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Lafon Allen (1871-1952) —
of Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., August
2, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1922-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died August
3, 1952 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Philip Pendleton Ardery (1914-2012) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March 6,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1946; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1956.
Disciples
of Christ; later Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., July 26,
2012 (age 98 years, 142
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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George Sublett Atkinson (1892-1967) —
also known as George S. Atkinson —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., November
17, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1924; chair of
Dallas County Republican Party, 1925-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American Bar Association.
Died in February, 1967
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harry W. Atkinson and Lizzie (Sublett) Atkinson. |
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Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) —
also known as Eugene Attkisson —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lavinia, Carroll
County, Tenn., October
31, 1873.
Democrat. College
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Elks; Lions.
Died in 1939
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson;
married, June 6,
1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney. |
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Howard Henry Baker (1902-1964) —
also known as Howard H. Baker —
of Huntsville, Scott
County, Tenn.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., January
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1938; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(delegation chair); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1940; board chairman, First National Bank of
Oneida; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1951-64; died in
office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Phi
Kappa Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital,
Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., January
7, 1964 (age 61 years, 360
days).
Interment at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens, Alcoa, Tenn.
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Walter Arnold Baker (b. 1937) —
also known as Walter A. Baker —
of Glasgow, Barren
County, Ky.
Born in Columbia, Adair
County, Ky., February
20, 1937.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1968-71; member of
Kentucky
state senate 9th District, 1972-81; resigned 1981; defeated,
1983; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; Rotary.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel Tate Baker and Mattie (Barger) Baker; married, April
24, 1965, to Jane Stark Helm. |
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Thomas Austin Ballantine Jr. (1926-1992) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
22, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91;
took senior status 1991.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Urban
League; American Bar Association.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., February
18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. Ballantine and Marie (Peiffer) Ballantine; married, June 10,
1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong. |
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Leslie Thompson Bennett (1910-1977) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., August
10, 1910.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in August, 1977
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Neale Bennett and Mary (Thomson) Bennett; married, January
12, 1946, to Doris Christine Emery. |
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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Lawyer;
publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Harry Gordon Black (1907-1985) —
of Hawesville, Hancock
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
12, 1907.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Daviess
County, Ky., May 7,
1985 (age 77 years, 176
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis Bradshaw (b. 1878) —
also known as William F. Bradshaw —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
17, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
president, Mechanics Trust and Savings Bank,
Paducah; president, First National Bank;
vice-president, Paducah Newspapers,
Inc.; vice-president, Paducah Hosiery
Mills; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Francis Bradshaw and Virginia (Wheeler) Bradshaw;
married, June 21,
1905, to Rosena Ashton White. |
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James Breathitt (1852-1934) —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., September
4, 1852.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1883-84, 1887-88; district judge
in Kentucky 3rd District, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1904,
1912;
Christian
County Probate Judge, 1905-07; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1908-12.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., February
1, 1934 (age 81 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)
Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August
5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March
27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Desha
Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Bayne Breckinridge (1913-1979) —
also known as John B. Breckinridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
29, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated in
primary, 1978.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., July 29,
1979 (age 65 years, 242
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) —
also known as Benjamin H. Bristow —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., June 20,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1863-65; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John
M. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
Member, American Bar Association; Union
League.
Died, from appendicitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1896 (age 64 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Eli Huston Brown Jr. (1875-1945) —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., May 3,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
officer and general counsel to oil
companies; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1899-1906; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1904-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, from heart
disease, in Norton Infirmary,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1945 (age 70 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eli Huston Brown III (b. 1906) —
also known as Eli H. Brown III —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
5, 1906.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1938-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Young Brown Sr. (1900-1985) —
also known as John Y. Brown, Sr. —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born near Geigers Lake, Union
County, Ky., February
1, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
principal; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1930-33, 1946-47, 1954-55,
1962-63, 1966-67 (76th District 1930-31, 75th District 1932-33, 49th
District 1946-47, 1954-55, 1962-63, 56th District 1966-67); defeated
in primary, 1973; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1933-35; defeated in
primary, 1980; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1936 (primary), 1942 (primary), 1946, 1948
(primary), 1960 (primary), 1966; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1936,
1948,
1964
(alternate), 1980;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Methodist;
later Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Badly injured in an automobile
accident, which paralyzed his lower body, and died six months
later from pneumonia,
in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 16,
1985 (age 85 years, 135
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Monroe Leer Buckley (1905-1979) —
also known as Leer Buckley —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., February
2, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 76th District, 1932-33; member of
Kentucky
state senate 27th District, 1936-39; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1946.
