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Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine)
Sackett (1842-1922).
Republican. Lawyer; president, Louisville Gas Co.
and Louisville Lighting
Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and
Black Star Coal Co.;;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33.
Unitarian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 18,
1941 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Cecil Carlton Sanders (b. 1914) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Son of James B. Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Still living as of 2006.
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Larry Saunders (b. 1939) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born August 1,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer; realtor;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1968-88; member of Kentucky
state senate 37th District, 1993-; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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Ernesto Scorsone (b. 1952) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born February
15, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1980;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1985-96; member of Kentucky
state senate 13th District, 1996-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1998.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2004.
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George F. Shannon (c.1785-1836) —
also known as "Peg Leg" —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in a log
cabin in Washington
County, Pa., about 1785.
Youngest member of the Lewis
and Clark
expedition, 1804-06; lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1820-24; circuit judge in
Kentucky; U.S.
Attorney for Missouri, 1829-34.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Wounded in a skirmish with Indians in 1807 and lost a
leg. Shannon's Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River, is
named
for him.
Died, in a hotel at
Palmyra, Marion
County, Mo., August
30, 1836 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Massey
Mill Cemetery, Near Palmyra, Marion County, Mo.
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James Shannon (c.1791-1832) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., about 1791.
Lawyer; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1832, died in office 1832.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of yellow
fever, 1832
(age about
41 years).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (b. 1890) —
also known as Roy M. Shelbourne —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Bardwell, Carlisle
County, Ky., November
12, 1890.
Son of Moreau Thomas Shelbourne and Jenny Lind (Dennis) Shelbourne.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1946-64.
Christian.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Thaxter Sims (d. 1978) —
also known as J. Thaxter Sims —
of Mt. Olivet, Robertson
County, Ky.; Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; Robertson
County Attorney, 1930-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Fayette
County, Ky., October
17, 1978.
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Sallie Worthington. |
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George Weissinger Smith (1864-1931) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
10, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1898; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1917-21.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
28, 1931 (age 66 years, 110
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Green Clay Smith (1826-1895) —
also known as Green C. Smith —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 4,
1826.
Son of John
Speed Smith.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member
of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1863-66; Governor of
Montana Territory, 1866-68; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 29,
1895 (age 68 years, 360
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Walker Smith, Jr. (b. 1874) —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
21, 1874.
Son of William Walker Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1902-05; U.S.
Consul General in Santo Domingo, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Gene Snyder (1928-2007) —
also known as Gene Snyder —
of Brownsboro Farms, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
26, 1928.
Son of Marion Hustavus Snyder and Lois E. Snyder.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-87 (3rd District
1963-65, 4th District 1967-87); defeated, 1964.
Lutheran.
Member, Optimist
Club.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., February
16, 2007 (age 79 years, 21
days).
Interment at Duncan
Memorial, Oldham County, Ky.
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Jerry Curtis South (1867-1930) —
also known as Jerry C. South —
of Mountain Home, Baxter
County, Ark.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 24,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state legislature,
1891-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
24, 1930 (age 63 years, 184
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Wright Southgate (1800-1849) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., November
27, 1800.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1827; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1837-39.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
26, 1849 (age 49 years, 29
days).
Interment at Linden
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
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James Cresap Sprigg (1802-1852) —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky.
Born in Frostburg, Allegany
County, Md., 1802.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1830-34, 1837-40, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1841-43.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., October
3, 1852 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Grove
Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Ky.
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William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) —
also known as William B. Stansbury —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., March 18,
1923.
Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,
he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in
Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst
with his administrative assistant; the scandal
led to an effort to impeach
him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting
$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand
jury as to whether this money came to his campaign
or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
William B. Stansbury Park, along South Third Street in Louisville,
Ky., is named for
him.
While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church,
he was hit by a
car, and died soon after in Humana Hospital-University,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1985 (age 62 years, 17
days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife
was injured.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Richard Henry Stanton (1812-1891) —
also known as Richard H. Stanton —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), September
9, 1812.
Son of Richard Stanton and Harriet (Perry) Stanton.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1844,
1852,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1849-55; defeated,
1855; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1856;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74.
Died in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., March 20,
1891 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Benjamin F. Stapleton (b. 1873) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky., November
12, 1873.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; postmaster;
oil
business; mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1923-31, 1935-47; Colorado
state auditor, 1933-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Colorado, 1940.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., October
23, 1835.
Son of John Turner Stevenson (1808-1857) and Eliza Ann (Ewing)
Stevenson (1809-1889).
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892;
Vice
President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1914 (age 78 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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John White Stevenson (1812-1886) —
also known as John W. Stevenson —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 2,
1812.
Son of Andrew
Stevenson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1848,
1852,
1856,
1880;
delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Brady M. Stewart —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1940,
1948;
county judge in Kentucky, 1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Katie Kratz Stine (b. 1956) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born December
6, 1956.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1999-.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
League; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert Stivers (b. 1961) —
Born December
24, 1961.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate 25th District, 1998-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2004.
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Richard Charles Stoll (1876-1949) —
also known as Richard C. Stoll —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 21,
1876.
Son of Richard
Pindell Stoll.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1920-31.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of the
Coif; Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died June 26,
1949 (age 73 years, 97
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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South Strong (1880-1939) —
of Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky.
Born in Lost Creek, Breathitt
County, Ky., July 23,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1912; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Jackson, Breathitt
County, Ky., November
29, 1939 (age 59 years, 129
days).
Interment at Combs
Cemetery, Jackson, Ky.
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John Todd Stuart (1807-1885) —
also known as John T. Stuart —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
10, 1807.
Lawyer; law partner of Abraham
Lincoln; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1833-37; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1839-43, 1863-65 (3rd District
1839-43, 8th District 1863-65).
Died November
23, 1885 (age 78 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Greg Stumbo —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1984-2003; Kentucky
state attorney general, 2004-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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Married to Mary Karen Henderson. |
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Mac Swinford (1899-1975) —
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., December
23, 1899.
Son of MaCalla
C. Swinford and Alice Freeman 'Allie' (McKee) Swinford
(1867-1942).
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1926-29; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-37; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1937-75;
died in office 1975.
Died, in Cincinnati General Hospital,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1975 (age 75 years, 42
days).
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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King Swope (1893-1961) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August
10, 1893.
Son of James H. Swope and Mary Jessie (King) Swope.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; state court judge in Kentucky, 1931; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks.
Died in 1961
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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