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William Harrison Randall (1812-1881) —
also known as William H. Randall —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born near Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., July 15,
1812.
Republican. Lawyer; Laurel
County Court Clerk, 1836-44; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1863-67; district
judge in Kentucky 15th District, 1870-80.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., August 1,
1881 (age 69 years, 17
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Robert Boyd (1833-1901) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Whitley
County, Ky., December
11, 1833.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1867; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1875; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1876; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1886.
Died in 1901
(age about
67 years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Vincent Boreing (1839-1903) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born near Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., November
24, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; banker;
county judge in Kentucky, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1899-1903; died in
office 1903.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
16, 1903 (age 63 years, 296
days).
Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
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Don Calvin Edwards (1861-1938) —
also known as Don C. Edwards —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Moulton, Appanoose
County, Iowa, July 13,
1861.
Son of Lewis Edwards and Jane (Saylor) Edwards.
Lumber
manufacturer; banker; Laurel
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1900
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1905-11; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1903.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., September
19, 1938 (age 77 years, 68
days).
Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
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Finley Hamilton (1886-1940) —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in Vincent, Owsley
County, Ky., June 19,
1886.
Son of William C. Hamilton and Rachel Hamilton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in London, Laurel
County, Ky., January
10, 1940 (age 53 years, 205
days).
Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
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William Lewis (1868-1959) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Cutshin, Leslie
County, Ky., September
22, 1868.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1900; state court judge in
Kentucky, 1909; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1948-49; defeated,
1932.
Died August 8,
1959 (age 90 years, 320
days).
Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
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Columbus Corbin Poynter (1880-1950) —
also known as Lum Poynter —
of London, Laurel
County, Ky.
Born in 1880.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1936.
Died January
2, 1950 (age about 69
years).
Interment at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park.
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