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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Son of Alfred Love Davidson (1817-1871) and Mary Jane (Adams)
Davidson (1819-1890); married, January
24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen (born 1851).
Democrat. Farmer;
lawyer; candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911. (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) —
also known as Joe Daviess —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., March 4,
1774.
Brother-in-law of John
Marshall.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Around 1801, he served as a second to John
Rowan in his duel
with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled
to avoid
prosecution as accomplice to murder,
and became a fugitive,
but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal
counsel.
Shot
and killed
in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
7, 1811. (age 37 years, 248
days).
Interment at Tippecanoe
Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind.
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Amos Davis (1794-1835) —
of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., August
15, 1794.
Brother of Garrett
Davis.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1819, 1825, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1833-35.
Died while campaigning,
in Owingsville, Bath
County, Ky., June 11,
1835 (age 40 years, 300
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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Thomas Lawton Davis (b. 1842) —
also known as Thomas L. Davis —
of Eureka, Greenwood
County, Kan.
Born in Kentucky, 1842.
Son of Willis G. Davis and Mary Ann Jacomine (Lawton) Davis
(1824-1913); married 1867 to Sallie
Catherine Henry.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Terry Davis (d. 1807) —
Born in Kentucky.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of
Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
15, 1807.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Mosby Davison (1855-1912) —
also known as George M. Davison —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., March 23,
1855.
Son of Edward M. Davison and Martha (Vaughn) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,
1898.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
18, 1912 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March 20,
1862.
Son of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Joseph Deboe (1849-1927) —
also known as William J. Deboe —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., June 30,
1849.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer; superintendent
of schools; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1888,
1896,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1892; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1893-98; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1897-1903; postmaster.
Died in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., June 15,
1927 (age 77 years, 350
days).
Interment at Maple
View Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) —
of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Wayne
County, Ky.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, at St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., June 22,
1986 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Elk
Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
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William Worth Dickerson (1851-1923) —
also known as William W. Dickerson; W. W.
Dickerson —
of Williamstown, Grant
County, Ky.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Sherman, Grant
County, Ky., November
29, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; Grant
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1885-87; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1890-93.
Died January
31, 1923 (age 71 years, 63
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at City
Cemetery, Williamstown, Ky.
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Archibald Dixon (1802-1876) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Redhouse, Caswell
County, N.C., April 2,
1802.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1844-48; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1851-55.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., April 23,
1876 (age 74 years, 21
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Lincoln Dixon (1860-1932) —
of North Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., February
9, 1860.
Son of Samuel M. Dixon and Belinda (Foster) Dixon; married, October
16, 1884, to Kate Storey.
Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit,
1884-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1897-1904; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1905-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died in Lyndon, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
16, 1932 (age 72 years, 220
days).
Interment at Vernon
Cemetery, Vernon, Ind.
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John Lloyd Dorsey, Jr. (1891-1960) —
also known as John L. Dorsey, Jr. —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., August
10, 1891.
Son of John L. Dorsey and Nannie (Dixon) Dorsey.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1930-31.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., March 22,
1960 (age 68 years, 225
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) —
also known as Solomon W. Downs —
of Louisiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Tenn., 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853.
Mortally wounded in a duel, and
subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln
County, Ky., August
14, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at
Riverview
Cemetery, Monroe, La.
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August 6,
1896.
Son of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August 4,
1926, to Christine Shouse.
Republican. Lawyer; director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Dunlap (1813-1880) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
22, 1813.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1853; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1861-63; defeated,
1855.
Died in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., June 6,
1880 (age 67 years, 105
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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George Grundy Dunn (1812-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington
County, Ky., December
20, 1812.
Father of Moses
Fell Dunn.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1847-49, 1855-57 (6th District
1847-49, 3rd District 1855-57); member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
4, 1857 (age 44 years, 258
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager; married, December
2, 1922, to Claudine Gossett.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe Henry Eagle (1870-1963) —
also known as Joe H. Eagle —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky., January
23, 1870.
Married 1900
to Mary Hamman.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas 8th District, 1913-21, 1933-37.
Died January
10, 1963 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Tom Easterly (c.1940-2005) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Son of Edgar Easterly (reporter and press secretary).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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William Virgil Eaton (b. 1874) —
also known as William V. Eaton —
of McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., March 22,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1910-12.
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.
