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• James Edward Allen (b. 1930) — also known as James E. Allen — of Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky. Born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., April 2, 1930. Son of Alexander Hamilton Allen and Thelma (Flint) Allen; married 1960 to Beulah Taulbee. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) — of West Liberty, Morgan County, Ky.; Owsley County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hendricks, Magoffin County, Ky., March 9, 1879. Son of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett; married, April 18, 1898, to Amanda Helen Mann. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1914-17; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of Kentucky, 1939. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Junior Order; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Aronberg (b. 1893) — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, England, April 3, 1893. Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg; married, May 12, 1925, to Sadie Freyman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; real estate business; mayor of Ashland, Ky., 1952-55. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David Rice Atchison (1807-1886) — also known as David R. Atchison — of Plattsburg, Clinton County, Mo.; Platte City, Platte County, Mo. Born in Frogtown, Fayette County, Ky., August 11, 1807. Son of William Atchison and Catherine (Allen) Atchison. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1834, 1838; circuit judge in Missouri, 1841; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1843-48, 1849-55. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. An organizer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. Thought by some to have been president for one day in 1849 because President Zachary Taylor refused to be inaugurated on a Sunday. Died near Gower, Clinton County, Mo., January 26, 1886. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Mo.; statue at Clinton County Courthouse Grounds, Plattsburg, Mo. Atchison counties in Kan. and Mo. are named for him.
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• George Sublett Atkinson (b. 1892) — also known as George S. Atkinson — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., November 17, 1892. Son of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1928, 1932. Methodist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) — also known as Eugene Attkisson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lavinia, Carroll County, Tenn., October 31, 1873. Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson; married, June 6, 1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney. Democrat. College teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Died in 1939. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  
  
• Robert Middleton Bagby (1878-1955) — also known as R. M. Bagby — of Grayson, Carter County, Ky. Born in Greenup County, Ky., September 21, 1878. Second cousin of Thomas Frank Bagby. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Kentucky state senate 32nd District, 1942-45. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., May 31, 1955. Entombed at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  
  
• Jacob Nathaniel Bailey (b. 1883) — also known as Jacob N. Bailey — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Elk Creek, Texas County, Mo., March 13, 1883. Son of Joseph S. Bailey and Helen (Thompson) Bailey; married, February 6, 1906, to Thelma Elizabeth Drimmon. Republican. Physician; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1924-28. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Interment somewhere in Caldwell County, Ky.
  
  
• Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) — also known as Howard H. Baker — of Huntsville, Scott County, Tenn. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., January 12, 1902. Son of James Frances Baker and Helen (Keen) Baker; married, September 15, 1935, to Edith Irene Bailey; father of Howard Henry Baker, Jr.. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of Oneida; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in office 1964. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Nu. Died, following a heart attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., January 7, 1964. Interment at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • See also Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marshall Barnes (b. 1897) — of Hartford, Ohio County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Ky. Born in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Ky., March 2, 1897. Son of John H. Barnes and Margaret (Eblen) Barnes; married, October 20, 1929, to Anne Burke. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; banker; insurance business; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 21st District, 1932-35; defeated, 1935. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Tau. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) — also known as Harold B. Barton — of Corbin, Whitley County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., November 1, 1926. Son of Clyde Tye Barton and Lula Marie (Brown) Barton; married, May 11, 1951, to Nelda Lambert. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Jaycees; Lions. Still living as of 1973.
  
