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Tyler N. Allen —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 2010.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2010.
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David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) —
also known as David R. Atchison —
of Plattsburg, Clinton
County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte
County, Mo.
Born in Frogtown, Fayette
County, Ky., August
11, 1807.
Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison.
Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in
Missouri, 1841; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.
Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849, because
President Zachary
Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday.
Died near Gower, Clinton
County, Mo., January
26, 1886 (age 78 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton
County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo.
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Walter Arnold Baker (b. 1937) —
also known as Walter A. Baker —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
20, 1937.
Son of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of
Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated,
1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1988.
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Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge
County, Ky., November
1, 1873.
Son of James Hervey Bassett (1828-1914) and Georgia (Houston) Bassett
(1832-1904).
Democrat. Played and umpired professional
baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods
merchant; hardware
business; physician;
mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian
County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian. Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., August 5,
1950 (age 76 years, 277
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
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Joseph Bengal Bates (1893-1965) —
also known as Joe B. Bates —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.
Born in Republican, Knott
County, Ky., October
29, 1893.
Son of Jesse Bates and Hannah (Caudill) Bates.
Democrat. Greenup
County Clerk, 1922-38; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1938-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., September
10, 1965 (age 71 years, 316
days).
Interment at Bellefonte
Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky.
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Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) —
also known as Campbell E. Beaumont —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
27, 1883.
Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno
County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in
California, 1921-39; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54;
died in office 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died November
19, 1954 (age 71 years, 84
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) —
also known as J. Crepps Wickliffe Beckham; J. C. W.
Beckham —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Wickland, Nelson
County, Ky., August 5,
1869.
Son of William Netherton Beckham and Julia (Wickliffe) Beckham.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
9, 1940 (age 70 years, 157
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Berl Boyd (b. 1896) —
of Graves
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Farmington, Graves
County, Ky., March 15,
1896.
Son of William E. Boyd and Virginia E. (Dulaney) Boyd.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Order of the
Coif; Alpha
Delta Sigma.
Burial
location unknown.
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March 18,
1847.
Son of Robert McAfee Bradley (1808-1881) and Nancy Ellen (Totten)
Bradley (1815-1894).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Breathitt (1786-1834) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., September
9, 1786.
Son of William Breathitt (1757-1817) and Elizabeth Dawson (Whitsett)
Breathitt (1765-1834).
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
21, 1834 (age 47 years, 165
days).
Original interment at Breathitt
Cemetery, Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
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Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August 5,
1867.
Son of William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge and Issa (Desha) Breckinridge
(1843-1892).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; director, the First National Bank of
Lexington; director, Fayette Home Telephone
Company; director, Phoenix Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1928,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Died February
18, 1935 (age 67 years, 197
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow
(Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911).
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
(1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911);
second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman (divorced 1925); married, August 5,
1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root (divorced 1947); married, March 27,
1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Breckinridge (1760-1806) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Staunton, Augusta
County, Va., December
2, 1760.
Son of Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckinridge (1728-1798) and
Robert Breckinridge .
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S.
Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a stomach
infection, in near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
14, 1806 (age 46 years, 12
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at
Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) —
also known as John C. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
21, 1821.
Son of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge.
Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
Vice
President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; Confederate
Secretary of War, 1865.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the
Confederate
military. Fled
to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until
1869.
Died, from lung disease
and liver
cirrhosis, in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., May 17,
1875 (age 54 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., July 24,
1788.
Son of John
Breckinridge.
Speaker
of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823.
Presbyterian.
Died in an epidemic,
September
1, 1823 (age 35 years, 39
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 8,
1800.
Son of John
Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge (1769-1868).
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1825-28; ordained
minister; president,
Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47; Kentucky
superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., December
22, 1871 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) —
also known as Jesse D. Bright —
of Madison, Madison
County, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
18, 1812.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1868.
Presbyterian.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty
to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote
for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson
Davis.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1875 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Eli Huston Brown, Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 3,
1875.
Son of Eli Huston Brown and Nancy Washington (Dorsey) Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer;
officer and general counsel to oil
companies; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eli Huston Brown III (b. 1906) —
also known as Eli H. Brown III —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
5, 1906.
