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• 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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• 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
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• Walter A. Baker (b. 1937) — of Glasgow, Barren County, Ky. Born in Columbia, Adair County, Ky., February 20, 1937. Son of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker; married, April 24, 1965, to Jane Stark Helm. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of Kentucky state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated, 1983; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 1988.
  
  
• Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge County, Ky., November 1, 1873. Son of James Hervey Bassett (1828-1914) and Georgia (Houston) Bassett (1832-1904); married, February 23, 1898, to Mamie Elizabeth Thompson; father of Frank Houston Bassett, Jr.. Democrat. Played and umpired professional baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods merchant; hardware business; physician; mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-22; Christian County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 5, 1950. Burial location unknown.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) — also known as J. Crepps Wickliffe Beckham; J. C. W. Beckham — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Wickland, Nelson County, Ky., August 5, 1869. Grandson of Charles Anderson Wickliffe; nephew of Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895); son of William Netherton Beckham and Julia (Wickliffe) Beckham; married, November 21, 1900, to Jean Raphael Fuqua; cousin of Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912). Democrat. School principal; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1894-98; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1900; Governor of Kentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1936; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936. Presbyterian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 9, 1940. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky. Beckham County, Okla. is named for him.
  • See also Wickliffe family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married 1816 to Agatha McDowell; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; father of James M. Birney. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1816-17; member of Alabama state legislature, 1819-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. While traveling, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell, suffered severe injuries, and subsequently died, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857. Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Berl Boyd (b. 1896) — of Graves County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Farmington, Graves County, Ky., March 15, 1896. Son of William E. Boyd and Virginia E. (Dulaney) Boyd. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1922. Presbyterian. Member, Order of the Coif; Odd Fellows; Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Kappa Alpha. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) — also known as William O. Bradley — of Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., March 18, 1847. Son of Robert M. Bradley and Nancy E. (Totten) Bradley; brother-in-law of Thomas Zantzinger Morrow; married, July 11, 1867, to Margaret R. Duncan; uncle of Edwin Porch Morrow; father of Christine Bradley South (who married John Glover South). Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1904, 1912; member of Republican National Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96; Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1914. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky
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• John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born in Henry County, Va., September 9, 1786. Great-grandfather of John Sappington Marmaduke; ancestor of James Breathitt, Jr.. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834. Presbyterian. Died of tuberculosis in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., February 21, 1834. Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery, Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky. Breathitt County, Ky. is named for him.
  • See also Breathitt-Marmaduke-Jackson family of Kentucky
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Henry Breckenridge (b. 1886) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1886. Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge; married, July 7, 1910, to Ruth Bradley Woodman; married, August 5, 1927, to Aida de Acosta Root. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Loyal Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Breckinridge (1760-1806) — of Kentucky. Born near Staunton, Augusta County, Va., December 2, 1760. Son of Letitia (Preston) Breckinridge (1728-1797) and Robert Breckinridge ; half-brother of Robert Breckinridge (1754-1833); cousin of John Brown, Francis Preston and James Brown; married, June 28, 1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (1769-1858); brother of James Breckinridge; father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (1786-1831) (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson), Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandfather of John Cabell Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge; great-great-grandfather of John Bayne Breckinridge. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94; Kentucky state attorney general, 1793-97; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1798-1801; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05; U.S. Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806. Presbyterian. Died near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 14, 1806. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. Breckinridge County, Ky. is named for him.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
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• 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
  
  
• Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823) — of Kentucky. Born in Albemarle County, Va., July 14, 1788. Son of John Breckinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (1786-1831) (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson) and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge; father of John Cabell Breckinridge; uncle of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge. Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823. Presbyterian. Died in an epidemic, September 1, 1823. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) — also known as Jesse D. Bright — of Madison, Madison County, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812. Brother of Michael Graham Bright. Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868. Presbyterian. Expelled from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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• Eli Huston Brown, Jr. (b. 1875) — of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., May 3, 1875. Son of Eli Huston Brown and Nancy Washington (Dorsey) Brown; married, December 17, 1902, to Rose McKnight Crittenden; father of Eli Huston Brown III. Democrat. Lawyer; officer and general counsel to oil companies; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eli Huston Brown III (b. 1906) — also known as Eli H. Brown III — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 5, 1906. Son of Eli Huston Brown, Jr. and Rose McKnight (Crittenden) Brown; married, April 27, 1935, to Mavin Hamilton. Democrat. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1938-45. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1945.
  
