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Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) —
also known as Richard M. Johnson —
of Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., October
17, 1780.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1804; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District
1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District
1829-33, 13th District 1833-37); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29; Vice
President of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
19, 1850 (age 70 years, 33
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) —
also known as John J. Crittenden —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September
10, 1786.
Son of John
Crittenden and Judith (Turpin) Crittenden.
Illinois
territory attorney general, 1809-10; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1811-17, 1825-29; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1817-19, 1835-41, 1842-48, 1855-61;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1824;
U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1827-29; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1834-35; U.S.
Attorney General, 1841, 1850-53; Governor of
Kentucky, 1848-50; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1861-63.
Two of his sons were generals on opposite sides in the Civil War; a
grandson of his was killed in Gen. Custer's expedition against the
Sioux in 1876.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 26,
1863 (age 76 years, 319
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John White (1802-1845) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Kentucky, 1802.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1835-45 (9th District 1835-43, 6th
District 1843-45); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1841-43.
Died in 1845
(age about
43 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) —
also known as George M. Bibb —
of Yellow Banks (unknown
county), Ky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., October
30, 1776.
Son of Richard Bibb and Lucy (Booker) Bibb.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1806, 1817; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.
Died in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1859 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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William Taylor Barry (1784-1835) —
also known as William T. Barry —
of Kentucky.
Born near Lunenburg, Lunenburg
County, Va., February
5, 1784.
Son of John Barry and Susannah (Dozier) Barry.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1807, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1810-11; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1814-16; state court judge in Kentucky,
1816-17; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1817-21; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1820-24; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1824-25; justice of
Kentucky state supreme court, 1825; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1828; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1829-35.
Appointed Minister to Spain, but died en route to post, in Liverpool,
England,
August
30, 1835 (age 51 years, 206
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at St.
James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England; reinterment in 1854 at
Frankfort Cemetery.
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Robert Perkins Letcher (1788-1861) —
also known as Robert P. Letcher —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Goochland
County, Va., February
10, 1788.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1813; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1834-35 (4th District
1823-33, 5th District 1834-35); defeated, 1853; Governor of
Kentucky, 1840-44; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1849-52.
Died January
24, 1861 (age 72 years, 349
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) —
also known as Simon Buckner —
of Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky.
Born in Hart
County, Ky., April 1,
1823.
Son of Aylett Hartswell Buckner (1793-1851) and Elizabeth Ann
(Morehead) Buckner (1801-1861).
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; Governor of
Kentucky, 1887-91; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Died in Hart
County, Ky., January
8, 1914 (age 90 years, 282
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Brown (1757-1837) —
Born in Staunton,
Va., September
12, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia
state senate, 1784-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1789-92 (at-large 1789-91, 2nd
District 1791-92); U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1792-1805.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., August
29, 1837 (age 79 years, 351
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809-1860) —
also known as Beverly L. Clarke —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born in Winterfield, Chesterfield
County, Va., February
11, 1809.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1841; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1847-49; defeated,
1851; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1858-60, died in office 1860; Honduras, 1858-60, died in office 1860.
Died in Guatemala,
March
17, 1860 (age 51 years, 35
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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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.
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 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Isham Talbot (1773-1837) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Talbot, Bedford
County, Va., 1773.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1812-15; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1815-19, 1820-25.
Died near Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., September
25, 1837 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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James Turner Morehead (1797-1854) —
also known as James T. Morehead —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born near Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky., May 24,
1797.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1828; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; Governor of
Kentucky, 1834-36; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1841-47.
Baptist.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
28, 1854 (age 57 years, 218
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) —
also known as J. Crepps Wickliffe Beckham; J. C. W.
Beckham —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Wickland, Nelson
County, Ky., August 5,
1869.
Son of William Netherton Beckham and Julia (Wickliffe) Beckham.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1920,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
9, 1940 (age 70 years, 157
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) —
also known as William O. Bradley —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born near Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., March 18,
1847.
Son of Robert McAfee Bradley (1808-1881) and Nancy Ellen (Totten)
Bradley (1815-1894).
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880,
1884,
1888
(speaker),
1892,
1900,
1904,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of
Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1914 (age 67 years, 66
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Adair (1757-1840) —
of Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky.
Born in Chester District (now Chester
County), S.C., January
9, 1757.
Son of Baron William Adair.
Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1802-03; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1805-06; general in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; Governor of
Kentucky, 1820-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1831-33.
Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., May 19,
1840 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1872 at
Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Glover South (1873-1940) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
23, 1873.
Son of Col. Samuel South.
Republican. Physician;
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1921-30; Portugal, 1930-33.
Died May 13,
1940 (age 67 years, 111
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Augustus Owsley Stanley (1867-1958) —
also known as Augustus O. Stanley —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ky., May 21,
1867.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1903-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1928;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1915-19; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1919-25; defeated, 1924.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
12, 1958 (age 91 years, 83
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Christopher Greenup (1750-1818) —
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., 1750.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia state legislature, 1785; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1792-97; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1798; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1802; Governor of
Kentucky, 1804-08.