Son of Eli
Huston Brown, Jr. and Rose McKnight (Crittenden) Brown.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1938-45.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Young Brown (1835-1904) —
also known as John Y. Brown —
of Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ky.; Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Claysville, Hardin
County, Ky., June 28,
1835.
Son of Thomas Dudley Brown.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1859-61, 1873-77 (5th District
1859-61, 2nd District 1873-77); defeated, 1896; Governor of
Kentucky, 1891-95.
Presbyterian.
Died in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., January
11, 1904 (age 68 years, 197
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma, in
Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., 1779.
Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr..
Farmer;
merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1843-47.
Presbyterian. French and
English
ancestry.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., March 25,
1848 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Chippiannock
Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon
Buford, Sr.; married, September
6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January
4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of
John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford
(Civil War general), Thomas
Jefferson Buford and James
Monroe Buford. See Buford
family of Illinois. |
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Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
22, 1909.
Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett.
Democrat. Farmer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of
state of West Virginia, 1959-63.
Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Jesters;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu.
Died in May, 1965
(age 55
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Virginia Shonk. |
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Magnus Tate Carnahan (1803-1874) —
also known as Magnus T. Carnahan —
of Indiana.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., August 4,
1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1849-50, 1855-57, 1869;
defeated, 1847; member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1871-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in New Harmony, Posey
County, Ind., January
23, 1874 (age 70 years, 172
days).
Interment at Stillwell
Cemetery, Harmony Township, Posey County, Ind.
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Julian Morton Carroll (b. 1931) —
also known as Julian M. Carroll —
of West Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April 16,
1931.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1962-71 (4th District 1962-63,
3rd District 1964-71); Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1968-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1974-79; defeated in primary, 1987.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2009.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler III (b. 1959) —
also known as Ben Chandler; "Big
Ben" —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September
12, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1992-95; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1996-; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004-.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) —
also known as Brutus J. Clay —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., February
20, 1847.
Son of Cassius
Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay.
Republican. Grocer; cotton planter;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10.
Presbyterian.
Died June 2,
1932 (age 85 years, 103
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) —
also known as William O. Cowger —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hastings, Adams
County, Neb., January
1, 1922.
Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker;
candidate for Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated,
1970.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
Urban
League; American
Legion.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Lee Cruce (1863-1933) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 8,
1863.
Son of James Winlock Cruce and Jane (Hill) Cruce.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908,
1920,
1928;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1911-15.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., January
16, 1933 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskogee, Okla.
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Joseph Darlington (1765-1851) —
of Fayette
County, Pa.; Limestone (now Maysville), Mason
County, Ky.; West Union, Adams
County, Ohio.
Born near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., July 19,
1765.
Son of Meredith Darlington.
Member of Northwest
Territory legislature, 1799-1801; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Adams County, 1802;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1803.
Presbyterian.
Died, of cholera,
in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, August 2,
1851 (age 86 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) —
of Indiana.
Born near Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August 9,
1809.
Son of Williamson
Dunn.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., 1881
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Williamson Dunn (1781-1854) —
of Indiana.
Born in Crow's Station, Boyle
County, Ky., December
25, 1781.
Circuit judge in Indiana, 1814-16; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-20; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1818-20; member of Indiana
state senate, 1837-38; probate judge in Indiana, 1846-52.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hanover, Jefferson
County, Ind., November
11, 1854 (age 72 years, 321
days).
Interment at Hanover
Cemetery, Hanover, 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.
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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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.
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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Thomas Clyde Ferguson (1898-1969) —
also known as Thomas C. Ferguson —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Jasper, Marion
County, Tenn., January
7, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fontaine Talbott Fox (1803-1887) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., January
28, 1803.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1840; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1855; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1862-74.
Presbyterian.
Died April 6,
1887 (age 84 years, 68
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) —
also known as Elmer E. Gabbard —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Buckhorn, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Ricetown, Owsley
County, Ky., October
9, 1890.
Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard.
Republican. Pastor; president,
Witherspoon College, Buckhorn, Ky., 1935-56; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died July 17,
1960 (age 69 years, 282
days).