  
• John Young Brown (1835-1904) — also known as John Y. Brown — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born in Claysville, Hardin County, Ky., June 28, 1835. Nephew of William Singleton Young and Bryan Rust Young; son of Thomas Dudley Brown. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1859-61, 1873-77 (5th District 1859-61, 2nd District 1873-77); defeated, 1896; Governor of Kentucky, 1891-95. Presbyterian. Died in Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., January 11, 1904. Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
  • See also Young-Brown family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) — also known as A. M. Bryant — of Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders County, Neb.; Gettysburg (unknown county), Kan.; Republican City, Harlan County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk County, Ore. Born in Ohio County, Ky., March 1, 1838. Married, March 30, 1865, to Susan C. Davis. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister; school teacher and principal; superintendent of schools; member of Nebraska state senate 16th District, 1877; president, McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87. Presbyterian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of asthma, in Falls City, Polk County, Ore., June 4, 1896. Interment at Falls City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Buford, Sr. (1779-1848) — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Barren County, Ky., 1779. Son of Margaret (Kirtley) Buford (born 1760) and Simeon Buford, Sr.; married, September 6, 1799, to Nancy Hickman (died 1824); married, January 4, 1825, to Ann Bannister (Howe) Watson (died 1835); father of John Buford, Jr. (Civil War general), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (Civil War general), Thomas Jefferson Buford and James Monroe Buford. Farmer; merchant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1824-27; postmaster; member of Illinois state senate, 1843-47. Presbyterian. French and English ancestry. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., March 25, 1848. Interment at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
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• Magnus Tate Carnahan (1803-1874) — also known as Magnus T. Carnahan — of Indiana. Born in Christian County, Ky., August 4, 1803. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1849-50, 1855-57, 1869; defeated, 1847; member of Indiana state senate, 1859-61, 1871-73. Presbyterian. Died in New Harmony, Posey County, Ind., January 23, 1874. Interment at Stillwell Cemetery, Harmony Township, Posey County, Ind.
  
  
• Julian Morton Carroll (b. 1931) — also known as Julian M. Carroll — of West Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky., April 16, 1931. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1962-71 (4th District 1962-63, 3rd District 1964-71); Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1968-71; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972; Governor of Kentucky, 1974-79; defeated in primary, 1987. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932) — also known as Brutus J. Clay — of Richmond, Madison County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., February 20, 1847. Grandnephew of Matthew Clay (1754-1815); grandson of Green Clay; second cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Porter Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Comer Clay and Henry Clay (1849-1884); first cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827); third cousin of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; nephew of Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878); son of Cassius Marcellus Clay and Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay; fourth cousin of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; married, February 20, 1872, to Pattie Amelia Field; married, January 15, 1895, to Lalla R. Fish Marsteller. Republican. Grocer; cotton planter; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1905-10. Presbyterian. Died in 1932. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) — also known as William O. Cowger — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., January 1, 1922. Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger; married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker; candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, Urban League; American Legion; Jaycees. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 2, 1971. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) — of Indiana. Born near Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 9, 1809. Son of Williamson Dunn; nephew of David Hervey Maxwell, Edward Russell Maxwell and John Wilson; brother of William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40. Presbyterian. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., 1881. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• Williamson Dunn (1781-1854) — of Indiana. Born in Crow's Station, Boyle County, Ky., December 25, 1781. Father of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Circuit judge in Indiana, 1814-16; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-20; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1818-20; member of Indiana state senate, 1837-38; probate judge in Indiana, 1846-52. Presbyterian. Died in Hanover, Jefferson County, Ind., November 11, 1854. Interment at Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Ind.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., July 16, 1895. Son of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager; married, December 2, 1922, to Claudine Gossett. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, June 21, 1903, to Martha Jane Noble. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Clyde Ferguson (b. 1898) — also known as Thomas C. Ferguson — of Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. Born in Jasper, Marion County, Tenn., January 7, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Fontaine Talbott Fox (1803-1887) — of Kentucky. Born in Madison County, Ky., January 28, 1803. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1836; member of Kentucky state senate, 1840; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1855; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1862-74. Presbyterian. Died April 6, 1887. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Elmer Everett Gabbard (1890-1960) — also known as Elmer E. Gabbard — of Buckhorn, Perry County, Ky. Born in Ricetown, Owsley County, Ky., October 9, 1890. Son of John L. Gabbard and Jaley (Reynolds) Gabbard; married, June 30, 1910, to Myrtle Ward. Republican. Pastor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1942, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Trustee, Berea College. Died July 17, 1960. Interment at Berea Cemetery, Berea, Ky.
  
