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Politician members in Kentucky

  David Aronberg (1893-1967) — of Ashland, Boyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, England, April 3, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant; real estate business; mayor of Ashland, Ky., 1952-55, 1960-64. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks. Died in Ashland, Boyd County, Ky., February 11, 1967 (age 73 years, 314 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Aronberg and Leah (Tarshes) Aronberg; married, May 12, 1925, to Sadie Freyman.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clifton Rhodes Bratcher (1917-1977) — also known as Rhodes Bratcher — of Morgantown, Butler County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., December 23, 1917. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1964; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1970-77; died in office 1977. Baptist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Woodmen. Died July 25, 1977 (age 59 years, 214 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of A. J. Bratcher and Fannie (Pharris) Bratcher; married, August 12, 1946, to Martha Guffey.
Joe F. Burdett Joe F. Burdett (1909-1965) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 22, 1909. Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; secretary of state of West Virginia, 1959-63. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sigma Nu. Died in May, 1965 (age 55 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of P. T. Burdett and Carrie (Conner) Burdett; married to Virginia Shonk.
  Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951
Albert B. Chandler 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. 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; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1939; Vice-Chair of Democratic National Committee, 1939; 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; Pi Kappa Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., June 15, 1991 (age 92 years, 336 days). Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married, November 12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather of Albert Benjamin Chandler III.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Image source: Library of Congress
  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. 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 in Lebanon, Marion County, Ky., September 1, 1982 (age 74 years, 344 days). Interment at Ryder Cemetery, Lebanon, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Judge Weed S. Chelf and Hallie (Wrather) Chelf; married, June 12, 1935, to Louise Rash.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Huston Natcher (1909-1994) — also known as William H. Natcher — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; Warren County Attorney, 1938-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; commonwealth attorney, 8th District, 1951-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1953-94; died in office 1994. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Died, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 29, 1994 (age 84 years, 199 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of J. M. Natcher and Blanche (Hays) Natcher; married, June 17, 1937, to Virginia Reardon.
  The William H. Natcher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The William H. Natcher Parkway (opened 1972 as the Green River Parkway; renamed 1994; redesignated 2018 as Interstate 165, without the Natcher name), which ran through Warren, Butler, Ohio, and Daviess counties, Kentucky, was named for him.  — The William H. Natcher Bridge (opened 2002), which takes U.S. Highway 231 over the Ohio River, between Daviess County, Kentucky and Spencer County, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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