The Political Graveyard: Blackburn family of Kentucky

Blackburn family of Kentucky

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Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816-1887) — of Kentucky. Born in Woodford County, Ky., June 16, 1816. Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn; married, November 24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married, November 17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; brother of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn. Physician; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1843; Governor of Kentucky, 1879-83. Baptist. In 1865, he was tried and acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality, in connection with a Confederate scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., September 14, 1887. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- See also Blackburn family of Kentucky
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: Nancy Disher Baird, Luke Pryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer (out of print)
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) — also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born near Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1838. Son of Edward M. Blackburn and Lavinia S. (Bell) Blackburn; brother of Luke Pryor Blackburn; married, February 10, 1858, to Therese Graham (died 1899); married, December 11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who married William Holt Gale). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896, 1900, 1904. Died in Washington, D.C., September 12, 1918. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- See also Blackburn family of Kentucky
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
William Holt Gale (b. 1864) — also known as William H. Gale — of Washington, D.C. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 26, 1864. Son of William Gale and Elizabeth Varian (Naylor) Gale; married, August 5, 1905, to Corinne Blackburn (daughter of Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn). Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1906-07; Malta, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1910-14; Munich, 1916-17; Copenhagen, 1919-20; Hong Kong, 1921-24; Amsterdam, 1926; Budapest, 1927-29. Episcopalian. Member, Theta Xi. Burial location unknown.
- See also Blackburn family of Kentucky

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