  
• Joseph Bengal Bates (1893-1965) — also known as Joe B. Bates — of Greenup, Greenup County, Ky. Born in Republican, Knott County, Ky., October 29, 1893. Son of Jesse Bates and Hannah (Caudill) Bates; married, February 10, 1916, to Virginia Rice. Democrat. Greenup County Clerk, 1922-38; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1938-53. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., September 10, 1965. Interment at Bellefonte Memorial Gardens, Flatwoods, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1874) — also known as Robert E. B. Baylor — Born in Lincoln County, Ky., May 10, 1793. Nephew of Jesse Bledsoe. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1819-20; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1829-31; judge of Texas Republic, 1841-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; district judge in Texas, 1845-60. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. One of the founders, in 1845, of Baylor University, and of Baylor Female College (now the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor). Died in Gay Hill, Washington County, Tex., January 6, 1874. Original interment at Old Baylor University Campus, Independence, Tex.; reinterment in 1886 at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Campus, Belton, Tex.
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• Fred Beard (b. 1892) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., May 24, 1892. Son of William H. Beard and Martha (Wisecup) Beard; married, February 13, 1918, to Beulah M. LeBaron. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1934, 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Emile B. Beatty (b. 1892) — also known as Emil Beatty — of Beattyville, Lee County, Ky. Born in Beattyville, Lee County, Ky., October 11, 1892. Son of James M. Beatty and Josephine (Blount) Beatty; married, January 20, 1951, to Genevieve Spurrier. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940; circuit judge in Kentucky 23rd District, 1946-52. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  
  
• Isaac Emerson Beauchamp (1899-1971) — also known as Emerson Beauchamp; Doc Beauchamp — of Russellville, Logan County, Ky. Born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., June 14, 1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky state senate, 1944-46; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1952, 1956, 1960; Kentucky state treasurer, 1964-. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Died in 1971. Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
  
  
• Campbell Eben Beaumont (1883-1954) — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., August 27, 1883. Son of Edgar Samuel Beaumont and May Viola (Wortham) Beaumont; married, December 6, 1915, to Lucy Madden Hughes. Democrat. Lawyer; Fresno County District Attorney, 1918-21; superior court judge in California, 1921-39; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1939-54; died in office 1954. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died November 19, 1954. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Burke Belknap (b. 1885) — also known as William B. Belknap — of Goshen, Oldham County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 18, 1885. Son of William Richardson Belknap and Alice Trumbull (Silliman) Belknap; married, September 14, 1922, to Helen Clark Strong. Democrat. Stock breeder; economist; college teacher; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 59th District, 1924-28, 1934-35; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1933. Member, American Economic Association; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Zeta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Bentley Bennett (1859-1923) — also known as Joseph B. Bennett — of Greenup, Greenup County, Ky. Born in Greenup County, Ky., April 21, 1859. Republican. County judge in Kentucky, 1898-1904; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1905-11. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Greenup, Greenup County, Ky., November 7, 1923. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Greenup, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Theodore Moody Berry (1907-2000) — also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., November 8, 1907. Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry; married 1938 to Johnnie M. E. Newton. Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75. Black. Methodist. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Alpha Phi Alpha. First black mayor of Cincinnati. Died October 15, 2000. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Odis William Bertelsman (1900-1991) — also known as Odis W. Bertelsman — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky.; Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., May 14, 1900. Father of William Odis Bertelsman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; county judge in Kentucky, 1938-50; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940, 1944, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks. Died July 13, 1991. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky.
  
