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John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) —
also known as John G. Carlisle —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky., September
5, 1835.
Son of L. H. Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds) Carlisle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1859-61; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1868;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned
1890; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1910 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
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William Wright Southgate (1800-1849) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., November
27, 1800.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1827; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1837-39.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
26, 1849 (age 49 years, 29
days).
Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
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William Evans Arthur (1825-1897) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, March 3,
1825.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1860;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1866-68, 1886-93; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1871-75.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 18,
1897 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
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John William Menzies (1819-1897) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Bryants Station, Bourbon
County, Ky., April 12,
1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1848-55; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1861-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1864;
chancery judge in Kentucky, 1873-93.
Died in Falmouth, Pendleton
County, Ky., October
3, 1897 (age 78 years, 174
days).
Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
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Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) —
of Nicholas
County, Ky.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., February
22, 1828.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, at the Southern Hotel, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., December
15, 1866 (age 38 years, 296
days).
Original interment at Linden Grove Cemetery; reinterment in 1917 at
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) —
also known as Richard P. Ernst —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., February
28, 1858.
Son of William Ernst and Sarah (Butler) Ernst.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1896
(alternate), 1900,
1904,
1908,
1916,
1924;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member of Republican
National Committee from Kentucky, 1924.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 13,
1934 (age 76 years, 44
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Thomas Sandford (1762-1808) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., 1762.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1800; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1802; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1803-07.
Drowned
in the Ohio River near Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
10, 1808 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) —
of Nicholas
County, Ky.
Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming
County, Ky., February
22, 1828.
Delegate
to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, at the Southern Hotel, New
York, New
York County, N.Y., December
15, 1866 (age 38 years, 296
days).
Original interment at Linden Grove Cemetery,
Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland Cemetery.
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Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) —
also known as Joseph L. Rhinock —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Owenton, Owen
County, Ky., January
4, 1863.
Son of Joseph Rhinock and Eliza A. (Short) Rhinock.
Democrat. Oil
refiner; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1894-99; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908;
theater
business.
Died, from heart
disease, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1926 (age 63 years, 259
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Orie Solomon Ware (1882-1974) —
also known as Orie S. Ware —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Peach Grove, Pendleton
County, Ky., May 11,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1927-29.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Fort Mitchell, Kenton
County, Ky., December
16, 1974 (age 92 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Harvey Myers (1828-1874) —
of Kentucky.
Born February
10, 1828.
Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1872.
Shot
and killed by
Col. William G. Terrell, whose wife he had represented in a divorce
case, in the Stevenson & Myers law
office, Greer Building, Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 28,
1874 (age 46 years, 46
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) —
also known as Mortimer M. Benton —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., January
21, 1807.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; member of Kentucky
state senate.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 5,
1885 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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George T. Beach (1843-1915) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
February
2, 1843.
Son of Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach.
Painter;
banker;
mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1904-07.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., May 19,
1915 (age 72 years, 106
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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Gordon W. Jennings (1901-1983) —
of Bromley, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in 1901.
Democrat. Kenton
County Sheriff, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Elizabeth South Hospital,
Edgewood, Kenton
County, Ky., March 27,
1983 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Highland Cemetery.
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