Died in Blue Licks Spring, Nicholas
County, Ky., April 27,
1818 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Charles Scott (1739-1813) —
Born in Goochland
County, Va., 1739.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia state legislature, 1789; Governor of
Kentucky, 1808-12.
Died in Clark
County, Ky., October
22, 1813 (age about 74
years).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1854 at Frankfort Cemetery.
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George Madison (1763-1816) —
of Kentucky.
Born in 1763.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1796-1816; major in the U.S. Army
during the War of 1812; Governor of
Kentucky, 1816; died in office 1816.
Died of tuberculosis,
October
14, 1816 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Charles Slaughter Morehead (1802-1868) —
also known as Charles S. Morehead —
of Kentucky.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., July 7,
1802.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1828; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1832-38; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1847-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1855-59.
Died in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., December
21, 1868 (age 66 years, 167
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 at
Frankfort Cemetery.
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Thomas Hanson Paynter (1851-1921) —
also known as Thomas H. Paynter —
of Greenup, Greenup
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky., December
9, 1851.
Son of Elisha Paynter and Sarah Paynter.
Democrat. Lawyer; Greenup
County Attorney, 1876-82; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1889-95; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1895-1906; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1908.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 8,
1921 (age 69 years, 89
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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William Lindsay (1835-1909) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Lexington, Rockbridge
County, Va., September
4, 1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Kentucky
state senate, 1867; state court judge in Kentucky, 1870; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1893-1901.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
15, 1909 (age 74 years, 41
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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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.
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 (age 71 years, 90
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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William J. Goebel (1856-1900) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Sullivan
County, Pa., January
4, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1888;
delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91; Governor of
Kentucky, 1900; died in office 1900.
In 1895, he killed a factional rival, John Stanford, in a political
quarrel; never tried.
While contesting the outcome of a gubernatorial election, was shot and
mortally
wounded in front of the old Kentucky State
Capitol; he was declared elected and sworn in as Governor before
he died four days later, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
3, 1900 (age 44 years, 30
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery; statue at Old
State Capitol Grounds.
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Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) —
also known as Edwin P. Morrow —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., November
28, 1877.
Son of Thomas
Zantzinger Morrow and Virginia Catherine (Bradley) Morrow
(1842-1900).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916,
1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died suddenly, from a heart
lesion, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., June 15,
1935 (age 57 years, 199
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr. (1865-1942) —
also known as Johnson N. Camden —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., January
5, 1865.
Son of Johnson
Newlon Camden.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914-15; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1920.
Died August
16, 1942 (age 77 years, 223
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823) —
also known as Martin D. Hardin —
of Kentucky.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 21,
1780.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1805-06, 1812, 1818-20; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1819-20; major in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; secretary of
state of Kentucky, 1812-16; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1816-17; Presidential Elector for
Kentucky, 1820.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
8, 1823 (age 43 years, 109
days).
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Franklin County, Ky.; reinterment at Frankfort
Cemetery.
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Son of John H. Willis and Abigail (Slavens) Willis.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) —
also known as Lawrence W. Wetherby —
of Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Middletown, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
2, 1908.
Son of Samuel David Wetherby and Fanny (Yenowine) Wetherby.
Democrat. Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
secretary
of Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1950-55; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1965-66.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu
Phi; Rotary.
Died at King's Daughters Memorial Hospital,
Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 27,
1994 (age 86 years, 84
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Solomon P. Sharp (1780-1825) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1780.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1809; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 6th
District 1815-17); Kentucky
state attorney general, 1821-25.
Stabbed
and killed, by
Jereboam O. Beauchamp, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
7, 1825 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Samuel McKee (1774-1826) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Augusta County (part now in Rockbridge
County), Va., October
13, 1774.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1809-17 (2nd District 1809-13,
at-large 1813-15, 7th District 1815-17).
Died October
16, 1826 (age 52 years, 3
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
13, 1812.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1849-52, 1855-59; U.S.
Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1852-54; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Died March 28,
1872 (age 60 years, 75
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Thomas Todd (1765-1826) —
of Kentucky.
Born in King and
Queen County, Va., January
23, 1765.
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1807-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
7, 1826 (age 61 years, 15
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Presley Neville O'Bannon (1776-1850) —
also known as "The Hero of Deme" —
of Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., 1776.
During the war against the Barbary pirates, as lieutenant, he led a
detachment of U.S. Marines and assorted mercenaries to Deme, in North
Africa, in 1805, to rescue an American crew held captive by the Pasha
of Tripoli; the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn
commemorate these events; member of Kentucky state legislature.
Two warships were named for
him.
Died September
12, 1850 (age about 74
years).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1919 at
Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Milton Elliott (1820-1879) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Scott
County, Va., May 20,
1820.
Son of John Elliott and Jane Elliott.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1847, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1853-59; Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; circuit judge
in Kentucky, 1868-74; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1876-79; died in office 1879.
Expelled
from the Kentucky legislature in 1861 for supporting
the Confederacy.
