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David K. Karem (b. 1943) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born August
31, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 34th District, 1972-74; member of
Kentucky
state senate 35th District, 1976-.
Catholic.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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George John Kaufmann (b. 1913) —
also known as George J. Kaufmann —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., May 20,
1913.
Son of George J. Kaufmann and Mary (Brown) Kaufmann; married, July 16,
1936, to Ann Bassmann.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1960.
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James R. Keaton (b. 1861) —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
10, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Nicholas Kehoe (1862-1945) —
also known as James N. Kehoe —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., July 15,
1862.
Son of James Kehoe and Nora Kehoe; married, September
24, 1892, to Hannah M. Kane (died 1910); married, April 20,
1918, to Frances Reed Calvert.
Democrat. Printing
business; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1901-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); president, Hayswood Hospital.
Died June 16,
1945 (age 82 years, 336
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Dan Kelly (b. 1950) —
of Springfield, Washington
County, Ky.
Born August
29, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 14th District, 1991-.
Still living as of 2004.
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John Kelsey (b. 1819) —
of Benton
County, Ore.
Born in Kentucky, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Benton County,
1857; justice of
Oregon state supreme court, 1868-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Kramer (1879-1943) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 18,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 1933-43; defeated,
1942, 1943; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1936;
candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Cedar Lodge Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
20, 1943 (age 63 years, 277
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at New
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Calif.
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Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) —
of Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky.
Born in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., January
15, 1869.
Son of John Bledsoe Laffoon and Martha (Earle) Laffoon; nephew of Polk
Laffoon (1844-1906); married, January
31, 1894, to Mary
Nisbet; first cousin of Polk
Laffoon (1877-1945).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Kentucky
state treasurer, 1907; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1921-31; Governor of
Kentucky, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932,
1940;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1936.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., March 1,
1941 (age 72 years, 45
days).
Interment at Grapevine
Cemetery, Madisonville, Ky.
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Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790-1856) —
also known as Joseph B. Lancaster —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Kentucky, 1790.
Son of John Lancaster and Catherine (Miles) Lancaster; married 1815 to Annie
Blair.
Whig. Lawyer; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1846-47; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1848-50; mayor of
Tampa, Fla., 1856; died in office 1856.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., November
25, 1856 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Tampa, Fla.
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Charles M. Leibson (b. 1929) —
of Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 30,
1929.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1976-82; justice of
Kentucky state supreme court, 1982-94.
Still living as of 1994.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) —
also known as "Honest Abe"; "Old
Abe"; "The Rail-Splitter"; "The
Illinois Baboon" —
of Spencer
County, Ind.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in a log
cabin, Hardin County (part now in Larue
County), Ky., February
12, 1809.
Married, November
4, 1842, to Mary Ann Todd (1818-1882; grandniece of David
Rittenhouse Porter; sister-in-law of Ninian
Wirt Edwards; half-sister-in-law of N. H.
R. Dawson); father of Robert
Todd Lincoln.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1834-41; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847-49; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1856;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1858; President
of the United States, 1861-65; died in office 1865.
English
ancestry.
His election as president in 1860 precipitated the Civil War;
determined to preserve the Union, he led the North to victory on the
battlefield, freed the slaves in the conquered states, and in doing
this, redefined American nationhood.
Shot
by the assassin
John Wilkes Booth, during a play at
Ford's Theater,
in Washington,
D.C., April 14, 1865; died at Peterson's Boarding
House, across the street, the following day, April 15,
1865. He was elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. penny
(one
cent coin) since 1909, and on the $5
bill since 1913. From the 1860s until 1927, his portrait also
appeared on U.S. notes
and certificates of various denominations from $1
to $500. (age 56 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; memorial monument at National
Mall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1868 at Judiciary
Park, Washington, D.C.
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Lincoln counties in Ark., Colo., Idaho, Kan., La., Minn., Miss., Mont., Neb., Nev., N.M., Okla., Ore., Wash., W.Va., Wis. and Wyo. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Abraham
L. Keister
— Abraham
L. Brick
— Abraham
L. Kellogg
— Abraham
Lincoln Bernstein
— A.
