bennett; father of Genevieve Clark (who
married James
McIlhany Thomson) and Joel
Bennett Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1880;
Pike
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1885-89; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1893-95, 1897-1921;
defeated, 1894, 1920; died in office 1921; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1911-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1916;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 2,
1921 (age 70 years, 360
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Mo.
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John Blades Clarke (1833-1911) —
of Brooksville, Bracken
County, Ky.
Born near Augusta, Bracken
County, Ky., April 14,
1833.
Son of John Clarke and Jeney (Blades) Clarke.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1875-79.
Died in Brooksville, Bracken
County, Ky., May 23,
1911 (age 78 years, 39
days).
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Near Brooksville, Bracken County, Ky.
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Cassius M. Clay (1895-1959) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., March 2,
1895.
Son of Cassius
M. Clay (1850?-?) and Mary Blythe (Harris) Clay; married, July 30,
1935, to Miriam Blossom Berle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
farmer;
general solicitor, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1941-45; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 67th District, 1954-55; member of
Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 1958-59; died in office 1959.
Christian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died November
26, 1959 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Judson Claudius Clements (1846-1917) —
also known as Judson C. Clements —
of Walker
County, Ga.; Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Villanow, Walker
County, Ga., February
12, 1846.
Son of Adam
C. Clements; married, December
2, 1886, to Lizzie E. Dulaney.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-76; member of Georgia
state senate, 1877; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1881-91; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1892-1917.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 18,
1917 (age 71 years, 126
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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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; married, May 31,
1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham.
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.
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Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) —
also known as Bert T. Combs —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Manchester, Clay
County, Ky., August
13, 1911.
Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15,
1937, to Mabel Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of
Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi.
Bert T. Combs Lake was named for
him.
Drowned
when his automobile
was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near
Rosslyn, Powell
County, Ky., December
4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113
days).
Interment at Beech
Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
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Samuel Bronson Cooper (1850-1918) —
also known as Samuel B. Cooper; Sam Bronson
Cooper —
of Woodville, Tyler
County, Tex.; Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born near Eddyville, Lyon
County, Ky., May 30,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tyler
County Attorney, 1872-80; member of Texas
state senate, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1893-1905, 1907-09.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
21, 1918 (age 68 years, 83
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Beaumont, Tex.
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Moses Bledso Corwin (1790-1872) —
also known as Moses Corwin —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., January
5, 1790.
Brother of Thomas
Corwin; uncle of Franklin
Corwin.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1849-51, 1853-55 (4th District 1849-51,
8th District 1853-55).
Died in Urbana, Champaign
County, Ohio, April 7,
1872 (age 82 years, 93
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio.
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Leonard Jacob Crawford (1860-1925) —
also known as Leonard J. Crawford —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., April 29,
1860.
Son of Jacob Crawford and Elizabeth (Echert) Crawford; married, January
16, 1883, to Ella J. Horner (1863-1927); father of Leonard
Jacob Crawford, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1891; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Kentucky, 1892.
Died in Campbell
County, Ky., July 25,
1925 (age 65 years, 87
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Parker Crittenden (1816-1870) —
also known as Alexander P. Crittenden —
of Santa
Clara County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
14, 1816.
Grandson of John
Crittenden; nephew of John
Jordan Crittenden and Robert
Crittenden; son of Thomas
Turpin Crittenden (1788-1832); brother of Thomas Turpin
Crittenden (1825-1905; Union general).
Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly, 1849-51, 1852-53 (Los Angeles District 1849-51,
5th District 1852-53).
Shot
and mortally
wounded by his ex-lover, Laura D. Fair, on board a
ferry boat in San Francisco Bay, and died two days later, in San
Francisco, Calif., November
5, 1870. Fair was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death,
but the state supreme court ordered a new trial, and she was
acquitted. (age 54 years, 295
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thomas Croxton (1836-1874) —
also known as John T. Croxton —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., November
20, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1868; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1873-74, died in office 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from consumption
(tuberculosis),
in La Paz, Bolivia,
April
16, 1874 (age 37 years, 147
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Lee Cruce (1863-1933) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 8,
1863.
Son of James Winlock Cruce and Jane (Hill) Cruce; married, June 21,
1893, to Chickie Le Flore.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908,
1920,
1928;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1911-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., January
16, 1933 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskogee, Okla.
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Alvin Cullom (1797-1877) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., September
4, 1797.
Brother of William
Cullom; uncle of Shelby
Moore Cullom.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1835-37; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1843-47; circuit
judge in Tennessee, 1850-52.
Died in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., July 20,
1877 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Interment at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Near Livingston, Overton County, Tenn.
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Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914) —
also known as Shelby M. Cullom —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Monticello, Wayne
County, Ky., November
22, 1829.
Nephew of Alvin
Cullom and William
Cullom; son of Richard Northcraft Cullom and Elizabeth (Coffey)
Cullom; married, December
12, 1855, to Hannah M. Fisher (died 1861); married, May 5,
1863, to Julia Fisher (died 1909).
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1856, 1860-61, 1872-74; Speaker of
the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1861, 1873;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1865-71; Governor of
Illinois, 1877-83; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1883-1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904
(speaker),
1908.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1914 (age 84 years, 67
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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William Cullom (1810-1896) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Elk Spring Valley, Wayne
County, Ky., June 4,
1810.
Brother of Alvin
Cullom; uncle of Shelby
Moore Cullom.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-47; Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (8th District 1851-53, 4th
District 1853-55); delegate to Whig National Convention from
Tennessee, 1852.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
Died in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., December
6, 1896 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Original interment at McAdoo
Cemetery, Clinton, Tenn.; reinterment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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