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Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., September
7, 1877.
Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder; married, June 21,
1903, to Martha Jane Noble.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Idaho, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wade H. Ellis (b. 1866) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
31, 1866.
Son of A. C. Ellis and Kate (Blackburn) Ellis; married, October
3, 1894, to Dessie Corwin Chase.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Ohio
state attorney general, 1904-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1908.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) —
also known as Richard P. Ernst —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., February
28, 1858.
Son of William Ernst and Sarah (Butler) Ernst; married 1886 to Susan
Brent; brother-in-law of Stella Frances Powell (sister of Nathan
Powell).
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1924.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 13,
1934. (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Walter Evans (1842-1923) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky., September
18, 1842.
Nephew of Burwell
Clark Ritter; son of Joseph Warder Evans and Matilda (Ritter)
Evans.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1868,
1872,
1880,
1884;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1879; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1883-85;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1876, 1898; U.S.
District Judge for Kentucky, 1899-1923; died in office 1923.
Died December
30, 1923 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Elmer Evans (1876-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
13, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Albert Bacon Fall (1861-1944) —
also known as Albert B. Fall —
of Three Rivers, Otero
County, N.M.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
26, 1861.
Son of William R. Fall and Edmonia (Taylor) Fall; married, May 7,
1883, to Emma Garland Morgan (daughter of Simpson
Harris Morgan).
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1893; New Mexico
territory attorney general, 1897; served in the U.S. Army during
the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1912-21; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1921-23.
Convicted
of bribery
in 1929 for his role in the Teapot Dome oil lease scandal;
served one year in prison.
Died in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., November
30, 1944 (age 83 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, El Paso, Tex.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 28,
1907.
Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley;
married, February
27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1932, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, of Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Joe M. Ferguson (born c.1916) —
of South Carrollton, Muhlenberg
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general; elected 1955.
Still living as of 2007.
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Orlando Bell Ficklin (1808-1886) —
also known as Orlando B. Ficklin —
of Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill.; Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., December
16, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1835, 1838, 1842, 1878; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1843-49, 1851-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1856,
1860,
1864;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1858-60; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Coles, Moultrie and
Douglas counties, 1862; delegate to
Illinois state constitutional convention, 1869-70.
Died in Charleston, Coles
County, Ill., May 5,
1886 (age 77 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Charleston, Ill.
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Wilburn Elmer Flannery (1904-1958) —
also known as W. E. 'Bill' Flannery —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Jacobs, Carter
County, Ky., August 6,
1904.
Son of William H. Flannery and Mollie (Porter) Flannery; married 1932 to Mildred
Burton Davis.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County, 1945-58;
died in office 1958; Speaker of
the West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1949-58; died in
office 1958.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the Logan County
Courthouse, Logan, Logan
County, W.Va., March 7,
1958. (age 53 years, 213
days).
Interment at Highland
Memory Gardens, Godby, W.Va.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
also known as R. V. Fletcher —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general
attorney, Illinois Central Railroad,
1911.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Grant
County, Ky., September
27, 1869.
Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26,
1893, to Etta Childers.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney,
Illinois Central Railroad,
1911-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bushrod W. Foley —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1845-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Clarence Ford (1882-1961) —
also known as Sam C. Ford —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Albany, Clinton
County, Ky., November
7, 1882.
Son of William Ford and Glanora E. (Snow) Ford; married 1910 to Mary
Leslie Shobe.
Republican. Lawyer; Montana
state attorney general, 1917-21; justice of
Montana state supreme court, 1929-33; Governor of
Montana, 1941-49; defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died November
25, 1961 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ephraim Hubbard Foster (1794-1854) —
also known as Ephraim H. Foster —
of Tennessee.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., September
17, 1794.
Son of Robert
Coleman Foster; brother of Robert
Coleman Foster, Jr.; father-in-law of Edward
Saunders Cheatham.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1827-31, 1835-37; Speaker of
the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1829-31, 1835-37;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1837-39, 1843-45; Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1840;
candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1845.
Episcopalian.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., September
6, 1854 (age 59 years, 354
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Robert Coleman Foster, Jr. (b. 1796) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., November
10, 1796.
Son of Robert
Coleman Foster; brother of Ephraim
Hubbard Foster.
Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1833-35, 1839-41; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1841-43.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Louise Foust (b. 1909) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born October
15, 1909.