Lincoln Reiley
— A.
L. Helmick
— A.
Lincoln Acker
— A.
L. Auth
— A.
Lincoln Niditch
— Abraham
Lincoln Freedman
— A.
L. Marovitz
— Lincoln
Gordon
— Abraham
Lincoln Tosti
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| | | Cross-reference: Clement
Claiborne Clay, Jr. — Isham
N. Haynie — William
M. Stone — John
Pitcher — Stephen
Miller — John
T. Stuart — William
H. Seward — Henry
L. Burnett — Judah
P. Benjamin — Robert
Toombs — Richard
Taylor Jacob — George
W. Jones — James
Adams — John
G. Nicolay — Edward
Everett — Stephen
T. Logan — Francis
P. Blair — John
Hay |
| | | See also Porter-Edwards-Lincoln-Todd
family |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Abraham Lincoln: David
Herbert Donald, Lincoln —
George Anastaplo, Abraham
Lincoln : A Constitutional Biography — G. S. Boritt,
ed., The
Lincoln Enigma : The Changing Faces of an American
Icon — Albert J. Beveridge, Abraham
Lincoln 1809-1858 (out of print) — Geoffrey Perret, Lincoln's
War : The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander
in Chief — David Herbert Donald, We
Are Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends —
Edward Steers, Jr., Blood
on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln —
Mario Cuomo, Why
Lincoln Matters : Today More Than Ever — Michael W.
Kauffman, American
Brutus : John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln
Conspiracies — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team
of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Lincoln's
Melancholy : How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His
Greatness — John Channing Briggs, Lincoln's
Speeches Reconsidered — Ronald C. White, Jr., The
Eloquent President : A Portrait of Lincoln Through His
Words — Harold Holzer, Lincoln
at Cooper Union : The Speech That Made Abraham Linco ln
President — Michael Lind, What
Lincoln Believed : The Values and Convictions of America's Greatest
President — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team
of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —
Michael Burlingame, ed., Abraham
Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John
Hay — Thomas J. Craughwell, Stealing
Lincoln's Body — Roy Morris, Jr., The
Long Pursuit: Abraham Lincoln's Thirty-Year Struggle with Stephen
Douglas for the Heart and Soul of America — Karen
Judson, Abraham
Lincoln (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Abraham Lincoln:
Thomas J. DiLorenzo, The
Real Lincoln : A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an
Unnecessary War |
| | | Fiction about Abraham Lincoln: Gore
Vidal, Lincoln:
A Novel |
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Marvel Mills Logan (1874-1939) —
also known as M. M. Logan —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born near Brownsville, Edmonson
County, Ky., January
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1916-17; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1926; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1931-39; died in office 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
3, 1939 (age 65 years, 269
days).
Interment at Fairview
Baptist Church Cemetery, Near Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky.
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Stephen Trigg Logan (1800-1880) —
also known as Stephen T. Logan —
of Barren
County, Ky.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., February
24, 1800.
Grandson of Stephen
Trigg; son of David Logan and Mary (Trigg) Logan.
Republican. Lawyer; Barren
County Commonwealth Attorney, 1822-32; circuit judge in Illinois,
1835-40; law partner of Abraham
Lincoln, 1841-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1843-47, 1855-56; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Sangamon County,
1847; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., July 24,
1880 (age 80 years, 151
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., February
26, 1844.
Son of Lycurgus L. Lurton and Sarah (Harmon) Lurton; married 1867 to Frances
Owen.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1886-93; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1893-1909; law
professor; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Episcopalian.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1914 (age 70 years, 136
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Allan Bowie Magruder (1775-1822) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Kentucky, 1775.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13.
Died in Opelousas, St. Landry
Parish, La., April 16,
1822 (age about 46
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Mallory (1815-1885) —
of La Grange, Oldham
County, Ky.