  
• Charles Henry Gartrell (b. 1914) — also known as Charles H. Gartrell — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Boyd County, Ky., July 28, 1914. Son of Ethelbert Hopkins Gartrell and Helen (Chadwick) Gartrell; married, January 2, 1936, to Nancy Tanner. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1952 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) — also known as W. Voris Gregory — of Mayfield, Graves County, Ky. Born in Graves County, Ky., October 21, 1877. Son of William Jones Gregory and Azilee (Boyd) Gregory; married, May 3, 1900, to Marie Elizabeth Myles; brother of Noble Jones Gregory. Democrat. Lawyer; Graves County Judge, 1913-19; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33, at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died October 10, 1936. Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Bruce Haldeman (b. 1862) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., November 5, 1862. Son of Walter Newman Haldeman and Elizabeth (Metcalfe) Haldeman; married, January 20, 1892, to Annie Ford Milton. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Birch Haldeman (1846-1924) — also known as William B. Haldeman — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 27, 1846. Son of Walter Newman Haldeman (1821-1902). Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; member of Kentucky Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896, 1912; Adjutant General of Kentucky, 1911-12; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1918-20. Presbyterian. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 27, 1924. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) — also known as Ogden H. Hammond — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 13, 1869. Son of John Henry Hammond and Sophia Vernon (Wolf) Hammond; married 1907 to Mary P. Stevens (died 1915); married 1917 to Margaret McClure Howland; father of Ogden H. Hammond, Jr. and Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Republican. Real estate business; director, First National Bank of Jersey City; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1914-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916, 1924 (alternate); U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29. Presbyterian. Died October 29, 1956. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Scott County, Ky., October 18, 1797. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member of Indiana state senate, 1832-35; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., June 11, 1866. Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  
  
• John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911) — of Kentucky. Born in Boyle County, Ky., June 1, 1833. Son of James Harlan; grandfather of John Marshall Harlan (1899-1971). County judge in Kentucky, 1858-59; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1861-63; Kentucky state attorney general, 1861-65; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1877-1911. Presbyterian. Died October 14, 1911. Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also Harlan family of Kentucky
  • Books about John Marshall Harlan: Linda Przybyszewski, The Republic According to John Marshall Harlan
  
  
• William Benjamin Harrison (b. 1889) — also known as William B. Harrison — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 28, 1889. Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison; married, June 4, 1912, to Margaret W. Allis. Republican. Insurance adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary-treasurer, Foundry Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928, 1932, 1936 (alternate); candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1931. Presbyterian. Member, Zeta Psi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Ireland (1827-1896) — also known as "Oxcart John" — of Texas. Born near Millerstown, Grayson County, Ky., January 21, 1827. Mayor of Seguin, Tex., 1858; delegate to Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1866; district judge in Texas, 1866-67; member of Texas state house of representatives; member of Texas state senate; justice of Texas state supreme court, 1875-76; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1878; Governor of Texas, 1883-87. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died March 5, 1896. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) — also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry Jones — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Woodford County, Ky. Born in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, June 27, 1939. Son of Nedra Jones and E. Bartow Jones; married 1970 to Elizabeth 'Libby' Lloyd (daughter of A. Y. Lloyd); brother of Bartow Ned Jones. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi; Delta Sigma Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Still living as of 2004.
  • Cross-reference: Michael J. Hammons
  • See also Jones family of West Virginia
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• P. Henderson Kelly (b. 1881) — also known as "Doc" — of Montgomery, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., October 6, 1881. Democrat. Druggist; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County, 1947-48, 1953-58. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) — of Indiana. Born in Garrard County, Ky., November 17, 1788. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1823-24. Presbyterian; later Disciples of Christ. Died in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., November 19, 1855. Interment at Old Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
  