  
• Harry Gordon Black (1907-1985) — of Hawesville, Hancock County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 12, 1907. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Daviess County, Ky., May 7, 1985. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; married 1875 to Mary Jeanett Pitzer. 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; Governor of Kentucky, 1919. Methodist. French ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 4, 1938. Entombed in mausoleum at Barbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, Ky.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Robert E. Lee Blackburn (1870-1935) — also known as Robert Blackburn — of Stanton, Powell County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Furnace, Estill County, Ky., April 9, 1870. Son of James B. Blackburn and Sarah (Hardwick) Blackburn; married, January 17, 1900, to Annie Conlee. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; merchant; insurance business; stockbroker; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1904-05; Powell County Clerk, 1906-10; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1929-31; defeated, 1930 (7th District), 1932 (at-large). Disciples of Christ. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Junior Order. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., September 20, 1935. Interment at Stanton Cemetery, Stanton, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Reuben J. Boling (b. 1901) — of Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Ky. Born in Hawesville, Hancock County, Ky., May 4, 1901. Son of John C. Boling and Mary Ann (Dawson) Boling; married, February 24, 1935, to Anna Lewis Squires. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 22nd District, 1934-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ollie James Bowen (b. 1906) — also known as Ollie J. Bowen — of Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Ky. Born in Sinai, Anderson County, Ky., May 20, 1906. Son of Green Calvin Bowen and Nettie (Shryock) Bowen; married 1941 to Louise Peek. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 45th District, 1934-37; member of Kentucky state senate 20th District, 1938-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• James Breathitt (1852-1934) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., September 4, 1852. Son of John William Breathitt and Catherine (Webber) Breathitt; married 1889 to Olivia Thompson. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88; district judge in Kentucky 3rd District, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904, 1912; Christian County Probate Judge, 1905-07; Kentucky state attorney general, 1908-12. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died February 1, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) — also known as John C. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 21, 1821. Grandson of John Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge; nephew of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; cousin of Henry Donnel Foster, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; married 1843 to Mary Cyrene Burch; father of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1849-51; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; Vice President of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1860; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Confederate Secretary of War, 1865. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Expelled from the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in the Confederate military. Fled to Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until 1869. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., May 17, 1875. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about John C. Breckinridge: William C. Davis, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government; Frank Hopkins Heck, Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 (out of print); William C. Davis, Breckinridge : Statesman, Soldier, Symbol
  
  
• Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) — of Kentucky. Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., March 8, 1800. Son of John Breckinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (1786-1831) (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson) and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge; uncle of John Cabell Breckinridge; father of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1825-28; Kentucky superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., December 22, 1871. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) — also known as William C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 28, 1837. Grandson of John Breckinridge; nephew of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge; son of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; son-in-law of Thomas Hart Clay; cousin of John Cabell Breckinridge; brother of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr.; uncle of Levin Irving Handy; granduncle of John Bayne Breckinridge. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated (National Democratic), 1896. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by a former mistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but the scandal ended his political career. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., November 18, 1904. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) — also known as Henry L. Brooks — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 9, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died December 30, 1971. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Leon Enoch Browder (b. 1893) — also known as Leon Browder — of Fulton, Fulton County, Ky. Born in Fulton, Fulton County, Ky., September 25, 1893. Son of Enoch A. Browder and Edna (Ramsey) Browder; married, June 21, 1924, to Virginia Catherine Jackson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; officer in oil drilling companies; partner, Browder Milling Co.; director, City National Bank of Fulton, Ky.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Brown (1757-1837) — Born in Staunton, Va., September 12, 1757. Cousin of John Breckinridge, James Breckinridge and Francis Preston; brother of James Brown; grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state senate, 1784-88; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1787-88; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-92 (at-large 1789-91, 2nd District 1791-92); U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1792-1805. Member, Freemasons. Died in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., August 29, 1837. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Young Brown, Sr. (1900-1985) — also known as John Y. Brown — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born near Geigers Lake, Union County, Ky., February 1, 1900. Son of Jesse C. Brown and Lucy (Keeper) Brown; married, March 4, 1928, to Dorothy Urman; father of John Young Brown, Jr.; grandfather of John Young Brown III. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school principal; athletic coach; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated in primary, 1973; U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1948, 1980; candidate in primary for Governor of Kentucky, 1939. Methodist; later Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Kappa Tau. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 16, 1985. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also Brown family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Wallace Brown (b. 1874) — of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. Born in Bloomfield, Nelson County, Ky., October 11, 1874. Son of George Washington Brown and Margaret Ann (Greer) Brown; married, April 28, 1904, to Nancy Jackson Williams (died 1929). Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1912, 1934-37; county judge in Kentucky, 1914-25; member of Kentucky state senate, 1926-28. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles W. Buchanan (b. 1922) — of Barbourville, Knox County, Ky. Born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., October 22, 1922. Son of G. H. Buchanan and Sarah (Beams) Buchanan; married, March 17, 1948, to Cora Ann Yancey. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance agent; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 87th District, 1954-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• Monroe Leer Buckley (b. 1905) — also known as Leer Buckley — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., February 2, 1905. Son of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley; married, April 20, 1933, to Amelia Pickrell King. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of Kentucky state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of Fayette County Republican Party, 1946. Disciples of Christ; later Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• W. E. Burchett (b. 1898) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Wonder, Floyd County, Ky., May 2, 1898. Democrat. Printing business; Mingo County Sheriff, 1937-41; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1943-45; resigned 1945; Superintendent, West Virginia Department of Public Safety. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Alexander Burke (b. 1895) — also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va. Born in Fleming County, Ky., June 6, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County; elected 1948, 1952, 1954. Christian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John M. Burns (b. 1825) — of Kentucky. Born March 11, 1825. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1857; member of Kentucky state senate, 1860; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1872; candidate for criminal court judge in Kentucky, 1876; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1886; defeated, 1880. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) — also known as Sam Caddy; "The Grand Old Man of Kentucky Labor" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Staffordshire, England. Democrat. Union organizer and labor leader; district president, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 24, 1959. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  
  
