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Robert Humphreys (1893-1977) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Fulgham, Hickman
County, Ky., August
20, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1920; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1932-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1952,
1956;
Kentucky
Democratic state chair, 1937, 1949, 1955-58; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1956.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., December
31, 1977 (age 84 years, 133
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Bunk Gardner (1875-1960) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1875.
Son of Bunk Alexander Gardner (1840-1875) and Mollie (Luck) Gardner
(1848-1888).
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Kentucky, 1902-15; district judge in Kentucky 1st
District, 1916-22; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1938-48.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., October
27, 1960 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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James B. DeWeese (d. 1978) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956.
Died in 1978.
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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Dick Castleman (d. 1991) —
of Graves
County, Ky.
Democrat. Elected Kentucky
state house of representatives 2nd District 1990.
Died in 1991.
Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Son of William Jones Gregory and Azilee (Boyd) Gregory.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Noble Jones Gregory (1897-1971) —
also known as Noble J. Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., August
30, 1897.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1937-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., September
26, 1971 (age 74 years, 27
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Edward Crossland (1827-1881) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Hickman
County, Ky., June 30,
1827.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1871-75.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., September
11, 1881 (age 54 years, 73
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Andrew Rechmond Boone (1831-1886) —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., April 4,
1831.
Democrat. County judge in Kentucky, 1854-61; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1861; delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; circuit judge in
Kentucky, 1868-74; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1875-79.
Died in Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky., January
26, 1886 (age 54 years, 297
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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