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Politicians in the Printing and Publishing Business in Kentucky
other than newspapers


  W. E. Burchett (b. 1898) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Wonder, Floyd County, Ky., May 2, 1898. Democrat. Printing business; Mingo County Sheriff, 1937-41; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1943-45; resigned 1945; Superintendent, West Virginia Department of Public Safety. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: 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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

 

 


 
   
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