• Robert Porter Caldwell (1821-1885) — of Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn. Born in Adair County, Ky., December 16, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1847-48; member of Tennessee state senate, 1855-56; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1871-73. Member, Freemasons. Died in Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn., March 12, 1885. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Trenton, Tenn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James William Cammack (b. 1869) — also known as James W. Cammack — of Owenton, Owen County, Ky. Born near English, Crawford County, Ind., July 15, 1869. Son of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April 27, 1898, to Nellie Allen. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky state attorney general, 1927-31. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Clarke Carter (1863-1949) — also known as J. C. Carter — of Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky. Born in Rockbridge (unknown county), Ky., October 5, 1863. Son of William B. Carter and Elizabeth (Kelly) Carter; married, July 1, 1892, to Ida Tucker; father of James C. Carter, Jr.. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1932, 1940 (alternate). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1949. Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Ky.
  
  
• Tim Lee Carter (1910-1987) — of Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky. Born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., September 2, 1910. Son of James Clark Carter and Idru (Tucker) Carter; married, November 13, 1931, to Kathleen Bradshaw. Republican. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1965-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., March 27, 1987. Interment at Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Glover H. Cary (1885-1936) — of Calhoun, McLean County, Ky.; Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born in Calhoun, McLean County, Ky., May 1, 1885. Son of Remus G. Cary and Henrietta (Allen) Cary; married, April 4, 1906, to Bessie Wayne Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1914-17; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1931-36 (2nd District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 2nd District 1935-36); died in office 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 5, 1936. Interment at Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harry Monroe Caudill (b. 1922) — also known as Harry M. Caudill — of Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky. Born in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., May 3, 1922. Son of Cro C. Caudill and Martha V. (Blair) Caudill; married, December 15, 1946, to Anne Robertson Frye. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 92nd District, 1954-57, 1960-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1961.
  
  
• Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex. Born in Montgomery County, Ky., December 5, 1817. Son of Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers; married 1852 to Susan Wood; married 1854 to Emma Montgomery; married 1861 to Harriet A. Killough. Surveyor; lawyer; Greenback candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1880. Christian. Member, Freemasons. Died September 16, 1895. Interment at Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
  
