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Underwood family of Kentucky and Virginia
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- Joseph Rogers Underwood (1791-1876) — also known as
Joseph R. Underwood — of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.; Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky. Born in Goochland
County, Va., October
24, 1791. Brother of Warner
Lewis Underwood; father of John
Cox Underwood; grandfather of Oscar
Wilder Underwood. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1861-63;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1824;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1828; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1828-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1835-43; Presidential
Elector for Kentucky, 1844;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1847-53. Died near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., August
23, 1876. Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
- Warner Lewis Underwood (1808-1872) — also known as
Warner L. Underwood — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, 1808.
Brother of Joseph
Rogers Underwood. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1855-59; U.S. Consul
in Glasgow, 1862-64. Died in 1872.
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
- John Cox Underwood (1840-1913) — also known as
John C. Underwood — of Kentucky. Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., 1840.
Son of Joseph
Rogers Underwood. Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1875-79. Member, Odd
Fellows. Died October
25, 1913. Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
- Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) — also known as
Oscar W. Underwood — of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala. Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 6,
1862. Grandson of Joseph
Rogers Underwood. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1895-1915 (9th District 1895-1909,
7th District 1909-11, 9th District 1911-15); candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1912,
1924;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1915-27. Episcopalian.
Died in 1929.
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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