  
• James Proctor Knott (1830-1911) — also known as J. Proctor Knott — of Lebanon, Marion County, Ky.; Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Born in Raywick, Marion County, Ky., August 29, 1830. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1857-58; Missouri state attorney general, 1858-61; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1867-71, 1875-83; Governor of Kentucky, 1883-87; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1891. Presbyterian. Died June 18, 1911. Interment at Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky. Knott County, Ky. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Logan (c.1742-1802) — Born in Augusta County, Va. Son of David Logan (1706-1757) and Jane (McKinley) Logan; married 1772 to Ann Montgomery. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1781-87; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1791-92; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1792-95. Presbyterian. Died, from a stroke of apoplexy, near Stanford, Shelby County, Ky., December 11, 1802. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Ky. Logan counties in Ky. and Ohio are named for him.
  
  
• George Brown Martin (1876-1945) — of Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., August 18, 1876. Grandson of John Preston Martin; son of Alexander Lackey Martin and Nannie Frances (Brown) Martin. Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway; director, Standard Elkhorn Coal Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe Company; Boyd County Judge, 1904; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in 1945. Interment at Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
  • See also Martin family of Virginia
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Hervey Maxwell (1786-1854) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., September 17, 1786. Brother of Edward Russell Maxwell; uncle of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-25; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1823-24; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1822; member of Indiana state senate, 1826-30; mayor of Bloomington, Ind., 1848. Presbyterian. Died in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., May 24, 1854. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• James Bennett McCreary (1838-1918) — also known as James B. McCreary — of Richmond, Madison County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Ky., July 8, 1838. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1869-73; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1871-73; Governor of Kentucky, 1875-79, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1885-97; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1903-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1904, 1912, 1916. Presbyterian. Died in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., October 8, 1918. Interment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ky. McCreary County, Ky. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Means (1829-1910) — of Kentucky. Born in West Union, Adams County, Ohio, September 21, 1829. Grandson of John Means (1770-1837); son-in-law of Samuel Prescott Hildreth. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1874. Presbyterian. Died in Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., February 14, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Means family of Ohio
  
  
• Neville Miller (1894-1977) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 17, 1894. Brother of Shackelford Miller, Jr.. Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Presbyterian. Dean of University of Louisville School of Law; president of the National Association of Broadcasters in 1938, during the controversy over Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast. Died in Washington, D.C., March 27, 1977. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  
  
• Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) — also known as Edwin P. Morrow — of Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky. Born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., November 28, 1877. Son of Thomas Zantzinger Morrow; nephew of William O'Connell Bradley; first cousin of Christine Bradley South. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916, 1920, 1928 (alternate), 1932; Governor of Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died of a heart attack, in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., June 15, 1935. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  • See also South-Cockrell-Hargis-Morrow family of Kentucky
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ky. Brother of James Noble and Noah Noble; uncle of Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837). Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, November 10, 1869. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Noble family of Indiana
  
  
• Paul E. Patton (b. 1937) — of Virgie, Pike County, Ky. Born in Lawrence County, Ky., May 26, 1937. Democrat. Engineer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972, 2000; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1987; Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003. Presbyterian. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Carl Christopher Perkins (b. 1954) — also known as Carl C. Perkins; Chris Perkins — of Leburn, Knott County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., August 6, 1954. Son of Carl Dewey Perkins. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1981-84; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1985-93; minister. Baptist; later Presbyterian. Pleaded guilty in 1994 to bank fraud in connection with the House banking scandal; he wrote overdrafts totaling about $300,000 (covered by the House bank) and made false statements to obtain loans from commercial banks; also pleaded guilty to charges of filing false statements with the Federal Election Commission and false financial disclosure reports. Sentenced to 21 months in prison. In March 2000, pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court for lying to a federal probation officer about his income. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Thomas Posey (1750-1818) — Born in Fairfax County, Va., July 9, 1750. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1805-06; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1816. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died of typhus fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., March 19, 1818. Interment at Westwood Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill. Posey County, Ind. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Reily (1811-1863) — of Texas. Born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, July 3, 1811. Son of John Reily and Nancy (Hunter) Reily; married, March 4, 1834, to Ellen Hart Ross (grandniece of Henry Clay). Lawyer; major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1840-41; Texas Republic Minister to the United States, 1841-42; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Consul in SAINT Petersburg, 1856; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Killed in the Battle of Camp Bisland, on Bayou Teche, near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., April 14, 1863. Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Arthur Waggener Rhorer (1885-1966) — also known as Arthur W. Rhorer — of Middlesboro, Bell County, Ky. Born in Columbia, Adair County, Ky., January 30, 1885. Son of Moses Hoover Rhorer. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Lost a leg as a young boy. Died in Middlesboro, Bell County, Ky., September 24, 1966. Interment at Middlesboro Cemetery, Middlesboro, Ky.
  