Born in Madison Court House, Madison
County, Va., November
15, 1815.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1859-65 (7th District 1859-63, 5th
District 1863-65).
Died near La Grange, Oldham
County, Ky., August
11, 1885 (age 69 years, 269
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Oldham County, Ky.
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Clarence E. Manion (1896-1979) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., July 7,
1896.
Son of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion; married, August 3,
1936, to Virginia O'Brien.
Lawyer; law
professor; chair,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 28,
1979 (age 83 years, 21
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., 1770.
Brother of John
Marshall and James
Markham Marshall; first cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey
Marshall; uncle of Edward
Colston, Thomas
Francis Marshall, Alexander
Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Charles
Alexander Marshall and Edward
Colston Marshall; uncle and first cousin once removed of Thomas
Alexander Marshall.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1797-1801.
Died in Mason
County, Ky., February
7, 1825 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Orlean, Fauquier
County, Va., 1760.
First cousin and brother-in-law of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall (1770-1825); first cousin once removed and uncle
by marriage of Edward
Colston, Thomas
Francis Marshall, Alexander
Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Charles
Alexander Marshall and Edward
Colston Marshall; father of Thomas
Alexander Marshall; grandfather of Humphrey
Marshall (1812-1872).
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1793-94, 1807-09; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1795-1801.
In 1809, he opposed Henry
Clay's proposal to require all Kentucky legislators to wear
domestic homespun instead of British broadcloth; this clash resulted
in a duel
in which both men were wounded. Author of
the first
history of Kentucky, published in 1812.
Died near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 3,
1841 (age about 81
years).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
Grandson of John
Preston Martin; son of Alexander Lackey Martin and Nannie Frances
(Brown) Martin.
Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel and director, Big Sandy and
Kentucky River Railway;
director, Standard Elkhorn Coal
Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe
Company; Boyd
County Judge, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Catlettsburg
Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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Joseph Martin (b. 1892) —
of Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky.
Born near Edmonton, Metcalfe
County, Ky., September
14, 1892.
Son of John Martin and Rintha Jane (Howell) Martin; married, February
5, 1920, to Lasca Beauchamp.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-30; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1932;
county judge in Kentucky, 1934-38; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1940;
candidate for Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1955.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Wesley Masterson (1861-1922) —
also known as William W. Masterson —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ky.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ky., February
9, 1861.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Aden, 1895-98, 1903-06; Batum, 1906-08; Harput, 1908-14; Durban, 1916-20.
Died May 10,
1922 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rice Maxey (1800-1878) —
of Tompkinsville, Monroe
County, Ky.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., July 23,
1800.
Married to Lucetta 'Lucy' Bell; father of Samuel
Bell Maxey.
Lawyer; member of Texas
state senate, 1861-62.
Died in Lamar
County, Tex., January
11, 1878 (age 77 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson May (1875-1959) —
also known as Andrew J. May —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born near Langley, Floyd
County, Ky., June 24,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Floyd
County Attorney, 1901-09; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-47 (10th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-47); defeated, 1928 (10th
District), 1946 (7th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1943, he was briefed about the flaws in the Japanese
anti-submarine munitions; he revealed
this information to the press, and hence to the Japanese, who
quickly improved their depth charges. After the war, this indiscretion
was estimated to have cost the U.S. ten submarines and 800 men. Convicted,
on July 3, 1947, on charges
of accepting
bribes for his influence
in the award of munitions contracts during World War II; served nine
months in prison;
received a full pardon
from President Harry
S. Truman in 1952.
Died in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., September
6, 1959 (age 84 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Prestonsburg, Ky.
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Romano Louis Mazzoli (b. 1932) —
also known as Romano L. Mazzoli —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
2, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1968-70; candidate in primary for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1969; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1971-95.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harry S. McAlpin (b. 1906) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., July 21,
1906.
Son of Harry S. McAlpin, Sr. and Louise (Scott) McAlpin; married 1929 to Alice
Stokes.
Democrat. Newspaper
correspondent; in 1944, was the first
African-American reporter to attend a White House news conference;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1956.
