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Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky

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  James Edwards Cantrill (1839-1909) — also known as James E. Cantrill — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., July 20, 1839. Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1879-83. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., April 5, 1909 (age 69 years, 259 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Edward F. Cantrill and Susan Wroe (Edwards) Cantrill; married, January 5, 1869, to Jennie Moore; married 1881 to Mary Louise Cecil; father of James Campbell Cantrill and Cecil Edwards Cantrill (who married Florence McDowell Shelby).
  Political family: Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Benjamin Aswell (1869-1931) — also known as James B. Aswell — of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La. Born in Jackson Parish, La., December 23, 1869. Democrat. School teacher and principal; Louisiana superintendent of public instruction, 1904-08; Chancellor, University of Mississippi, 1907; president, Louisiana State Normal College, 1908-11; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1913-31; died in office 1931. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., March 16, 1931 (age 61 years, 83 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Werner Aswell and Frances Elizabeth (Lyles) Aswell; married, September 20, 1893, to Mary Lee Wright; married, March 3, 1901, to Ella Foster; father of Corine Aswell (daughter-in-law of James Campbell Cantrill).
  Political family: Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS James B. Aswell (built 1943-44 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
J. Campbell Cantrill James Campbell Cantrill (1870-1923) — also known as J. Campbell Cantrill — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 9, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; chair of Scott County Democratic Party, 1895-97; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 58th District, 1897-1901; member of Kentucky state senate 22nd District, 1901-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1904; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1909-23; died in office 1923; nominated in primary for Governor of Kentucky 1923, but died before election. Member, Elks; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died, due to appendicitis and peritonitis, during his campaign for governor, in St. Joseph's Infirmary, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 2, 1923 (age 53 years, 55 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of James Edwards Cantrill (1839-1909) and Jennie (Moore) Cantrill; married, October 18, 1893, to Carrie Payne; married, June 26, 1918, to Ethel Innes Gist; father of James Edwards Cantrill (1897-1944; son-in-law of James Benjamin Aswell; who married Florence McDowell Shelby).
  Political family: Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Legislative History & Capitol Souvenir of Kentucky (1910)
  Ethel Gist Cantrill (1876-1954) — also known as Ethel Cantrill; Ethel Innes Gist; Mrs. J. Campbell Cantrill — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, February 9, 1876. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Female. Died in Franklin County, Ky., August 21, 1954 (age 78 years, 193 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Washington Gist and Margaret (Innes) Gist; married, June 26, 1918, to James Campbell Cantrill; second cousin thrice removed of John Eager Howard; third cousin once removed of Montgomery Blair, William Julian Albert and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of George Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard; fourth cousin of Talbot Jones Albert, James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee and Gist Blair; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Brooke Lee.
  Political family: Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Florence Cantrill (1888-1981) — also known as Florence McDowell Shelby; Mrs. Cecil Cantrill — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born June 13, 1888. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 76th District, 1934-35; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1952. Female. Died October 30, 1981 (age 93 years, 139 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Cecil Edwards Cantrill (son of James Edwards Cantrill; half-brother of James Campbell Cantrill).
  Political family: Cantrill family of Georgetown, Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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