  
• Robert Stivers (b. 1961) — Born December 24, 1961. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate 25th District, 1998-. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  
  
• Jouett Ross Todd (b. 1903) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 16, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1932 (alternate), 1940; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1939; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1942; member of Republican National Committee from Kentucky, 1944; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Todd (1765-1826) — of Kentucky. Born in King and Queen County, Va., January 23, 1765. Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1807-26. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 7, 1826. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
  
  
• Robert Trimble (1776-1828) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County, Va., November 17, 1776. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1802; state court judge in Kentucky, 1807; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1813-16; federal judge, 1817; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1826-28. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died August 25, 1828. Interment at Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ky. Trimble County, Ky. is named for him.
  
  
• Fred Bernard Wachs (b. 1897) — also known as Fred B. Wachs — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., October 22, 1897. Son of Selmar Wachs and Emma (Niemeyer) Wachs; married, October 15, 1919, to Jeanne Faulkner. Republican. Newspaper editor; treasurer of Kentucky Republican Party, 1930-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Newcomen Society; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Anderson Wickliffe (1788-1869) — also known as Charles A. Wickliffe — of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. Born near Springfield, Washington County, Ky., June 8, 1788. Father-in-law of David Levy Yulee; father of Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895); grandfather of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham and Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1812-13, 1822-23, 1833-35; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1861-63 (9th District 1823-33, 5th District 1861-63); Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1836-39; Governor of Kentucky, 1839-40; U.S. Postmaster General, 1841-45; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856. Presbyterian. Died in Howard County, Md., October 31, 1869. Interment at Bardstown Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
  • See also Wickliffe family of Kentucky
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Robert Charles Wickliffe (1819-1895) — of Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, La. Born in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., January 6, 1819. Son of Charles Anderson Wickliffe; uncle of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate; Governor of Louisiana, 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1876. Presbyterian. Died in Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., April 18, 1895. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Wickliffe family of Kentucky
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Augustus Everett Willson (1846-1931) — also known as Augustus E. Willson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., October 13, 1846. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884, 1904, 1908, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1892; Governor of Kentucky, 1907-11; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1914. Presbyterian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 24, 1931. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  • Cross-reference: Caleb Powers; William S. Taylor
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Wilson (1796-1864) — of Indiana. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., November 29, 1796. Uncle of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn; father of James Wilson; grandfather of John Lockwood Wilson. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-41. Presbyterian. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., March 25, 1864. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Wilson-Dunn family of Indiana
  
  
• Urey Woodson (1859-1939) — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Born in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Ky., August 16, 1859. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; Kentucky railroad commissioner, 1891-95; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1896-1912, 1916-18, 1924-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Presbyterian. Died in Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., August 6, 1939. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
  
  
• Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 21, 1905. Son of Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt; married, June 14, 1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1963. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action; Rotary. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 11, 1996. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  
  
• Robert C. Yount (b. 1909) — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Benson Valley (unknown county), Ky., April 21, 1909. Son of Roy O. Yount and Henrietta (Nicol) Yount; married, September 29, 1935, to Margaret Rosson. Democrat. College band director, newspaper circulation manager; garage owner; real estate business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mayor of Frankfort, Ky., 1953-55. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1955.
  
  

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