Congregationalist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alexander McClernand (1812-1900) —
also known as John A. McClernand —
of Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Breckinridge
County, Ky., May 30,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Black
Hawk War; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1840,
1852;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1841-46, 1852-56; member of Illinois
state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1843-51, 1859-61 (2nd District
1843-51, 6th District 1859-61); general in the Union Army during the
Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1876
(Convention
President; member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker).
Died in 1900
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946) —
also known as James C. McReynolds —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., February
3, 1862.
Lawyer; university
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1913-14; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; took senior status 1941.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1946 (age 84 years, 202
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Elkton, Ky.
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Bradley Burr Meeker (1813-1873) —
also known as Bradley B. Meeker —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Fairfield
County, Conn., March 13,
1813.
Lawyer; justice of
Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1849-53.
Died in 1873
(age about
60 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Menzies (1819-1897) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Bryants Station, Bourbon
County, Ky., April 12,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1848-55; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1861-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1864;
chancery judge in Kentucky, 1873-93.
Died in Falmouth, Pendleton
County, Ky., October
3, 1897 (age 78 years, 174
days).
Interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
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Louis Ebenezer Miller (1899-1952) —
also known as Louis E. Miller —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Willisburg, Washington
County, Ky., April 30,
1899.
Married, April 21,
1938, to Grace Laughren.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1940;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1943-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1952
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shackelford Miller, Jr. (1892-1965) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., 1892.
Son of Shackelford Miller; brother of Neville
Miller.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1939-45; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1945.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
24, 1965 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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J. Lee Moore (1898-c.1949) —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born in 1898.
Married to Carolyn
C. Moore.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1948;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1936-39, 1948 (9th District 1936-39, 5th District
1948); member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-43, 1944-47 (27th District
1940-43, 21st District 1944-47).
Died age about 51
years.
Interment somewhere
in Franklin, Ky.
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Laban Theodore Moore (1829-1892) —
also known as Laban T. Moore —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Born in Virginia, 1829.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky., November
9, 1892. (age about 63
years).
Interment at Ashland
Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
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Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) —
also known as Edwin P. Morrow —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., November
28, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow and Virginia Catherine (Bradley) Morrow
(1842-1900); nephew of William
O'Connell Bradley; married, June 18,
1903, to Katherine Hale Waddle (1878-1960); first cousin of Christine
Bradley South.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a heart
lesion, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 15,
1935 (age 57 years, 199
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Benjamin Franklin Mudge (1817-1879) —
also known as Benjamin F. Mudge —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Cloverport, Breckinridge
County, Ky.; Quindaro (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte
County, Kan.; Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Orrington, Penobscot
County, Maine, August
11, 1817.
Son of James Mudge and Ruth Mudge; married, September
16, 1842, to Mary E. Beckford.
Lawyer; school
teacher; chemist;
geologist;
mayor of
Lynn, Mass., 1852-53.
Died November
21, 1879 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Myers (1828-1874) —
of Kentucky.
Born February
10, 1828.
Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1872.
Shot
and killed by
Col. William G. Terrell, whose wife he had represented in a divorce
case, in the Stevenson & Myers law
office, Greer Building, Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 28,
1874 (age 46 years, 46
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Robert L. Myre —
also known as R. L. Myre —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1924; candidate in
primary for mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1927; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) —
also known as William H. Natcher —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Born in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., September
11, 1909.
Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17,
1937, to Virginia Reardon.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in
office 1994.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Odd
Fellows.
Died March 29,
1994 (age 84 years, 199
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) —
also known as Joseph H. Nathan —
of Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
7, 1856.
Son of Morris Nathan and Hannah Nathan; married, January
24, 1889, to Minnie Burns Lindsey (1860-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912,
1916.
Died in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., July 21,
1955 (age 99 years, 195
days).
Interment at Winston
Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Gerald A. Neal (b. 1945) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born September
22, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 33rd District, 1989-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert William Nelson (1845-1927) —
also known as Robert W. Nelson —
of Newport, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, Campbell
County, Ky., April 3,
1845.
