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Scott County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Scott County

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    Private or family graveyard
    Scott County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      James Johnson (1774-1826) — of Kentucky. Born in Orange County, Va., January 1, 1774. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1808; colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1820 (voted for James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins); U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1825-26; died in office 1826. Died in Washington, D.C., August 13, 1826 (age 52 years, 224 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: Son of Robert 'Robin' Johnson and Jemima (Suggett) Johnson; brother of Richard Mentor Johnson, Benjamin Johnson and John Telemachus Johnson; married 1796 to Nancy Payne; uncle of Robert Ward Johnson.
      Political family: Johnson #1 family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

    Unknown Location
    Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky

    Georgetown Cemetery
    710 South Broadway Street
    Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Joseph Holmes Desha (1768-1842) — also known as Joseph Desha — of Mayslick, Mason County, Ky. Born in Monroe County, Pa., December 9, 1768. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1799-1802; member of Kentucky state senate, 1803-07; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19 (6th District 1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 4th District 1815-19); served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Kentucky, 1824-28. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., October 12, 1842 (age 73 years, 307 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Robert Desha (1738-1816) and Eleanor 'Ellen' (Wheeler) Desha; brother of Robert Desha (1791-1849); married 1789 to Margaret 'Peggy' Bledsoe; grandfather of Issa Desha (who married William Campbell Preston Breckinridge); great-grandfather of Desha Breckinridge.
      Political family: Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Fisher Robinson (1800-1882) — also known as James F. Robinson — of Scott County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Ky., October 4, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-62; Governor of Kentucky, 1862-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1864; banker. Baptist. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., October 31, 1882 (age 82 years, 27 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Caroline 'Carrie' Becton.
      See also National Governors Association biography — 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.
      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)
      William Claiborne Owens (1849-1925) — also known as William C. Owens — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born near Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., October 17, 1849. Lawyer; Scott County Prosecuting Attorney, 1874-77; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1877-87; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1882-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1892 (Temporary Chair; speaker); U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1895-97; defeated (Fusion), 1899. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 18, 1925 (age 76 years, 32 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Aaron Harding (1805-1875) — of Greensburg, Green County, Ky. Born near Campbellsville, Taylor County, Ky., February 20, 1805. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1861-67. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., December 24, 1875 (age 70 years, 307 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas H. Harding and Sarah (Payne) Harding; married to Margaret Campbell and Sarah 'Sallie' Callendar.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
    Asa Porter Grover Asa Porter Grover (1819-1887) — also known as Asa P. Grover — of Owenton, Owen County, Ky.; Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Phelps, Ontario County, N.Y., February 18, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1857-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1864; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1867-69. Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 20, 1887 (age 68 years, 152 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Benoni Grover and Hannah (Hall) Grover; married to Martha A. Vallandingham.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: Library of Congress
      Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825-1897) — of Kentucky. Born near Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., October 5, 1825. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; member of Kentucky state senate, 1889. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., January 22, 1897 (age 71 years, 109 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
      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.
      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
      Asa Porter Prather (1883-1956) — also known as Asa P. Prather — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, May 7, 1883. Garage business; inventor; mayor of Georgetown, Ky., 1933-49, 1953-55. Died, in John Graves Ford Memorial Hospital, Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., March 22, 1956 (age 72 years, 320 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Cabell Breckinridge Prather and Emma Dora (Works) Prather; married to Addie May Perry; second cousin twice removed of Hiram Prather; third cousin once removed of Alonzo Smith Prather.
      Political family: Prather family of North Vernon, Indiana.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Washington Johnson (1811-1862) — also known as George W. Johnson — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Ky., May 27, 1811. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1838; delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor of Kentucky, 1861-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot during the Civil War battle of Shiloh, and died soon after, in Hardin County, Tenn., April 8, 1862 (age 50 years, 316 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: George Washington
      Relatives: Son of William Johnson and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Payne) Johnson; brother of Madison Conyers Johnson; married to Ann Eliza Viley; father of Henry V. Johnson.
      Political family: Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      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.
      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.
      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
      William Keith Henry (1916-2012) — also known as William K. Henry; Bill Henry — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Stamping Ground, Scott County, Ky., September 15, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1952, 1960; candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 62nd District, 1973, 1975. Presbyterian. Died in Wilmore, Jessamine County, Ky., April 7, 2012 (age 95 years, 205 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Dudley Davis Henry and Alice Keith (Sublett) Henry.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

    Georgetown College Campus
    Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Manlius Valerius Thomson (1802-1850) — of Kentucky. Born in Scott County, Ky., August 13, 1802. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Died in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 22, 1850 (age 47 years, 343 days). Interment at Georgetown College Campus.

    Old Cemetery
    Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Lytle McHatton (1788-1835) — also known as Robert McHatton — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Fayette County, Ky., November 17, 1788. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1814; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1826-29. Slaveowner. Died in Marion County, Ind., May 20, 1835 (age 46 years, 184 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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