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Ben Shouse Adams (b. 1914) —
also known as Ben S. Adams —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Born in Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April 7,
1914.
Democrat. Farmer; implement
dealer; member of Kentucky
state senate 6th District, 1950-51; Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1951-55.
Christian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Farm
Bureau.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Adams and Vyra E. (Shouse) Adams; married, September
5, 1934, to Mildred Keller Stone. |
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Blanche Tanner Alford (1914-1992) —
also known as Blanche Tanner; Mrs. Frank B. Alford,
Jr. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., August
6, 1914.
Democrat. Served with Women's Army Corps (WAC) in World War II;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1956.
Female.
Christian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in August, 1992
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of William E. Tanner and Mabel (Elliott) Tanner; married, October
9, 1937, to Frank B. Alford, Jr. |
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Charles D. Arnett (b. 1879) —
of West Liberty, Morgan
County, Ky.; Owsley
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Hendricks, Magoffin
County, Ky., March 9,
1879.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1914-17; secretary
of state of Kentucky, 1936-39; candidate for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1939.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Moose; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Arnett and Elizabeth Miranda (McQuinn) Arnett; married, April
18, 1898, to Amanda Helen Mann. |
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Harold Bryan Barton (b. 1926) —
also known as Harold B. Barton —
of Corbin, Whitley
County, Ky.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., November
1, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; physician;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1964,
1968,
1972
(alternate).
Christian. Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Ollie James Bowen (1906-1989) —
also known as Ollie J. Bowen —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Born in Sinai, Anderson
County, Ky., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 45th District, 1934-37; member of
Kentucky
state senate 20th District, 1938-41; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Christian. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died December
16, 1989 (age 83 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Green Calvin Bowen and Nettie (Shryock) Bowen; married 1941 to Louise
Peek. |
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Victor Anderville Bradley (b. 1885) —
also known as Victor Bradley —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky., June 30,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads
and utilities;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1920.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor F. Bradley and Mary (Craig) Bradley; married, May 30,
1908, to Sophia Willoit. |
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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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Frank Clifford Bruton (b. 1905) —
also known as Frank C. Bruton —
of Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
22, 1905.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 38th District, 1934-35.
Christian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank William Bruton and Vallie (Ross) Bruton; married, February
5, 1928, to Opal Lewis. |
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Walter Alexander Burke (1895-1967) —
also known as W. A. 'Gene' Burke —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mayor
of Beckley, W.Va., 1946-48, 1950-51; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50,
1953-56.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks; Moose; American
Legion.
Died in June, 1967
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Barzillai J. Chambers (1817-1895) —
of Cleburne, Johnson
County, Tex.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., December
5, 1817.
Surveyor;
lawyer;
Greenback candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died September
16, 1895 (age 77 years, 285
days).
Interment at Cleburne
Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Walker Chambers and Talitha Cumi (Mothershead) Chambers; married
1852 to
Susan Wood; married 1854 to Emma
Montgomery; married 1861 to
Harriet A. Killough. |
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Cassius M. Clay (1895-1959) —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., March 2,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; farmer;
general solicitor, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
1941-45; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 67th District, 1954-55; member of
Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 1958-59; died in office 1959.
Christian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died November
26, 1959 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Earle Chester Clements (1896-1985) —
also known as Earle C. Clements —
of Morganfield, Union
County, Ky.
Born in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., October
22, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Union
County Sheriff, 1922-26; county judge in Kentucky, 1934; member
of Kentucky
state senate 4th District, 1942-45; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1945-48; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
Governor
of Kentucky, 1948-50; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1950-57; defeated, 1956.
Christian. Member, Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Morganfield, Union
County, Ky., March
12, 1985 (age 88 years, 141
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Morganfield, Ky.
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George Irick Cline (b. 1915) —
also known as George I. Cline —
of Morehead, Rowan
County, Ky.
Born in Enterprise, Carter
County, Ky., January
16, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 70th District, 1948-49; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1963-70.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George T. Cline and Elsie M. (Adams) Cline; married, May 31,
1941, to Mary Katherine Stidham. |
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Dewey Daniel (b. 1898) —
of Hazard, Perry
County, Ky.
Born in Slemp, Perry
County, Ky., March
15, 1898.
Republican. Postmaster;
insurance
business; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
Republican state chair, 1958.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lee Daniel and Susan (Isom) Daniel; married, May 6,
1926, to Clarine Ross Daniel. |
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John Henry Davidson (1841-1911) —
of Wheatland, Hickory
County, Mo.
Born near Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., June 26,
1841.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives, 1874, 1876; candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1886.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in El Dorado Springs, Cedar
County, Mo., February
10, 1911 (age 69 years, 229
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Love Davidson and Mary Jane (Adams) Davidson; married, January
24, 1869, to Mary F. Allen. |
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Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) —
also known as O. S. Deming —
of Kentucky.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., December
22, 1838.