Son of John Hayden Nelson (1801-1889) and Marie Ellen Sallie Nelson.
Lawyer; president and owner of the Georgetown Water, Gas,
Electric and Power Company; one of the founders of the Latonia
race track (once a famed horse racing venue) and the German National
Bank of
Newport; Campbell
County Attorney, 1869-73; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1877-78; mayor of
Newport, Ky., 1900-04.
Died January
9, 1927 (age 81 years, 281
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
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Henry Wirt Newkirk (b. 1854) —
also known as H. Wirt Newkirk —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kentucky; Luther, Lake
County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 1,
1854.
Married 1880
to Eleanor J. Birkett.
Republican. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18
(Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10,
1917-18); Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1931-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Campbell
County, Ky., April 19,
1805.
Son of James
Noble; nephew of Noah
Noble and Benjamin
Sedgwick Noble (1809?-1869).
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1831-32, 1833-34;
defeated, 1834.
Died in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., January
26, 1837 (age 31 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer D. Noe (b. 1943) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., January
8, 1943.
Lawyer; Democratic candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives 78th District, 1973; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2004.
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Edwin Lee Norris (1865-1924) —
also known as Edwin L. Norris —
of Dillon, Beaverhead
County, Mont.; Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., August
15, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana
state senate from Beaverhead County, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1905-08; Governor of
Montana, 1908-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Montana, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President).
Died April 25,
1924 (age 58 years, 254
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
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Clement Singleton Nunn (1870-1935) —
also known as Clemm S. Nunn —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., February
1, 1870.
Son of Thomas
Jefferson Nunn.
Democrat. Lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1914; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1935 (age 65 years, 138
days).
Interment at Maple
View Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
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Louis Broady Nunn (1924-2004) —
also known as Louie B. Nunn —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Park City, Barren
County, Ky., March 8,
1924.
Republican. Lawyer; state court judge in Kentucky, 1953;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960
(alternate), 1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1967-71; defeated, 1979; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1972.
Died January
29, 2004 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Cosby
Cemetery, Horse Cave, Ky.
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Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) —
also known as Woodson R. Oglesby —
of Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., February
9, 1867.
Cousin of Richard
James Oglesby.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17.
Died in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla., April 30,
1955 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Eastern
Cemetery, Quitman, Ga.
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Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 14,
1887.
Son of Joseph Thomas O'Neal and Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O'Neal;
married, July 29,
1921, to Glessie Morris.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1935-47; defeated,
1946; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 18,
1967 (age 80 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Edward Clay O'Rear (1863-1961) —
also known as Edward C. O'Rear —
of Montgomery
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Camargo, Montgomery
County, Ky., February
2, 1863.
Son of Daniel O'Rear and Sibba O'Rear; fourth cousin by marriage of
James
Hervey Hazelrigg; married, November
29, 1882, to Virginia Lee Hazelrigg; third cousin of John
Davis O'Rear; father of James
Bigstaff O'Rear.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1884;
Montgomery
County Judge, 1894-98; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1907-11; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., September
12, 1961 (age 98 years, 222
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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James Park (b. 1892) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
10, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I;
lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1944; Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1948.
Disciples
of Christ.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hanson Paynter (1851-1921) —
also known as Thomas H. Paynter —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., December
9, 1851.
Son of Elisha Paynter and Sarah Paynter; married, May 25,
1876, to Elizabeth K. Pollock.
Democrat. Lawyer; Greenup
County Attorney, 1876-82; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1889-95; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1895-1906; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1907-13.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 8,
1921 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Lee Peak (1839-1910) —
also known as John L. Peak —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., 1839.
Married 1862
to Mattie H. Daviess.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1895-97.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., September
24, 1910 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin Peay IV (1876-1927) —
also known as "The Maker of Modern
Tennessee" —
of Clarksville, Montgomery
County, Tenn.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., June 1,
1876.