Daughter of David Taylor Foust and Margaret (Rippel) Foust.
Accountant;
lawyer; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1956; defeated (Republican), 1979;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956;
candidate in Democratic primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1975; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1980.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1980.
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Joseph Smith Fowler (1820-1902) —
also known as Joseph S. Fowler —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, August
31, 1820.
Republican. College
professor; president,
Howard Female College, Gallatin, Tenn., 1856-61; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1864;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1866-68; Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1902 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., 1839.
Father of Alfred
Franklin.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul
in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1896-97.
Episcopalian.
Died of heart
disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 18,
1898 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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Wayne W. Freeman (b. 1912) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Symsonia, Graves
County, Ky., December
25, 1912.
Son of Otha Niley Freeman and Lula Mae (Faundaugh) Freeman; married,
June
17, 1944, to Jennie Chancellor.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-44; member of Kentucky
state senate 1st District, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard French (1792-1854) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Boonesborough, Madison
County, Ky., June 20,
1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-26; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1835-37, 1843-45, 1847-49 (11th
District 1835-37, 9th District 1843-45, 1847-49); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1840.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 1,
1854 (age 61 years, 315
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ky.
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Wesley Frost (1884-1968) —
of Berea, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio, June 17,
1884.
Son of William Goodell Frost (President of Berea College, 1892-1920)
and Louise Rainey Frost; married 1909 to Mary
Priscilla Clapp.
Secretary to U.S. Senator Theodore
E. Burton, 1907-08; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S.
Consul in Charlottetown, 1912-14; Queenstown, 1914-17; Marseille, 1921-24; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1924-28; Montreal, 1928-35; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1942-44.
Died January
9, 1968 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 9,
1872.
Son of Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin; married, October
17, 1900, to Grace Wilson (1877-1911).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 6th Kentucky District, 1909; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
25, 1940 (age 68 years, 47
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Bunk Gardner (b. 1875) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1875.
Son of Bunk Gardner and Mollie (Luck) Gardner; married 1915 to
Winifred Winn.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Kentucky, 1902-15;
district judge in Kentucky 1st District, 1916-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1938-48.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Benjamin Garnett (1845-1921) —
also known as James B. Garnett —
of Cadiz, Trigg
County, Ky.
Born in Pembroke, Christian
County, Ky., July 28,
1845.
Son of Frances Ann (Pendleton) Garnett (1810-1903) and Eldred
Brockman Garnett (1813-1870); third cousin twice removed of Philip
Coleman Pendleton; married 1877 to
Virginia Hewell (1850-1878); married, November
13, 1900, to Mary Elizabeth Gunn (1857-1940); fourth cousin once
removed of Charles
Rittenhouse Pendleton.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Died in Trigg
County, Ky., May 7,
1921 (age 75 years, 283
days).
Interment at East
End Cemetery, Cadiz, Ky.
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John Thomas Garrett (1921-1979) —
also known as Tom Garrett —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born November
6, 1921.
Married 1952
to Helen
Marie Rickman; father of Tom
Garrett.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1962-79; defeated in primary, 1957;
died in office 1979.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
4, 1979 (age 57 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mt.
Kenton Cemetery, Near Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.
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Tom Garrett (b. 1954) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born May 2,
1954.
Son of John
Thomas Garrett and Helen
Garrett; married 1981 to Sandra
K. Bennett.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
McCracken County Democratic Party, 1987-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1993.
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Ray H. Garrison (b. 1922) —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky., August 6,
1922.
Lawyer; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 8th District, 1969-70.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1970.
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Edward Moss Gatliff (b. 1887) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., September
12, 1887.
Son of Ancil Gatliff and Florida (Moss) Gatliff; married, February
9, 1915, to Beverly Davidson.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 1916-24.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Zeta
Psi; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings (1816-1897) —
also known as Napoleon B. Giddings —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born near Boonsborough, Clark
County, Ky., January
2, 1816.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., August 3,
1897 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert (1882-1939) —
also known as Ralph Gilbert —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Taylorsville, Spencer
County, Ky., January
17, 1882.
Son of George
Gilmore Gilbert; married to Jane Thompson.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1910-17; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1921-29, 1931-33;
defeated, 1928; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1929; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1936.
Died July 30,
1939 (age 57 years, 194
days).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ky.