  
• Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known as Albert B. Chandler; Happy Chandler — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Henderson County, Ky., July 14, 1898. Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married, November 12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert Benjamin Chandler III. Democrat. Athletic coach; lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1930-31; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1931-35; Governor of Kentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; Commissioner of Baseball 1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956. Episcopalian. Member, Order of the Coif; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., June 15, 1991. Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) — also known as Virgil Chapman — of Irvine, Estill County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born in Middleton, Simpson County, Ky., March 15, 1895. Son of James Virgil Chapman and Lily (Munday) Chapman; married, June 12, 1920, to Mary Adams Talbott. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District 1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated, 1928; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Maccabees; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died, from injuries received in an automobile accident, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 8, 1951. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Leslie Chelf (1907-1982) — also known as Frank L. Chelf — of Lebanon, Marion County, Ky. Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., September 22, 1907. Son of Judge Weed S. Chelf and Hallie (Wrather) Chelf; married, June 12, 1935, to Louise Rash. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1945-67; defeated, 1966. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Phi Delta Theta. Died September 1, 1982. Interment at Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Eugene H. Clark (b. 1920) — of Sexton's Creek, Clay County, Ky.; Manchester, Clay County, Ky. Born in Sexton's Creek, Clay County, Ky., May 27, 1920. Son of J. C. Clark and Mattie (Sparks) Clark; married, June 3, 1950, to Glada Hounchell. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; school teacher; lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 19th District, 1952-55. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Sigma Delta Kappa. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Green Clay (1757-1826) — Born August 14, 1757. Brother of Matthew Clay (1754-1815); first cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Porter Clay; second cousin once removed of Clement Comer Clay; uncle of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; father of Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Thomas Clay McCreery; grandfather of Green Clay Smith and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); first cousin thrice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1788-89; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1793-94; member of Kentucky state senate, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Freemasons. Died October 31, 1826. Interment at White Hall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky. Clay County, Ky. is named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Henry Clay (1777-1852) — also known as "The Sage of Ashland"; "The Great Compromiser" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Hanover County, Va., April 12, 1777. Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; first cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; brother of Porter Clay; third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; father of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Ellen Hart Ross (who married James Reily); second cousin once removed of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); grandfather of Henry Clay (1849-1884). Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52; died in office 1852; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25 (5th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14, 2nd District 1815-21, 3rd District 1823-25); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25; candidate for President of the United States, 1824, 1832 (National Republican), 1844 (Whig); U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-29. Member, Freemasons. In 1809, he fought a duel with Humphrey Marshall, in which both men were wounded. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on some U.S. currency issued in the 19th or early 20th century. Died in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1852. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Clay counties in Ala., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kan., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex. and W.Va. are named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books about Henry Clay: Robert Vincent Remini, Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union; Maurice G. Baxter, Henry Clay the Lawyer; Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History; Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun
  
  
• Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) — also known as Earle C. Clements — of Morganfield, Union County, Ky. Born in Morganfield, Union County, Ky., October 22, 1896. Son of Aaron Walker Clements and Sallie Anna (Tuley) Clements; married to Sara M. Blue. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Union County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member of Kentucky state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1972; Governor of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Pi Kappa Alpha. Died in Morganfield, Union County, Ky., March 12, 1985. Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• George Irick Cline (b. 1915) — also known as George I. Cline — of Morehead, Rowan County, Ky. Born in Enterprise, Carter County, Ky., January 16, 1915. Son of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline; married, May 31, 1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Harrison Cockrill (1826-1876) — of Owsley County, Ky. Born in Breathitt County, Ky., June 18, 1826. Grandson of Simon Cockrell; cousin by marriage of Jeremiah Weldon South; brother of Elisha Logan Cockrell; first cousin of Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell and Francis Marion Cockrell; first cousin twice removed of South Trimble, Jerry Curtis South and John Glover South; first cousin thrice removed of South Strong and Eleanor Marion Hume Offutt. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1863-65, 1869-73; county judge in Kentucky; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, May 22, 1876. Interment at Cockrell Family Cemetery, Ravenna, Ky.
  • See also South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky
  
  
• Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) — also known as Bert T. Combs — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., August 13, 1911. Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15, 1937, to Mabel Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi. Bert T. Combs Lake was named for him. Drowned when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell County, Ky., December 4, 1991. Interment at Beech Creek Cemetery, Manchester, Ky.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Henry Craddock (1851-1904) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 25, 1851. Democrat. Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1901-03; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1902. Member, Freemasons. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 4, 1904. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  
  
• Clarence E. Creek (b. 1906) — of St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va. Born in Kentucky, April 10, 1906. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1959-62; defeated, 1956. Protestant. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Still living as of 1962.
  