Interment at Berea
Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
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Charles Henry Gartrell (b. 1914) —
also known as Charles H. Gartrell —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Boyd
County, Ky., July 28,
1914.
Son of Ethelbert Hopkins Gartrell and Helen (Chadwick) Gartrell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Still living as of 1955.
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Charles Colburn Glidden (b. 1855) —
also known as Charles C. Glidden —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., January
20, 1855.
Son of Daniel A. Glidden (died 1861; drowned) and Ellen (Robinson)
Glidden (died 1857).
Democrat. Mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1897-1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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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Bruce Haldeman (b. 1862) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
5, 1862.
Son of Walter Newman Haldeman and Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Haldeman.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Birch Haldeman (1846-1924) —
also known as William B. Haldeman —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 27,
1846.
Son of Walter Newman Haldeman (1821-1902).
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-90; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1908,
1912;
Adjutant
General of Kentucky, 1911-12; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1918-20.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
27, 1924 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) —
also known as Ogden H. Hammond —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1869.
Son of John Henry Hammond and Sophia Vernon (Wolf) Hammond.
Republican. Real estate
business; director, First National Bank of
Jersey City; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1915-16;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924
(alternate); U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1956 (age 87 years, 16
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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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.
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 Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Boyle
County, Ky., June 1,
1833.
Son of James
Harlan.
County judge in Kentucky, 1858-59; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1861-65; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911.
Presbyterian.
Died October
14, 1911 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) —
also known as William B. Harrison —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 28,
1889.
Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison.
Republican. Insurance
adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
secretary-treasurer, Foundry
Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Zeta Psi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet
County, Mich., July 13,
1948 (age 58 years, 351
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John Ireland (1827-1896) —
also known as "Oxcart John" —
of Texas.
Born near Millerstown, Grayson
County, Ky., January
21, 1827.
Mayor
of Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in
Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas
state house of representatives; member of Texas
state senate; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1878; Governor of
Texas, 1883-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 5,
1896 (age 69 years, 44
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) —
also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry
Jones —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.; Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Gallipolis, Gallia
County, Ohio, June 27,
1939.
Son of Nedra
Jones and E.
Bartow Jones.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1991-95.
Episcopalian
or Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 2009.
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P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) —
also known as "Doc" —
of Montgomery, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Born in Whitesburg, Letcher
County, Ky., October
6, 1881.
Democrat. Druggist;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48,
1953-58.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., November
17, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-24.
Presbyterian; later Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., November
19, 1855 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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James Proctor Knott (1830-1911) —
also known as J. Proctor Knott —
of Lebanon, Marion
County, Ky.; Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Raywick, Marion
County, Ky., August
29, 1830.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1857-58; Missouri
state attorney general, 1858-61; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1867-71, 1875-83; Governor of
Kentucky, 1883-87; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1891.
Presbyterian.
Died June 18,
1911 (age 80 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ryder
Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
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Benjamin Logan (c.1742-1802) —
Born in Augusta
County, Va., about 1742.
Son of David Logan (1706-1757) and Jane (McKinley) Logan.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1781-87; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1791-92; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1792-95.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, near Stanford, Shelby
County, Ky., December
11, 1802 (age about 60
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married 1772
to Ann Montgomery. |
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Son of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865).
Farmer;
banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Struck by
a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March 29,
1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood
Cemetery, Longwood, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower (c.1818-1865); married to Nancy
Margaret Godby (1856-1890); married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney (1866-1943); brother-in-law of Fred
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
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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David Hervey Maxwell (1786-1854) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., September
17, 1786.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-25; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1823-24; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1822; member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-30; mayor
of Bloomington, Ind., 1848.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., May 24,
1854 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
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James Bennett McCreary (1838-1918) —
also known as James B. McCreary —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., July 8,
1838.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1869-73; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1871-73; Governor of
Kentucky, 1875-79, 1911-15; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1885-97; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1903-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1908,
1912
(speaker),
1916.
Presbyterian.
Died in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., October
8, 1918 (age 80 years, 92
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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John Means (1829-1910) —
of Kentucky.