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William J. Goebel (1856-1900) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., January
4, 1856.
Brother of Justus
Goebel.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1888;
delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900; died in office 1900.
In 1895, he killed a factional rival, John Stanford, in a political
quarrel; never tried.
While contesting the outcome of a gubernatorial election, was shot and
mortally
wounded in front of the old Kentucky State
Capitol; he was declared elected and sworn in as Governor before
he died four days later, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
3, 1900 (age 44 years, 30
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.; statue at Old
State Capitol Grounds, Frankfort, Ky.
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Steven Richard Gold (b. 1973) —
also known as Steve Gold —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in a hospital,
at Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 5,
1973.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 2000-04; Kentucky
Democratic state chair, 2003-04.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Stephen Golden (1891-1971) —
also known as James S. Golden —
of Knox
County, Ky.; Pineville, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., September
20, 1891.
Son of Capt. Ben B. Golden and Elizabeth (Davis) Golden; married 1915 to Ruth
Decker.
Republican. Lawyer; Knox
County Attorney, 1918-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1949-55 (9th District 1949-53, 8th
District 1953-55).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., September
6, 1971 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Pineville
Memorial Cemetery, Pineville, Ky.
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Richard Livingston Goode (b. 1855) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Henry
County, Ky., February
4, 1855.
Son of William Thomas Goode and Martitia Elizabeth (Guthrie) Goode;
married, April 22,
1885, to Estelle B. Maurer.
Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for railroad;
Judge, Missouri Court of
Appeals, 1901-10; law
professor.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Dudley Goodlette (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Hazard, Perry
County, Ky., 1948.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 76th District, 1999-.
Disciples
of Christ.
Still living as of 1999.
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William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) —
also known as W. Cassius Goodloe —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., June 27,
1841.
Nephew of Cassius
Marcellus Clay; son of D. I. Goodloe; married 1865 to Mary
Elizabeth Mann (1845-1920); brother of Green Clay Goodloe (son-in-law
of James
Burnie Beck); grandfather of William
Cassius Goodloe III.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1868,
1872
(delegation chair), 1884,
1888;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871; defeated, 1867; member of
Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1872-; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1873; candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1875; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1878-80.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
During a violent encounter in the lobby of the Lexington Post
Office, he repeatedly
stabbed and ultimately killed a political enemy, Col. Armistead
Swope, who meanwhile shot and
badly
wounded him; before any prosecution
could ensue, he died of his own wounds two days later, in the Phoenix
Hotel,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
8, 1889. (age 48 years, 134
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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William Cassius Goodloe III (1919-1997) —
also known as William C. Goodloe; Bill
Goodloe —
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., September
19, 1919.
Grandson of William
Cassius Goodloe and John
Lockwood Wilson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; Washington
Republican state chair; member of Washington
state senate; superior court judge in Washington; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1985-88.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died May 8,
1997 (age 77 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Gorin (1798-1877) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., May 3,
1798.
Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1874.
First
white child born in Barren County; one-time owner of Mammoth Cave.
Died December
10, 1877 (age 79 years, 221
days).
Interment at Glasgow
Cemetery, Glasgow, Ky.
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Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) —
also known as Willis A. Gorman —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., January
12, 1816.
Son of David Gorman and Elizabeth Gorman.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53; Governor of
Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; delegate to
Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Catholic.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., May 20,
1876 (age 60 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Joseph J. Grace —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Still living as of 1957.
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Lawrence S. Grauman (b. 1897) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 3,
1897.
Son of Phil J. Grauman and Dora (Hirsch) Grauman; married, June 30,
1931, to Katherine H. Heine.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1950-55.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jordan Graves (1805-1848) —
also known as William J. Graves —
of Kentucky.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ky., 1805.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1834, 1843; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1835-41.
Killed Rep. Jonathan
Cilley of Maine, in a duel,
February 24, 1838.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
27, 1848 (age about 43
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Henry County, Ky.
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George S. Green (1809-1857) —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Washington, Mason
County, Ky., March 4,
1809.
Lawyer; probate judge in Indiana, 1831-34; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-35.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., September
11, 1857 (age 48 years, 191
days).
Interment at Templeton
Cemetery, Black Township, Posey County, Ind.
