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George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) —
also known as Post Wheeler —
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August 6,
1869.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1956
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Edward Thompson Breathitt, Jr. (1924-2003) —
also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned
Breathitt —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., November
26, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of
Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1964,
1972,
1980;
counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway
System.
Methodist.
Member, Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Elks; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died October
11, 2003 (age 78 years, 319
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Burwell Clark Ritter (1810-1880) —
also known as Burwell C. Ritter —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1810.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1865-67.
Died in 1880
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Pierce Campbell, Jr. (1820-1888) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., December
8, 1820.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1855-57.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., October
29, 1888 (age 67 years, 326
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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James Streshly Jackson (1823-1862) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., September
27, 1823.
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1861; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Killed
by rifle
shot in the Battle of Perryville, Boyle
County, Ky., October
8, 1862 (age 39 years, 11
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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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.
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Frank Houston Bassett, Jr. (1906-1986) —
also known as Frank H. Bassett, Jr. —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Pembroke, Christian
County, Ky., August
15, 1906.
Son of Mamie Elizabeth (Thompson) Bassett (1871-1956) and Frank
Houston Bassett.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 9th District, 1944-47; member of
Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1958-61.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., March 15,
1986 (age 79 years, 212
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Sara Belle Bassett (1906-2001) —
also known as Sara Belle McPherson; Mrs. Frank H. Bassett,
Jr. —
of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama);
Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 4,
1906.
Daughter of Herbert L. McPherson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,
1940.
Female.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., March 24,
2001 (age 94 years, 263
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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