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Carlisle-Goodson family of Covington, Kentucky

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  John A. Goodson (d. 1867) — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Alabama. Builder; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1840; mayor of Covington, Ky., 1860-64. Died in 1867. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of John Griffin Carlisle.
  Political family: Carlisle-Goodson family of Covington, Kentucky.
John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) — also known as John G. Carlisle — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Campbell County (part now in Kenton County), Ky., September 5, 1835. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Charles D. Foote; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859-61; member of Kentucky state senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1868; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned 1890; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1884; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97. Died, reportedly from intestinal trouble and heart disease, in the Hotel Wolcott, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 31, 1910 (age 74 years, 329 days). Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John A. Goodson; son of Lilborn Hardin Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds) Carlisle; brother of Napoleon H. Carlisle; married, January 15, 1857, to Mary Jane Goodson.
  Political family: Carlisle-Goodson family of Covington, Kentucky.
  Carlisle County, Ky. is named for him.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John G. Carlisle (built 1942-43 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1965) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about John G. Carlisle: James A. Barnes, John Carlisle : Financial Statesman
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Napoleon H. Carlisle (b. 1840) — of Independence, Kenton County, Ky.; Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Kenton County, Ky., 1840. Democrat. Minister; postmaster at Covington, Ky., 1893-97. Baptist. Mysteriously disappeared in Covington, Ky., December 24, 1928, after sending a Christmas package at the Sixth Street bus terminal; his fate is unknown. Cenotaph at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Lilborn Hardin Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds) Carlisle; brother of John Griffin Carlisle; married, December 14, 1865, to Florence Alice Fiske.
  Political family: Carlisle-Goodson family of Covington, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record
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