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Son of William Jones Gregory and Azilee (Boyd) Gregory; married, May 3,
1900, to Marie Elizabeth Myles; brother of Noble
Jones Gregory.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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James Guthrie (1792-1869) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., December
5, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1827-29; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1831-40; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1853-57; president, Louisville and
Nashville Railroad,
1860-68; president,
University of Louisville; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1860;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1864;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1865-68.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 13,
1869 (age 76 years, 98
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Elwood Hamilton (1883-1945) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Benson, Franklin
County, Ky., February
22, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1912;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1938-45; died in
office 1945.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died September
19, 1945 (age 62 years, 209
days).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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Finley Hamilton (1886-1940) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Vincent, Owsley
County, Ky., June 19,
1886.
Son of William C. Hamilton and Rachel Hamilton; married, March 18,
1915, to Lily Bruner.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
10, 1940 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Interment at A.R.
Dyche Memorial Park, London, Ky.
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Michael J. Hammons (b. 1952) —
of Park Hills, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., July 30,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; appointment secretary to Gov. Brereton
Jones; member Kentucky Health Policy Board; president, Forward
Quest; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1992.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Herman Gilbert Handmaker (1903-1964) —
also known as Herman G. Handmaker —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 23,
1903.
Son of Julius Handmaker (1878-1951) and Agnes (Jacobstein) Handmaker
(1880-1968); married, December
6, 1932, to Esther Marie Jacobson.
Lawyer; law
professor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1928-33.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1964 (age 60 years, 163
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey H. Hannah (b. 1868) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Oliver Springs, Roane
County, Tenn.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
30, 1868.
Son of John H. Hannah and Lillie L. (Gerding) Hannah; married, August
23, 1910, to Gertrude Taylor.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Tennessee, 1900-06; lawyer; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Louis Hargis (1802-1886) —
also known as "Bally John" —
of Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky.; Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born in Washington
County, Va., March 4,
1802.
Uncle of John
Seldon Hargis; father-in-law of Archibald
Calloway Cope; father of Thomas
Frazier Hargis; granduncle of Alexander
Hamilton Hargis and James
Henderson Hargis.
Lawyer; Breathitt
County Court Clerk; removed from
office as Court Clerk, 1846, over unspecified
charges
against him; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1855-57.
Died in Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky., April 2,
1886 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Interment somewhere
in Morehead, Ky.
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Thomas Frazier Hargis (1842-1903) —
also known as Thomas F. Hargis —
of Carlisle, Nicholas
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky., June 24,
1842.
Son of John
Louis Hargis; first cousin of John
Seldon Hargis and James
Henderson Hargis; brother-in-law of Archibald
Calloway Cope; uncle by marriage of James
Buchanan Marcum; first cousin once removed of Alexander
Hamilton Hargis; father-in-law of Jerry
Curtis South.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1869-71; member of Kentucky
state senate 30th District, 1871-75; candidate for circuit judge
in Kentucky, 1874; district judge in Kentucky, 1878-79; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1879-84.
Died in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, August 3,
1903 (age 61 years, 40
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Harlan (1800-1863) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., June 22,
1800.
Father of John
Marshall Harlan.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1835-39; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1840-44; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1845; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1849-59.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
18, 1863 (age 62 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Harreld (1872-1950) —
also known as John W. Harreld —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., January
24, 1872.
Son of Thomas N. Harreld and Martha (Helm) Harreld; married, October
20, 1899, to Laura Ward.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1919-21; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
26, 1950 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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William West Harvey (b. 1869) —
also known as W. W. Harvey —
of Ashland, Clark
County, Kan.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
21, 1869.
Son of James Davidson Harvey and Rebecca (Sparks) Harvey; married, September
5, 1894, to Mamie A. Conley.
Republican. Lawyer; Clark
County Attorney, 1907-09; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1917-22; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1921-22; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1926-31.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) —
also known as Harry B. Hawes —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
15, 1869.
Grandson of Richard
Hawes; grandnephew of Albert
Gallatin Hawes; son of Smith Nicholas Hawes and Susan Elizabeth
(Simrall) Hawes; married, November
15, 1899, to Eppes Osborne Robinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Izaak
Walton League; Audubon
Society; American
Forestry Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died July 31,
1947 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Richard Hawes (1797-1877) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., February
6, 1797.
Son of Richard Hawes and Clara (Walker) Hawes; nephew of Aylett
Hawes; brother of Albert
Gallatin Hawes; cousin of Aylett
Hawes Buckner; grandfather of Harry
Bartow Hawes.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1828; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1837-41; Confederate
provisional governor of Kentucky, 1862-65.
