The Political Graveyard: Ardery family of Kentucky

Ardery family of Kentucky

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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) — also known as William B. Ardery — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., August 11, 1887. Son of William Porter Ardery and Mary Ella (Adair) Ardery; married, April 14, 1910, to Julia Hoge Spencer; father of Philip Pendleton Ardery. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate for nomination for Governor of Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; American Judicature Society; Society of Colonial Wars. Died of a heart attack, in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., July 25, 1967. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery (1889-1977) — also known as Julia Hoge Spencer; Mrs. W. B. Ardery — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., September 16, 1889. Daughter of Rev. Isaac J. Spencer (1851-1922) and Sally Louise (Pendleton) Spencer (1853-1932); married, April 14, 1910, to William Breckinridge Ardery; mother of Philip Pendleton Ardery. Democrat. Kentucky historian; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936 (alternate), 1956; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1956-60. Female. Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta Delta Delta; Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames; American Legion Auxiliary. Died in 1977. Interment somewhere in Paris, Ky.
Philip Pendleton Ardery (b. 1914) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., March 6, 1914. Son of William Breckinridge Ardery and Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery; married 1941 to Anne Stuvvesant Tweedy. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1946. Disciples of Christ; later Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta. Still living as of 2001.

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