Shot
and killed by
Col. Thomas Buford, in front of the ladies' entrance to the Capitol
Hotel,
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 26,
1879 (age 58 years, 310
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery; statue at Boyd
County Courthouse Grounds, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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Maurice Hudson Thatcher (1870-1973) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
15, 1870.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1923-33; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1932.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
6, 1973 (age 102 years,
144 days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Calvin Mason (1802-1865) —
of Owingsville, Bath
County, Ky.
Born near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., August 4,
1802.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1849-53, 1857-59;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856,
1860.
Died while en route from Texas to Kentucky, on board a
steamer on the Mississippi River, near New Orleans (unknown
parish), La., August, 1865
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Thomas Young Fitzpatrick (1850-1906) —
also known as Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born near Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., September
20, 1850.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1897-1901.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
21, 1906 (age 55 years, 123
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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South Trimble (1864-1946) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Hazel Green, Wolfe
County, Ky., April 13,
1864.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1899-1901; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1901-07; Clerk of the
U.S. House, 1911-19, 1931-46.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1946 (age 82 years, 224
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Bailey Peyton Wootton (1870-1949) —
also known as Bailey P. Wootton —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Muhlenberg
County, Ky., May 20,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916;
Kentucky
state attorney general, 1932-36; candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cancer, in
Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 16,
1949 (age 78 years, 331
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988) —
of Clinton, Hickman
County, Ky.
Born in Calloway
County, Ky., January
19, 1911.
Son of Burnett Waterfield and Lois (Burton) Waterfield.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1938-47, 1950-51; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1944-46; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947, 1959 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1956,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1955-59, 1963-67; secretary of
Kentucky Democratic Party, 1956-60.
Christian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Henry Crist (1764-1844) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
20, 1764.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1809-11.
Died near Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky., August
11, 1844 (age 79 years, 296
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Marshall (1801-1864) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Kentucky, 1801.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1841-43.
Died in 1864
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Caldwell (1757-1804) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Prince
Edward County, Va., 1757.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1792; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1804; died in office 1804.
Died, of an "inflammation of the brain" (probably a stroke),
while presiding over the Kentucky State
Senate, at the then state
capitol building, Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., 1804
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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James Hervey Hazelrigg (1848-1924) —
of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., December
6, 1848.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in
Kentucky, 1882-86; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1893-1900.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
28, 1924 (age 75 years, 358
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) —
also known as Tom Easterly —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, April 21,
1940.
Son of Edgar Easterly (reporter and press secretary).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; insurance
agent; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member of
Florida
state house of representatives, 1988-90.
Killed in a car
crash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane, Putnam
County, W.Va., June 15,
2005 (age 65 years, 55
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Stephen Fitzjames Trabue (1819-1898) —
of Kentucky.
Born in 1819.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1847 (8th District), 1872 (7th
District).
Died in 1898
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Jeremiah Weldon South (1805-1880) —
also known as Jere South; "The Father of Breathitt
County" —
of Owsley
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., July 10,
1805.
Son of Samuel
South.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1843-47.
Died on the floor of the Kentucky State
Senate, old State
Capitol Building, Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 15,
1880 (age 74 years, 280
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. (1830-1923) —
also known as Edmund H. Taylor, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in 1830.
Democrat. Mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1871-77, 1881-90; member of Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1902-04.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., January
19, 1923 (age about 92
years).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911) —
also known as E. Edgar Hume; Edgar Enoch
Hume —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky., March 24,
1844.
Son of Lewis Hume.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1875-77; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1905-06.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
interstitial nephritis, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 5,
1911 (age 67 years, 103
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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John Alexander Holton (1786-1869) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1786.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky
state legislature, 1848.
Died June 14,
1869 (age 82 years, 169
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) —
also known as Walter Brawner —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., October
28, 1873.
Son of Alex G. Brawner and Hannah Catherine (Morgan) Brawner.
Democrat. Brick
contractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arizona, 1912,
1924;
Phoenix chief of
police.
Died, of complications of appendicitis
surgery, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., May 27,
1934 (age 60 years, 211
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Eleanor Hume Offutt (1894-1955) —
also known as Eleanor Marion Hume —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Franklin
County, Ky., September
30, 1894.
Daughter of Enoch
Edgar Hume.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1936
(alternate), 1940.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., December
13, 1955 (age 61 years, 74
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Christine Bradley South (1879-1957) —
also known as Christine Duncan Bradley —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born December
20, 1879.
Daughter of William
O'Connell Bradley.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1920,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1937.
Female.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
20, 1957 (age 77 years, 62
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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James Bigstaff O'Rear (1892-1975) —
also known as James B. O'Rear —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., June 19,
1892.
Son of Edward
Clay O'Rear.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1960.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 19,
1975 (age 82 years, 304
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Laura Ferguson Waterfield (1911-1991) —
also known as Laura Ferguson; Mrs. Harry Lee
Waterfield —
of Clinton, Hickman
County, Ky.
Born December
24, 1911.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1944.
Female.
Died July 6,
1991 (age 79 years, 194
days).
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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Ida Lee Willis (b. 1897) —
also known as Idah Lee Millis; Mrs. S. S.
Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Boyd
County, Ky., December
24, 1897.
Daughter of Charles L. Millis and Sarah S. (Ross) Millis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1932.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
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