Disciples
of Christ; later Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1979
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Buckley and Corday (Leer) Buckley; married, April
20, 1933, to Amelia Pickrell King. |
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William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 4,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908,
1916;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and
insurance
companies.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt
Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brother
of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1877-1932); married, May 31,
1913, to Nora
Iasigi (daughter of Oscar
Anthony Iasigi; niece of Joseph
Andrew Iasigi; granddaughter of Joseph
Iasigi); great-grandson of Alexander
Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) and William
Logan; great-grandnephew of John
Marshall, James
Markham Marshall and Alexander
Keith Marshall; second great-grandson of John
Fry and Cuthbert
Bullitt; second great-grandnephew of William
Christian; third great-grandson of Joshua
Fry; fourth great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin of William
Christian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed of James
Speed and William
Christian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed of Thomas
Marshall and James
Keith Marshall; first cousin five times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin once removed of John
Augustine Marshall; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr.; second cousin four times removed of Theodorick
Bland, Thomas
Jefferson, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Martha
Jefferson Randolph, Dabney
Carr, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Hugh
Kennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Biddle-Randolph
family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Julian Morton Carroll (b. 1931) —
also known as Julian M. Carroll —
of West Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., April
16, 1931.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1962-71 (4th District 1962-63,
3rd District 1964-71); Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1968-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1974-79; defeated in primary, 1987.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Benjamin Chandler III (b. 1959) —
also known as Ben Chandler; "Big
Ben" —
of Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., September
12, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kentucky
auditor of public accounts, 1992-95; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1996-; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 2004-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Virgil Munday Chapman (1895-1951) —
also known as Virgil Chapman —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.; Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Middleton, Simpson
County, Ky., March
15, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1925-29, 1931-49 (7th District
1925-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 6th District 1935-49); defeated,
1928; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1949-51; died in office 1951.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Delta Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 358
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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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, Manchester, Ky.
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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 |
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John Sherman Cooper (1901-1991) —
of Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky.
Born in Somerset, Pulaski
County, Ky., August
23, 1901.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1928-30; county judge in
Kentucky, 1930-38; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1946-49, 1952-55, 1956-73; defeated, 1948,
1954; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1956
(speaker),
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); U.S. Ambassador to India, 1955-56; Nepal, 1955-56; East Germany, 1974-76; member, President's Commission on the
Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Baptist
or Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
American Bar Association; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died of heart
failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
21, 1991 (age 89 years, 182
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue at Fountain
Square, Somerset, Ky.
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Edward Cason Day (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward C. Day —
of Livingston, Park
County, Mont.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky., March
20, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1899, 1913-15; U.S.
Attorney for Montana, 1918-20; trustee, St. Peter's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Day and Mary Frances (Cason) Day. |
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Eldon Steven Dummit (b. 1896) —
also known as Eldon S. Dummit —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Monett, Barry
County, Mo., August
6, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Central Exchange Bank; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1944; candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1948.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Optimist
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Flemon R. Dummit and Ludema (Marbut) Dummit; married, August
4, 1926, to Christine Shouse. |
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Henry Ide Eager (b. 1895) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., July 16,
1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1955-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ben F. Eager and Carrie (Downer) Eager; married, December
2, 1922, to Claudine Gossett. |
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Tom Garrett (b. 1954) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born May 2,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
McCracken County Democratic Party, 1987-93; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1993.
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Ray H. Garrison (b. 1922) —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky., August
6, 1922.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 8th District, 1969-70.
Member, American Bar Association; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Moss Gatliff (b. 1887) —
of Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Williamsburg, Whitley
County, Ky., September
12, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; coal
operator; member of Kentucky
Democratic State Central Committee, 1916-24.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Zeta
Psi; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ancil Gatliff and Florida (Moss) Gatliff; married, February
9, 1915, to Beverly Davidson. |
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William Voris Gregory (1877-1936) —
also known as W. Voris Gregory —
of Mayfield, Graves
County, Ky.
Born in Graves
County, Ky., October
21, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; Graves
County Judge, 1913-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1927-36 (1st District 1927-33,
at-large 1933-35, 1st District 1935-36); died in office 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions;
American Bar Association.
Died October
10, 1936 (age 58 years, 355
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Mayfield, Ky.
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Elwood Hamilton (1883-1945) —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Benson, Franklin
County, Ky., February
22, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1912;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-14; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1938-45; died in
office 1945.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association.
Died September
19, 1945 (age 62 years, 209
days).
Interment somewhere
in Frankfort, Ky.
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Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947) —
also known as Harry B. Hawes —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., November
15, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1928;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1904,
1916;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1921-26; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1926-33; resigned 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Bar Association; American
Society for International Law; American
Economic Association; Izaak
Walton League; Audubon
Society; American
Forestry Association; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 31,
1947 (age 77 years, 258
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a private or family graveyard, Ripley County, Mo.
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George Washington Jones (b. 1865) —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Hardin
County, Ky., October
25, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) —
also known as James R. Keaton —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
10, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Wesley Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 3,
1946 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married 1890 to
Lucille Johnston. |
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memorial |
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Clarence E. Manion (1896-1979) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky., July 7,
1896.