  
• Wade H. Crowder, Jr. (b. 1906) — of Mayfield, Graves County, Ky. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., October 27, 1906. Son of Wade H. Crowder and Izora (Burnett) Crowder; married, November 15, 1930, to Nannie Sue Allen. Democrat. County judge in Kentucky, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• William J. Crowe, Jr. (1925-2007) — of Virginia. Born in La Grange, Oldham County, Ky., January 2, 1925. Son of William J. Crowe, Sr.; married 1954 to Shirley Grinel. Admiral, U.S. Navy; Chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1985-89; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1994-97. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission; Freemasons; Phi Gamma Delta. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., October 12, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• John Thomas Croxton (1837-1874) — also known as John T. Croxton — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Born near Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., 1837. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1873-74, died in office 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died in Bolivia, April 16, 1874. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
  
  
• Lee Cruce (1863-1933) — of Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., July 8, 1863. Son of James Winlock Cruce and Jane (Hill) Cruce; married, June 21, 1893, to Chickie Le Flore. Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908, 1920; Governor of Oklahoma, 1911-15. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., January 16, 1933. Interment somewhere in Muskogee, Okla.
  
  
• Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) — of Hazard, Perry County, Ky. Born in Slemp, Perry County, Ky., March 15, 1898. Son of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel; married, May 6, 1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel. Republican. Postmaster; insurance business; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Kentucky Republican state chair, 1958. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Joseph Hamilton Daviess (1774-1811) — also known as Joe Daviess — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Bedford County, Va., March 4, 1774. Brother-in-law of John Marshall. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1800-06; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Welsh ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Around 1801, he served as a second to John Rowan in his duel with James Chambers; after Chambers was killed, he fled to avoid prosecution as accomplice to murder, and became a fugitive, but when Rowan was arrested, he returned to act as Rowan's legal counsel. Shot and killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe, in what is now Tippecanoe County, Ind., November 7, 1811. Interment at Tippecanoe Battlefield Park, Battle Ground, Ind. Daviess counties in Ind., Ky. and Mo., and Jo Daviess County, Ill., are named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Thomas Terry Davis (c.1758-1807) — Born in Kentucky. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1795-97; U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1797-1803; justice of Indiana territorial supreme court, 1803-07. Member, Freemasons. Died in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind., November 15, 1807. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Charles I. Dawson (b. 1881) — of Pineville, Bell County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Logan County, Ky., February 13, 1881. Son of S. N. Dawson and Frances Dawson; married 1905 to Eleanor Hopson. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1906; Bell County Attorney, 1910-20; Kentucky state attorney general, 1920-23; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1924, 1936, 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1950. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) — also known as Edward C. Day — of Livingston, Park County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., March 20, 1862. Son of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Chi Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) — also known as O. S. Deming — of Kentucky. Born in Otsego County, N.Y., December 22, 1838. County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1876; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1879. Christian. Member, Freemasons. Original interment somewhere in Warren, Ohio; reinterment somewhere in Mt. Olivet, Ky.
  
  
• L. A. DeMunbrun — of Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky. Born in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Ky. Son of A. A. DeMunbrun and Ellen (Dossey) DeMunbrun; married, October 11, 1929, to Gladys Rich. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; U.S. Marshal. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Edwin R. Denney (c.1904-1986) — of Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Wayne County, Ky. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1953-55; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1955. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of an apparent heart attack, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., June 22, 1986. Interment at Elk Spring Cemetery, Monticello, Ky.
  
  
• John De Pauw (1785-1838) — of Indiana. Born in Lincoln County, Ky., March 11, 1785. Brother of Charles De Pauw and James De Pauw. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1816-19, 1825-26, 1829-32; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1819; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1827-28, 1836-37. Member, Freemasons. Died in Grand Gulf, Claiborne County, Miss., January 25, 1838. Burial location unknown.
  • See also DePauw family of Indiana
  
  
• John Edwards (1748-1837) — of Kentucky. Born in Stafford County, Va., 1748. Married to Susanna Wroe (1748-1833). Planter; miller; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1781-85, 1796-1800; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1792-95. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., 1837. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) — of Indiana. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 26, 1820. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1860. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., September 26, 1878. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  
  
• Robert H. Elder (b. 1877) — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., September 7, 1877. Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder; married,