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Clay County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Clay County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Garrard Garrard Cemetery Manchester Beech Creek Cemetery Manchester Manchester Memorial Gardens Private or family graveyard Clay County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   John Daugherty White (1849-1920) — also known as John D. White — of Manchester, Clay County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1849. U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1875-77, 1881-85 (9th District 1875-77, 1881-83, 10th District 1883-85); defeated, 1896 (Independent), 1898 (Independent Republican), 1903 (Independent); member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1879-80; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880. Died in 1920 (age about 71 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Nephew of John White.   Political family: White family of Kentucky.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Garrard Cemetery Garrard, Clay County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Theodore T. Garrard — of Kentucky. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1851. Interment at Garrard Cemetery. Beech Creek Cemetery Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Bertram Thomas Combs (1911-1991) — also known as Bert T. Combs — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Born in Manchester, Clay County, Ky., August 13, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1951-55; state court judge in Kentucky, 1957-59; Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; defeated, 1955, 1971; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1966; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1967-70. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Drowned when his automobile was washed from the roadway into the Red River, during a flood, near Rosslyn, Powell County, Ky., December 4, 1991 (age 80 years, 113 days). Interment at Beech Creek Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Gibson Combs and Martha (Jones) Combs; married, June 15, 1937, to Mabel Hall.   The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, which runs through Clark, Powell, Wolfe, Morgan, and Magoffin counties in Kentucky, is named for him.  — Bert T. Combs Lake, in Clay County, Kentucky, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier Manchester Memorial Gardens Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Thomas Lambert Britton (1881-1961) — also known as Thomas L. Britton — of Oneida, Clay County, Ky. Born in 1881. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1928-31, 1950-53 (85th District 1928-31, 91st District 1950-53). Died June 28, 1961 (age about 79 years). Interment at Manchester Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Married to Nell Hignite.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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