Died May 25,
1877 (age 80 years, 108
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Anthony C. Hawkins (b. 1851) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Union
County, Ky., August
31, 1851.
Son of Athony S. Hawkins and Elizabeth (Hopgood) Hawkins; married 1879 to Mollie
E. Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1892-97.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel T. Hayden (b. 1846) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.
Born in Meade
County, Ky., December
18, 1846.
Second cousin four times removed of John
Adams; son of Blancit Shacklett Hayden (1816-1917) and Martha Ann
(Mathews) Hayden (1821-1852); married, October
26, 1880, to Alice M. Coons.
Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Haydon (1826-1905) —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., January
26, 1826.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Nevada, 1887-89.
Died December
17, 1905 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Doug Hays (b. 1944) —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in 1944.
Grandson of Doug
Hays.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 31st District, 1980-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1992.
Still living as of 2001.
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Thomas Needham Hazelip (1877-1950) —
also known as Thomas N. Hazelip —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., April 6,
1877.
Lawyer; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1912-15; defeated, 1919.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
12, 1950 (age 73 years, 220
days).
Interment somewhere
in Louisville, Ky.
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Henry Rueter Heyburn (1920-1991) —
Born in 1920.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Died in 1991
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Philip Holland (b. 1877) —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Murray, Calloway
County, Ky., August
26, 1877.
Son of Philip A. Holland and Sarah (Williams) Holland; married, May 10,
1904, to Corabelle Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1910-11; Saltillo, 1911-13; Basel, 1913-23; Guatemala City, 1923-24; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1924-27; Liverpool, 1929-38.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Everette Burgess Howard (1873-1950) —
also known as Everette B. Howard; Everett B.
Howard —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., September
19, 1873.
Son of Addison A. Howard and Addie P. (Harreld) Howard; married, December
4, 1895, to Hollis Hope.
Democrat. Lawyer; oil and gas
producer; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29; defeated, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Henry Clay Howard (1860-1928) —
also known as H. Clay Howard —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., November
14, 1860.
Son of Henry Clay Howard and Elizabeth Payne (Lewis) Howard;
married, January
27, 1897, to Margaret Helm Clay.
Republican. Lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1894-98;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1900;
U.S. Minister to Peru, 1911-13.
Died in 1928
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charleton Hunt (1801-1836) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born December
3, 1801.
Son of John Wesley Hunt.
Lawyer; mayor
of Lexington, Ky., 1832-34.
Died December
27, 1836 (age 35 years, 24
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollin Hurst (b. 1860) —
of Columbia, Adair
County, Ky.
Born in Adair
County, Ky., October
18, 1860.
Son of Young E. Hurst and Mary Morrison (Montgomery) Hurst; married,
November
5, 1894, to Cary Chandler.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1884;
Adair
County Attorney, 1890-98; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1915-20.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ollie Murray James (1871-1918) —
also known as Ollie M. James —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., July 27,
1871.
Son of L. H. James and Elizabeth J. James; married, December
2, 1903, to Ruth Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1896,
1904
(delegation chair), 1908
(delegation chair), 1912
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1903-13; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1913-18; died in office 1918.
Died in 1918
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Mapleview
Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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George W. Johnson (1811-1862) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in 1811.
Father of Henry
V. Johnson.
Lawyer; delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor of
Kentucky, 1861-62.
Shot
during a Civil War
battle, and died soon after, 1862
(age about
51 years).
Interment somewhere
in Georgetown, Ky.
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Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., August 6,
1852.
Son of George
W. Johnson; son-in-law of John
Berry.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney; U.S.
Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1899-1901.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Charles Wesley Jones (1904-c.1957) —
also known as Charles W. Jones —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., February
14, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1944,
1948
(alternate), 1952;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1952.
Methodist.
African
ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich. (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Garrard Jones (1814-1872) —
also known as James G. Jones —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 3,
1814.
Married 1838
to Rose Ann Rappelye; father-in-law of Eccles
G. Van Riper.
Lawyer; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1847-53; Indiana
state attorney general, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1869.
Episcopalian.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 5,
1872 (age 57 years, 277
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Ray S. Jones II (b. 1969) —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Born October
6, 1969.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 31st District, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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