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Joseph Desha (1768-1842) —
of Mayslick, Mason
County, Ky.
Born in Monroe
County, Pa., December
9, 1768.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1797; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1803; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19 (6th District 1807-13,
at-large 1813-15, 4th District 1815-19); Governor of
Kentucky, 1824-28.
Died in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., October
12, 1842 (age 73 years, 307
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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James Fisher Robinson (1800-1882) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
4, 1800.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1851; Governor of
Kentucky, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died October
31, 1882 (age 82 years, 27
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) —
also known as J. Campbell Cantrill —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., July 9,
1870.
Son of James
E. Cantrill.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 58th District, 1900; member of Kentucky
state senate 22nd District, 1902-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died in
office 1923.
Died during his campaign
for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky, in
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
2, 1923 (age 53 years, 55
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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Aaron Harding (1805-1875) —
of Greensburg, Green
County, Ky.
Born near Campbellsville, Taylor
County, Ky., February
20, 1805.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1861-67.
Died December
24, 1875 (age 70 years, 307
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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William Claiborne Owens (1849-1925) —
also known as William C. Owens —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1849.
Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1895-97; defeated
(Fusion), 1899.
Died in 1925
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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Asa Porter Grover (1819-1887) —
of Kentucky.
Born in New York, 1819.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1867-69.
Died in 1887
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825-1897) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., October
5, 1825.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; major in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1889.
Died in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., January
22, 1897 (age 71 years, 109
days).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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James E. Cantrill (1839-1909) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., 1839.
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1879-83.
Died in 1909
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
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