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Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816-1887) —
also known as Luke P. Blackburn —
of Kentucky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., June 16,
1816.
Physician;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1843; Governor of
Kentucky, 1879-83.
Baptist.
In 1865, he was tried
and acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality,
in connection with a Confederate
scheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., September
14, 1887 (age 71 years, 90
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Joseph
Clay Stiles Blackburn; married, November
24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married, November
17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith
Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
|  | Political family: Blackburn
family of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
|  | The Blackburn Correctional
Complex (opened 1972), in Lexington,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
|  | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: Nancy
Disher Baird, Luke
Pryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer |
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Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) —
also known as Joseph C. S. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born near Spring Station, Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1871-75; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
12, 1918 (age 79 years, 346
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;
brother of Luke
Pryor Blackburn; married, February
10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married, December
11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (who
married William
Holt Gale); granduncle of Smith
Alford Blackburn; great-granduncle of Charles
Milton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed of Gabriel
Slaughter; third cousin of Charles
Rice Slaughter; third cousin once removed of Robert
Pryor Henry, John
Flournoy Henry and Gustavus
Adolphus Henry. |
|  | Political family: Blackburn
family of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
|  | Mount
Blackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in the Copper
River Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 at Brunswick,
Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) was named for
him. |
|  | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|  | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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William Holt Gale (1864-1932) —
also known as William H. Gale —
of Washington,
D.C.; Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1864.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Plata, 1906-07; Malta, 1907-10; Colón, 1914-15; U.S. Consul General in Athens, 1910-14; Munich, 1915-17; Copenhagen, 1917-18; Hong Kong, 1920-24; Amsterdam, 1924-26; Budapest, 1926-29; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Greece, 1910.
Episcopalian.
Member, Theta
Xi.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Rome, Italy,
April
27, 1932 (age 68 years, 92
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Smith Alford Blackburn (1875-1961) —
also known as S. A. Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Midway, Woodford
County, Ky., August
22, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 46th District, 1930-33.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., March 2,
1961 (age 85 years, 192
days).
Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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Laura Browning Blackburn (1883-1965) —
also known as Laura B. Blackburn; Laura
Browning —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., October
1, 1883.
Postmaster at Versailles,
Ky., 1934-40 (acting, 1934-35).
Female.
Died in Woodford
County, Ky., May 28,
1965 (age 81 years, 239
days).
Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
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Charles Milton Blackburn (1912-1982) —
also known as Charles Blackburn —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., May 31,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Woodford County Democratic Party, 1952-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in Lee
County, Fla., August
19, 1982 (age 70 years, 80
days).
Interment at Coral Ridge Cemetery, Cape Coral, Fla.
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