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John Marshall Robsion (1873-1948) —
also known as John M. Robsion —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near Berlin, Bracken
County, Ky., January
2, 1873.
Son of John A. Robsion and Mary (Hyland) Robsion.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1916,
1928,
1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1919-30, 1935-48 (11th District
1919-30, 9th District 1935-48); died in office 1948; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1930; defeated, 1930.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
17, 1948 (age 75 years, 46
days).
Interment at Barbourville Cemetery.
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Flemon Davis Sampson (1875-1967) —
also known as Flem D. Sampson —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born near London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
25, 1875.
Son of Joseph Sampson and Emoline (Kellums) Sampson.
Republican. Knox
County Judge, 1906-10; district judge in Kentucky 34th District,
1912-16; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1917-24; Governor of
Kentucky, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1928,
1932,
1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 25,
1967 (age 92 years, 120
days).
Interment at Barbourville Cemetery.
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James Dixon Black (1849-1938) —
also known as James D. Black —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Knox
County, Ky., September
24, 1849.
Son of John C. Black and Clarissa (Jones) Black.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1876-77; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1896; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1916
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
Kentucky, 1919.
Methodist.
French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., August 4,
1938 (age 88 years, 314
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Barbourville Cemetery.
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John Henry Wilson (1846-1923) —
also known as John H. Wilson —
of Kentucky.
Born in Kentucky, 1846.
Republican. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1889-93 (10th District 1889-91,
11th District 1891-93).
Died in 1923
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Barbourville Cemetery.
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