Lawyer;
law
professor; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations,
1953-54.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died July 28,
1979 (age 83 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Manion and Elizabeth (Carroll) Manion; married, August
3, 1936, to Virginia O'Brien. |
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George Brown Martin (1876-1945) —
of Catlettsburg, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., August
18, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Big Sandy and Kentucky River Railway;
director, Standard Elkhorn Coal
Company; director, Clay Gunnell Shoe
Company; Boyd
County Judge, 1904; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1918-19; defeated, 1932; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1945
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Catlettsburg
Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Ky.
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Shackelford Miller Jr. (1892-1965) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
4, 1892.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1939-45; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1945-65; took
senior status 1965.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
24, 1965 (age 73 years, 81
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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William Jennings Price (1873-1922) —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., December
15, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Panama, 1913-21.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died in 1922
(age about
48 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) —
also known as Stanley F. Reed —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minerva, Mason
County, Ky., December
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1935-38; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Cecil Carlton Sanders (1914-2007) —
of Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., March 2,
1914.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1953-55; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1955-59.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
13, 2007 (age 92 years, 317
days).
Interment at Lancaster
Cemetery, Lancaster, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of James Blythe Sanders and Suella (Jones) Sanders; married to Viola
Layton and Mary Elizabeth Gulley. |
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memorial |
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John Thaxter Sims (d. 1978) —
also known as J. Thaxter Sims —
of Mt. Olivet, Robertson
County, Ky.; Cynthiana, Harrison
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer; Robertson
County Attorney, 1930-33; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Fayette
County, Ky., October
17, 1978.
Interment at Battle
Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Sallie Worthington. |
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William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) —
also known as William B. Stansbury —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., March
18, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike,
he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in
Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst
with his administrative assistant; the scandal
led to an effort to impeach
him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting
$16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand
jury as to whether this money came to his campaign
or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth
Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; American Bar Association.
While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church,
he was hit by a
car, and died soon after, in Humana Hospital-University,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April 4,
1985 (age 62 years, 17
days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife
was injured.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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John White Stevenson (1812-1886) —
also known as John W. Stevenson —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond,
Va., May 2,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1848,
1852,
1856,
1880
(Permanent
Chair); delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of
Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Slaveowner.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Richard Charles Stoll (1876-1949) —
also known as Richard C. Stoll —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., March
21, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912,
1916,
1920;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1920-31.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died June 26,
1949 (age 73 years, 97
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Greg Stumbo —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1984-2003; Kentucky
state attorney general, 2004-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2006.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Karen Henderson. |
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Kenneth Herndon Tuggle (1904-1978) —
also known as Kenneth H. Tuggle —
of Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky.
Born in Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., June 12,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Union National Bank of
Barbourville, 1934-53; candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1939; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1953-75.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Pi
Kappa Alpha; American
Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Moore Vinson (1890-1953) —
also known as Fred M. Vinson —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.; Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky., January
22, 1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1924-29, 1931-38 (9th District
1924-29, 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 8th District 1935-38); defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1938-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
8, 1953 (age 63 years, 229
days).
Interment at Pinehill
Cemetery, Louisa, Ky.
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John Leonard Walker (b. 1906) —
also known as J. Leonard Walker —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., November
21, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Kentucky
state attorney general, 1951; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Walker and Catherine (Burke) Walker; married, April
28, 1933, to Evelyn M. Hook. |
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William Luxon Wallace (1889-1974) —
also known as William L. Wallace —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., January
2, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Kentucky
state senate 29th District, 1921-24; member of Kentucky
Republican State Central Committee, 1936-69.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; American Bar Association.
Died December
23, 1974 (age 85 years, 355
days).
Interment at Richmond
Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
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Orie Solomon Ware (1882-1974) —
also known as Orie S. Ware —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Peach Grove, Pendleton
County, Ky., May 11,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster at Covington,
Ky., 1914-21; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1927-29.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died in Fort Mitchell, Kenton
County, Ky., December
16, 1974 (age 92 years, 219
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Lynn Boyd Wells (b. 1893) —
also known as Lynn B. Wells —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.
Born in West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky., January
29, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected Kentucky
state house of representatives 75th District 1955.
Church
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Granvil Wells and Arzelda (Keeton) Wells; married to Jewel
D. Johnson. |
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Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) —
also known as Simeon Willis —
of Ashland, Boyd
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ohio, December
1, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1944,
1948.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Newcomen
Society.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April 2,
1965 (age 85 years, 122
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
21, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 11,
1996 (age 90 years, 203
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt; married, June 14,
1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan. |
| | | Wyatt Hall (built 1939, named 1995), which
houses the law school at the University
of Louisville, Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. — Wyatt Hall (including theaters
and an art
gallery), at Bellarmine University,
Louisville,
Kentucky, is named for
him. |
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