County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1879.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Original interment somewhere
in Warren, Ohio; reinterment somewhere
in Mt. Olivet, Ky.
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Julie Denton (b. 1960) —
of Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born June 9,
1960.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state senate 36th District, 1995-.
Female.
Christian.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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William Elmer Evans (1877-1959) —
also known as William E. Evans —
of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., December
14, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1927-35 (9th District 1927-33,
11th District 1933-35); defeated, 1934.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1959 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Samuel Wahl Ezelle III (b. 1920) —
also known as Sam Ezelle —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 16,
1920.
Democrat. Official,
Ironworkers Union, 1941-46; secretary-treasurer,
Kentucky State Federation of Labor, 1952; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1956,
1964.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Ezelle and Augusta Mae (Culley) Ezelle; married, September
16, 1939, to Ruby Gordon Layman. |
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Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
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Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911) —
also known as E. Edgar Hume; Edgar Enoch
Hume —
of Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born near Bedford, Trimble
County, Ky., March
24, 1844.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1875-77; mayor
of Frankfort, Ky., 1905-06.
Christian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from acute
interstitial nephritis, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., July 5,
1911 (age 67 years, 103
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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John Telemachus Johnson (1788-1856) —
also known as John T. Johnson —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Great Crossings, Scott
County, Ky., October
5, 1788.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1821-25 (3rd District 1821-23, 5th
District 1823-25); Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1826.
Christian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
17, 1856 (age 68 years, 73
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Ken Lucas (b. 1933) —
of Florence, Boone
County, Ky.; Union, Boone
County, Ky.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky., August
22, 1933.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1999-2005; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2000,
2004.
Christian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd
Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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R. J. Palmer II (b. 1970) —
of Winchester, Clark
County, Ky.
Born December
15, 1970.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1998-2001; member of Kentucky
state senate 28th District, 2001-.
Christian. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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George Mark Plummer (b. 1949) —
also known as George M. Plummer —
of Vanceburg, Lewis
County, Ky.
Born, in Mercy Hospital,
Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio, May 20,
1949.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 96th District, 1978-82; defeated,
1981; Lewis
County Judge Executive, 1994-2003; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Kentucky.
Christian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2006.
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Forest Sale (1911-1985) —
also known as Aggie Sale —
of Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky., June 25,
1911.
Democrat. Famed college basketball player; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; sporting
goods merchant; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 55th District, 1972-83.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
4, 1985 (age 74 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dan Seum (b. 1940) —
also known as Malano Seum —
of Fairdale, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born January
28, 1940.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1982-88; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1989-92, 1995- (37th District 1989-92, 38th
District 1995-2004).
Christian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (1890-1974) —
also known as Roy M. Shelbourne —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Bardwell, Carlisle
County, Ky., November
12, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate
to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1946-64;
took senior status 1964.
Christian. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Rotary.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
29, 1974 (age 84 years, 47
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jae Spears —
also known as Jae Marshall —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Kenton
County, Ky.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
work; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 30th District; elected 1974,
1976, 1978; member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1981-92.
Female.
Christian. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Theta
Sigma Phi; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1992.
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Relatives:
Daughter of James Marshall and Sylvia (Fox) Marshall; married to
Lawrence E. Spears. |
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Lewis Leroy Taylor (1839-1915) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born near Munfordville, Hart
County, Ky., March
27, 1839.
Democrat. Banker;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1904-11.
Christian.
Died, as the result of injuries sustained in two falls, in
Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
27, 1915 (age 76 years, 275
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas Arthur Turner (1878-1943) —
also known as Arthur Turner —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Corydon, Henderson
County, Ky., February
11, 1878.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1908-11.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., October
22, 1943 (age 65 years, 253
days).
Interment at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Paris Roscoe Vanover Sr. (1863-1927) —
also known as Roscoe Vanover, Sr. —
Born in Wise
County, Va., September
7, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Kentucky 35th District, 1920-21.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a gall
bladder infection, in Pike
County, Ky., September
18, 1927 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988) —
of Clinton, Hickman
County, Ky.
Born in Calloway
County, Ky., January
19, 1911.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1938-47, 1950-51; Speaker of
the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1944-46; candidate
for Governor of
Kentucky, 1947, 1959 (Democratic); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1948,
1956,
1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1955-59, 1963-67; secretary of
Kentucky Democratic Party, 1956-60.
Christian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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James Stephen Watkins (b. 1892) —
also known as J. Stephen Watkins —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in London, Laurel
County, Ky., November
14, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; Kentucky Highway Commissioner, 1943-48; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960.
Christian. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Sigma
Nu; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary;
Newcomen
Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Watkins and Dorcas (Chesnut) Watkins; married, June 21,
1923, to Martha Willis. |
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Ed Worley (b. 1956) —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Born December
28, 1956.
Democrat. Contractor;
member of Kentucky
state senate 34th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 2008.
Christian.
Still living as of 2008.
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