Son of Austin Peay and Cornelia Frances (Leavell) Peay; married, September
19, 1895, to Sallie Hurst; father of Austin
Peay V.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1901-05; Tennessee
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1924;
Governor
of Tennessee, 1923-27; died in office 1927.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, at the Governor's
Residence, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
2, 1927 (age 51 years, 123
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Clarksville, Tenn.
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Fielding Jones Pentecost (1876-1951) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., September
11, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928.
Died in Benton, Marshall
County, Ky., August 6,
1951 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Carl Dewey Perkins (1912-1984) —
also known as Carl D. Perkins —
of Hindman, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Hindman, Knott
County, Ky., October
15, 1912.
Father of Carl
Christopher Perkins.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1949-84; died in
office 1984.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August 3,
1984 (age 71 years, 293
days).
Interment at Perkins
Cemetery, Leburn, Ky.
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George E. Philipps (1875-1928) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., 1875.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1912-15.
Died in 1928
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Conner Phister (1822-1887) —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., October
8, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1856-62; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1879-83.
Died in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., May 16,
1887 (age 64 years, 220
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Edward Jackson Picklesimer, Sr. (1874-1955) —
also known as Eddie Picklesimer —
of Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.; Shelby Creek, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., March 30,
1874.
Son of Rev. John Milton Picklesimer and Cynthia (Long) Picklesimer;
first cousin once removed of Paris
Roscoe Vanover, Sr.; married, October
29, 1896, to Polly Anna 'Annie' Marrs (1880-1963).
Republican. Lawyer; Pike
County Attorney, 1911-17; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Robinson Creek, Pike
County, Ky., March 1,
1955 (age 80 years, 336
days).
Interment at Johnson
Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.
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John Pope (1770-1845) —
also known as "One-Arm Pope" —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Springfield, Washington
County, Ky.
Born in Prince
William County, Va., 1770.
Married to Eliza Johnson (sister-in-law of John
Quincy Adams); brother of Nathaniel
Pope.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1800,
1820;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802, 1806-07; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1807-13; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1816-19; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1825-29; Governor of
Arkansas Territory, 1829-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1837-43.
Lost
his right arm as a youth.
Died in Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., July 12,
1845 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Springfield
Cemetery, Springfield, Ky.
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Edwin Monroe Porch (1852-1927) —
also known as Edwin M. Porch —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, February
4, 1852.
Son of Edwin Denton Porch (1817-1878) and Elizabeth Jane (Cox) Porch
(1826-1868); married, December
1, 1869, to Mary Harreitt Gossett (1851-1909).
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1888;
agent for Standard Oil Company.
Died April 18,
1927 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) —
also known as Lazarus W. Powell —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Henderson
County, Ky., October
6, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1836; Governor of
Kentucky, 1851-55; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1859-65.
Died July 3,
1867 (age 54 years, 270
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Caleb Powers (1869-1932) —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Whitley
County, Ky., February
1, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916.
Prosecuted
and thrice convicted
for the murder
of Gov. William
J. Goebel and spent eight years in prison;
pardoned
in 1908 by Gov. Augustus
E. Willson.
Died July 25,
1932 (age 63 years, 175
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
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William Preston (1816-1887) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
16, 1816.
Nephew of Francis
Preston; grandfather of Preston Davie (who married May
Preston Davie).
Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky,
1839 (speaker); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1852-55; defeated,
1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
21, 1887 (age 70 years, 340
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Jennings Price (1873-1922) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., December
15, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1900;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1908;
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1913-21.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died in 1922
(age about
48 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Proffit (1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant;
lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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Samuel Johnson Pugh (1850-1922) —
also known as Samuel J. Pugh —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born in Greenup
County, Ky., January
28, 1850.
Son of Samuel B. Pugh and Mary A. Pugh.
Republican. Lawyer; Lewis
County Attorney, 1878-86; Lewis
County Judge, 1886-90; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1895-1901.
Died in Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., April 17,
1922 (age 72 years, 79
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Vanceburg, Ky.
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