Born in West Union, Adams
County, Ohio, September
21, 1829.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky., February
14, 1910 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Neville Miller (1894-1977) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
17, 1894.
Son of Shackelford
Miller.
Democrat. Lawyer;
first dean,
University of Louisville School of Law, 1930-33; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
president of the National Association of Broadcasters,
1938-44.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 27,
1977 (age 83 years, 38
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, 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).
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 Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) —
of Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., about 1809.
Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, November
10, 1869 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul E. Patton (b. 1937) —
of Virgie, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ky., May 26,
1937.
Democrat. Engineer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972,
1996,
2000;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1987; Governor of
Kentucky, 1995-2003.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) —
also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris
Perkins —
of Leburn, Knott
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1954.
Son of Carl
Dewey Perkins.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; minister.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Pleaded
guilty in 1994 to bank
fraud in connection with the House banking scandal;
he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House
bank) and made false statements to obtain
loans from commercial banks; also pleaded
guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal
Election Commission and false financial
disclosure reports. Sentenced
to 21 months in prison.
In March 2000, pleaded
guilty to criminal
contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about
his income.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Posey (1750-1818) —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor of
Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March 19,
1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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James Reily (1811-1863) —
of Texas.
Born in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, July 3,
1811.
Son of John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily.
Lawyer;
major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic
Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in SAINT Petersburg, 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Presbyterian; later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Killed
in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary
Parish, La., April 14,
1863 (age 51 years, 285
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Arthur Waggener Rhorer (1885-1966) —
also known as Arthur W. Rhorer —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., January
30, 1885.
Son of Moses
Hoover Rhorer.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Lost a
leg as a young boy.
Died in Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky., September
24, 1966 (age 81 years, 237
days).
Interment at Middlesboro
Cemetery, Middlesboro, Ky.
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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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Jouett Ross Todd (b. 1903) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 16,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1939; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1942; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1944; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Todd (1765-1826) —
of Kentucky.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., January
23, 1765.
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1807-26.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1826 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Robert Trimble (1776-1828) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Augusta
County, Va., November
17, 1776.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1807; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16; federal
judge, 1817; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
25, 1828 (age 51 years, 282
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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David S. Van Alstyne, Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
3, 1897.
Son of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment
banker; stockbroker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1940-41;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Presbyterian. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Bernard Wachs (1897-1974) —
also known as Fred B. Wachs —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., October
22, 1897.
Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; treasurer of
Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in 1974
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Charles Anderson Wickliffe (1788-1869) —
also known as Charles A. Wickliffe —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born near Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., June 8,
1788.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812-13, 1822-23, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1861-63 (9th District
1823-33, 5th District 1861-63); Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1836-39; Governor of
Kentucky, 1839-40; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1841-45; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died near Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
31, 1869 (age 81 years, 145
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895) —
of Bayou Sara, West
Feliciana Parish, La.
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., January
6, 1819.
Son of Charles
Anderson Wickliffe.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Louisiana
state senate; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1854-56; Governor of
Louisiana, 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Louisiana, 1876,
1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., April 18,
1895 (age 76 years, 102
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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Augustus Everett Willson (1846-1931) —
also known as Augustus E. Willson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Maysville, Mason
County, Ky., October
13, 1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1884,
1888,
1904,
1908,
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1892; Governor of
Kentucky, 1907-11; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
24, 1931 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John Wilson (1796-1864) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., November
29, 1796.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., March 25,
1864 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Urey Woodson (1859-1939) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., August
16, 1859.
Son of Samuel Charles Woodson (1825-1907) and Rebecca Jane
(Hawthorne) Woodson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1891-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1896-1912, 1916-18, 1924-28; Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1904-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1908,
1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., August 6,
1939 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
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Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
21, 1905.
Son of Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1963.
Presbyterian. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Rotary.
The law school building at the University of Louisville is named for
him.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 11,
1996 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Robert C. Yount (b. 1909) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Benson Valley (unknown
county), Ky., April 21,
1909.
Son of Roy O. Yount and Henrietta (Nicol) Yount.
Democrat. College band
director, newspaper
circulation manager; garage
owner; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1953-57.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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